diff --git a/env/local.env b/env/local.env
index 27888cd62..7d2c958b7 100644
--- a/env/local.env
+++ b/env/local.env
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export OIDC_AUTHORITY_ENDPOINT="https://terradevb2c.b2clogin.com/terradevb2c.onm
 export OPENCENSUS_SAMPLING_PROBABILITY=0
 export OPENCENSUS_STACKDRIVER_ENABLED="false"
 export POSTGRES_PASSWORD="sam-test"
-export POSTGRES_URL="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/testdb"
+export POSTGRES_READ_URL="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/testdb"
+export POSTGRES_WRITE_URL="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/testdb"
 export POSTGRES_USERNAME="sam-test"
 export SAM_PEM_PATH="src/main/resources/rendered/sam-account.pem"
 export SAM_SA_PATH="src/main/resources/rendered/sam-account.json"
diff --git a/env/test.env b/env/test.env
index 5c2e363ac..771684daf 100644
--- a/env/test.env
+++ b/env/test.env
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export OIDC_AUTHORITY_ENDPOINT="https://terradevb2c.b2clogin.com/terradevb2c.onm
 export OPENCENSUS_SAMPLING_PROBABILITY=0
 export OPENCENSUS_STACKDRIVER_ENABLED="false"
 export POSTGRES_PASSWORD="sam-test"
-export POSTGRES_URL="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/testdb"
+export POSTGRES_READ_URL="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/testdb"
+export POSTGRES_WRITE_URL="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/testdb"
 export POSTGRES_USERNAME="sam-test"
 export SAM_PEM_PATH="src/main/resources/rendered/sam-account.pem"
 export SAM_SA_PATH="src/main/resources/rendered/sam-account.json"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/sam.conf b/src/main/resources/sam.conf
index 08f4cb8be..7fd6b23d7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/sam.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/sam.conf
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ db {
     poolMaxSize = 8
     poolConnectionTimeoutMillis = 5000
     driver = "org.postgresql.Driver"
-    url = ${?POSTGRES_URL}
+    url = ${?POSTGRES_READ_URL}
     user = ${?POSTGRES_USERNAME}
     password = ${?POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
   }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ db {
     # Changes to this value should be reflected in liquibase.properties
     driver = "org.postgresql.Driver"
     # Changes to this value should be reflected in liquibase.properties
-    url = ${?POSTGRES_URL}
+    url = ${?POSTGRES_WRITE_URL}
     user = ${?POSTGRES_USERNAME}
     password = ${?POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
   }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ db {
     poolMaxSize = 5
     poolConnectionTimeoutMillis = 5000
     driver = "org.postgresql.Driver"
-    url = ${?POSTGRES_URL}
+    url = ${?POSTGRES_WRITE_URL}
     user = ${?POSTGRES_USERNAME}
     password = ${?POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
   }