diff --git a/bin/lamassu-server b/bin/lamassu-server
index 4587fe41..b640d222 100755
--- a/bin/lamassu-server
+++ b/bin/lamassu-server
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ try {
   }
 }
 
-process.env.DATABASE_URL = options.postgres
+process.env.DATABASE_URL = options.postgresql
 
 var port = process.env.PORT || 3000
 
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index 08dfac30..9f58d912 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function (options) {
   var server
   var lamassuConfig
 
-  connectionString = options.postgres ||
+  connectionString = options.postgresql ||
   'postgres://lamassu:lamassu@localhost/lamassu'
 
   lamassuConfig = new LamassuConfig(connectionString)