diff --git a/backend/config/env/production/database.js b/backend/config/env/production/database.js
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+const path = require("path");
+
+module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
+  connection: {
+    client: "sqlite",
+    connection: {
+      filename: env("DATABASE_FILENAME", "/tmp/outreach-strapi.db"),
+    },
+    useNullAsDefault: true,
+  },
+});