diff --git a/modules/shared/db.php b/modules/shared/db.php
index 54e224f..cbb70f1 100644
--- a/modules/shared/db.php
+++ b/modules/shared/db.php
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ function env_value(string $key, array $localEnv, string $default = ''): string
     return $default;
 }
 
-function connect_database(): PDO
+function connect_database(?array $env = null): PDO
 {
-    $env = parse_env_file(__DIR__ . '/../.env');
+    if ($env === null) {
+        $env = parse_env_file(dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/.env');
+    }
     $env = expand_env_values($env);
 
     $databaseUrl = env_value('DATABASE_URL', $env);