diff --git a/server/db/photos.js b/server/db/photos.js
index d7e962d..4a5922c 100755
--- a/server/db/photos.js
+++ b/server/db/photos.js
@@ -19,8 +19,16 @@ const fs = require('fs'),
   config = require('config');
 
 function init() {
+  const dbConfig = {...config.get("db.photos")};
+  let configPath = process.env.NODE_CONFIG_DIR;
+  if (configPath) {
+    configPath = configPath.replace(/config/, '');
+  } else {
+    configPath = './'
+  }
+  dbConfig.host = `${configPath}${dbConfig.host}`;
   const db = {
-    sequelize: new Sequelize(config.get("db.photos")),
+    sequelize: new Sequelize(dbConfig),
     Sequelize: Sequelize
   };
 
diff --git a/server/db/users.js b/server/db/users.js
index f7c6c65..ebfd01d 100644
--- a/server/db/users.js
+++ b/server/db/users.js
@@ -17,8 +17,17 @@ const Sequelize = require('sequelize'),
   config = require('config');
 
 function init() {
+  const dbConfig = {...config.get("db.users")};
+  let configPath = process.env.NODE_CONFIG_DIR;
+  if (configPath) {
+    configPath = configPath.replace(/config/, '');
+  } else {
+    configPath = './'
+  }
+  dbConfig.host = `${configPath}${dbConfig.host}`;
+
   const db = {
-    sequelize: new Sequelize(config.get("db.users")),
+    sequelize: new Sequelize(dbConfig),
     Sequelize: Sequelize
   };