diff --git a/alembic.ini b/alembic.ini
index d7549228..7693de9a 100644
--- a/alembic.ini
+++ b/alembic.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 script_location = alembic
 prepend_sys_path = .
 version_path_separator = os
-sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:///./ecommerce.db
+# This will be overridden by alembic\env.py using settings.database_url
+sqlalchemy.url =
 # for PROD: sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/ecommerce_db
 
 [post_write_hooks]