diff --git a/backend/openshift.deploy.yml b/backend/openshift.deploy.yml
index 6e584110d..99e83ab7b 100644
--- a/backend/openshift.deploy.yml
+++ b/backend/openshift.deploy.yml
@@ -177,15 +177,21 @@ objects:
         containers:
         - name: ${REPO}-${ZONE}-${COMPONENT}-app
           image: 'ghcr.io/bcgov/${REPO}/${COMPONENT}:${TAG}'
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: staticfiles
-              mountPath: /app/staticfiles
+          # volumeMounts:
+          #   - name: staticfiles
+          #     mountPath: /app/staticfiles
           ports:
           - containerPort: 8080
             protocol: TCP
           env:
           - name: DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME
             value: ${REPO}-${ZONE}-database
+          - name: PG_PRIMARY_HOST
+            value: ${REPO}-${ZONE}-database
+          - name: PG_PRIMARY_PORT
+            value: "5432"
+          - name: PGHOST
+            value: /tmp
           - name: DATABASE_NAME
             valueFrom:
               secretKeyRef:
@@ -401,13 +407,13 @@ objects:
                 key: SSO_IDP_HINT
                 name: ${REPO}-${ZONE}-global-config
           - name: CUSTOM_GDAL_GEOS
-            value: 'False'
+            value: 'false'
           - name: WEB_CONCURRENCY
             value: '4'
           - name: GUNICORN_WORKERS
             value: '4'
           - name: ENFORCE_ENV_VARIABLES
-            value: 'False'
+            value: 'false'
           - name: EMAIL_NOTIFICATION_RECIPIENT
             valueFrom:
               configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/common/openshift.init.yml b/common/openshift.init.yml
index 7aa63b546..05da2c683 100644
--- a/common/openshift.init.yml
+++ b/common/openshift.init.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ parameters:
   - name: ZONE
     description: Deployment zone, e.g. pr-### or prod
     required: true
-  # - description: The name of the OpenShift Service exposed for the database.
-  #   displayName: Database Service Name
-  #   name: DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME
-  #   required: true
-  #   value: postgresql
+  - description: The name of the OpenShift Service exposed for the database.
+    displayName: Database Service Name
+    name: DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME
+    required: true
+    value: postgresql
   - description: Username for PostgreSQL user that will be used for accessing the database.
     name: POSTGRESQL_USER
     required: true
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ objects:
       database-name: ${POSTGRESQL_DATABASE}
       database-password: ${POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD}
       database-user: ${POSTGRESQL_USER}
+      database-host: postgresql
       fdw-database-user: proxy_wells_gwells
       fdw-database-password: ${FDW_DATABASE_PASSWORD}
       fdw-database-server: "//nrk1-scan.bcgov/envprod1.nrs.bcgov"