diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/alembic.ini b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/alembic.ini
index 47c52bf3d9..35fa2b7528 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/alembic.ini
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/alembic.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ script_location = /opt/app-root/src/alembic
 # the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
 # revision_environment = false
 
-sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://{{ elections_db_user }}:{{ elections_db_pass }}@{{ elections_db_host }}/{{ elections_db_name }}
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://{{ elections_db_user }}:{{ elections_db_pass }}@db01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org/{{ elections_db_name }}
+{% else %}
+sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://{{ elections_db_user }}:{{ elections_db_pass }}@db01.phx2.fedoraproject.org/elections_db_name }}
+{% endif %}
 
 
 # Logging configuration