diff --git a/server/config/datastores.js b/server/config/datastores.js
index af507524..df81a0be 100644
--- a/server/config/datastores.js
+++ b/server/config/datastores.js
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ module.exports.datastores = {
 
     adapter: 'sails-postgresql',
     url: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
-    schemaName: process.env.DATABASE_SCHEMA || 'public',
+    schemaName: process.env.DATABASE_SCHEMA,
   },
 };