diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 2ef048b..d830686 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewConnector() *Connector {
 
 func NewConfig() *ConnectionConfig {
 	var host, port string
-	connectionParts := strings.Split(":", os.Getenv("DB_CONNECTION"))
+	connectionParts := strings.Split(os.Getenv("DB_CONNECTION"), ":")
 	if len(connectionParts) == 2 {
 		host, port = connectionParts[0], connectionParts[1]
 	}