diff --git a/shared_vars.py b/shared_vars.py
index ad47c50..a2e1993 100644
--- a/shared_vars.py
+++ b/shared_vars.py
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
 
 from config import TOKEN, WORKERS
 import logging
+import os
 from telegram.ext import Updater
 
 from game_manager import GameManager
 from database import db
 
-db.bind('sqlite', 'uno.sqlite3', create_db=True)
+db.bind('sqlite', os.getenv('UNO_DB', 'uno.sqlite3'), create_db=True)
 db.generate_mapping(create_tables=True)
 
 gm = GameManager()