diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f529c2..cb17c39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
     "start": "tsc -w & node --watch --env-file=.env dist/index.js",
-    "load_test": "export $(cat .env | xargs) && k6 run ./test/loadTest.js"
+    "load_test": "export $(cat .env | xargs) && k6 run ./test/loadTest.js",
+    "prod": "node --env-file=.env dist/index.js"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 445332e..9a49859 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import app from "./server";
 
 (async () => {
   const PORT = parseInt(process.env.PORT ?? "8000");
-  const DB_URI = process.env.DB_TEST ?? "";
+  const DB_URI = process.env.DB_URI ?? "";
 
   await mongoose.connect(DB_URI);
   await app.listen({ port: PORT, host: "0.0.0.0" });