diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c893e888..c4eed1f4 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ DEL_INSTANCE=false
 
 # Provider: postgresql | mysql
 DATABASE_PROVIDER=postgresql
+# DATABASE_DIRECT_URL='' # Direct connection to the database
 DATABASE_CONNECTION_URI='postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/evolution?schema=public'
 # Client name for the database connection
 # It is used to separate an API installation from another that uses the same database.
diff --git a/prisma/postgresql-schema.prisma b/prisma/postgresql-schema.prisma
index 9df70018..2c4db0d6 100644
--- a/prisma/postgresql-schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/postgresql-schema.prisma
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ generator client {
 }
 
 datasource db {
-  provider = "postgresql"
-  url      = env("DATABASE_CONNECTION_URI")
+  provider  = "postgresql"
+  url       = env("DATABASE_CONNECTION_URI")
+  directUrl = env("DATABASE_DIRECT_URL")
 }
 
 enum InstanceConnectionStatus {