diff --git a/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/master-controls/route.ts b/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/master-controls/route.ts
index 25044c2..e80f5a8 100644
--- a/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/master-controls/route.ts
+++ b/admin-compliance/app/api/sdk/v1/master-controls/route.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { Pool } from 'pg'
 
 const pool = new Pool({
-  connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL || 'postgresql://breakpilot:breakpilot123@bp-core-postgres:5432/breakpilot_db',
+  connectionString: process.env.COMPLIANCE_DATABASE_URL ||
+    process.env.DATABASE_URL ||
+    'postgresql://breakpilot:breakpilot123@bp-core-postgres:5432/breakpilot_db',
 })
 
 /**