diff --git a/backend/database.py b/backend/database.py
index 160863c..696b92e 100644
--- a/backend/database.py
+++ b/backend/database.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ DATABASE_URL = os.getenv(
     "DATABASE_URL", "postgresql+asyncpg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/arbret"
 )
 
+# asyncpg needs postgresql:// instead of postgresql+asyncpg://
+ASYNCPG_DATABASE_URL = DATABASE_URL.replace("postgresql+asyncpg://", "postgresql://")
+
 engine = create_async_engine(DATABASE_URL)
 async_session = async_sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
 
diff --git a/backend/jobs.py b/backend/jobs.py
index fb787ed..3d2fe93 100644
--- a/backend/jobs.py
+++ b/backend/jobs.py
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 """Job definitions and enqueueing utilities using pgqueuer."""
 
 import json
-import os
 
 import asyncpg
 from pgqueuer.queries import Queries
 
+from database import ASYNCPG_DATABASE_URL
+
 # Job type constants
 JOB_RANDOM_NUMBER = "random_number"
 
-# SQLAlchemy uses postgresql+asyncpg://, but asyncpg needs postgresql://
-_raw_url = os.getenv(
-    "DATABASE_URL", "postgresql+asyncpg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/arbret"
-)
-DATABASE_URL = _raw_url.replace("postgresql+asyncpg://", "postgresql://")
-
 # Connection pool for job enqueueing (lazy initialized)
 _pool: asyncpg.Pool | None = None
 
@@ -23,7 +18,7 @@ async def get_job_pool() -> asyncpg.Pool:
     """Get or create the connection pool for job enqueueing."""
     global _pool
     if _pool is None:
-        _pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(DATABASE_URL, min_size=1, max_size=5)
+        _pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(ASYNCPG_DATABASE_URL, min_size=1, max_size=5)
     return _pool
 
 
diff --git a/backend/worker.py b/backend/worker.py
index 34e6d7d..afa1646 100644
--- a/backend/worker.py
+++ b/backend/worker.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
-import os
 import random
 import time
 
@@ -12,22 +11,18 @@ from pgqueuer import Job, QueueManager
 from pgqueuer.db import AsyncpgDriver
 from pgqueuer.queries import Queries
 
+from database import ASYNCPG_DATABASE_URL
+
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,
     format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger("worker")
 
-# SQLAlchemy uses postgresql+asyncpg://, but asyncpg needs postgresql://
-_raw_url = os.getenv(
-    "DATABASE_URL", "postgresql+asyncpg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/arbret"
-)
-DATABASE_URL = _raw_url.replace("postgresql+asyncpg://", "postgresql://")
-
 
 async def install_schema() -> None:
     """Install pgqueuer schema if not already present."""
-    conn = await asyncpg.connect(DATABASE_URL)
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(ASYNCPG_DATABASE_URL)
     try:
         queries = Queries.from_asyncpg_connection(conn)
         # Check if schema is already installed by looking for the main table
@@ -103,9 +98,9 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
     logger.info("Connecting to database...")
     # Connection for pgqueuer
-    queue_conn = await asyncpg.connect(DATABASE_URL)
+    queue_conn = await asyncpg.connect(ASYNCPG_DATABASE_URL)
     # Connection pool for application data
-    db_pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(DATABASE_URL, min_size=1, max_size=5)
+    db_pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(ASYNCPG_DATABASE_URL, min_size=1, max_size=5)
 
     try:
         driver = AsyncpgDriver(queue_conn)