diff --git a/api/makefile b/api/makefile
index e8c453506..79a2b55b8 100644
--- a/api/makefile
+++ b/api/makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ dev:
 	ollama serve &
 	ollama pull mxbai-embed-large
 	supabase db reset 
+	export DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:54322/postgres && \
 	diesel migration run && \
 	PGPASSWORD=postgres psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 54322 -d postgres -U postgres -f src/database/seed.sql && \
 	export RUST_LOG=debug