diff --git a/packages/db/prisma/prisma.config.ts b/packages/db/prisma/prisma.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12e9b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/prisma/prisma.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
+import { defineConfig, env } from "prisma/config";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  // if prisma.config.ts sits in the same folder as schema.prisma:
+  schema: "schema.prisma", // or "prisma/schema.prisma" if config is at project root
+
+  // required with the current Prisma types
+  engine: "classic",
+
+  datasource: {
+    // use Prisma's env() helper instead of process.env for nicer types
+    url: env("DATABASE_URL"),
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
index 41c7d2c..a7cb5f0 100644
--- a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ generator zod {
 
 datasource db {
   provider = "postgresql"
-  url      = env("DATABASE_URL")
 }
 
 model User {