diff --git a/api/.env.development b/api/.env.development
index 6ca9d2a..e88f36d 100644
--- a/api/.env.development
+++ b/api/.env.development
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 SUPABASE_URL=https://mhcafqvzbrrwvahpvvzd.supabase.co
 SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6Im1oY2FmcXZ6YnJyd3ZhaHB2dnpkIiwicm9sZSI6InNlcnZpY2Vfcm9sZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MTI0MTMyMSwiZXhwIjoyMDU2ODE3MzIxfQ.9r33CUsu6ZR4vyv4ed-UY6cLE1FZzSSxTNE8pFUKjN4
 
-SUPABASE_CONNECTION_STRING="postgresql://postgres.mhcafqvzbrrwvahpvvzd:mke0dwp@cnv.MFZ@mpa@aws-0-eu-west-3.pooler.supabase.com:6543/postgres"
-
 STREAM_CHAT_API_KEY=t5vvvddteapa
 STREAM_CHAT_API_SECRET=zrr32sqenw3atpv9rnz2nhhyyncf7bunr7fmfqy9r7e69fcw978dhzevmhpxa2jj
 
diff --git a/api/src/config.ts b/api/src/config.ts
index 39188ab..087d601 100644
--- a/api/src/config.ts
+++ b/api/src/config.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ function validateEnvVar(name: string, value: string | undefined): string {
 }
 
 function createConfig(): AppConfig {
-  dotenv.config({ path: `.env.${process.env.NODE_ENV}` });
-
   const NODE_ENV = (process.env.NODE_ENV || "development") as
     | "development"
     | "production"
     | "staging"
     | "test";
 
+  dotenv.config({ path: `.env.${NODE_ENV}` });
+
   // Base configuration
   const baseConfig: AppConfig = {
     NODE_ENV,
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ function createConfig(): AppConfig {
       "SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY",
       process.env.SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY
     ),
-    SUPABASE_CONNECTION_STRING: validateEnvVar(
-      "SUPABASE_CONNECTION_STRING",
-      process.env.SUPABASE_CONNECTION_STRING
-    ),
+    SUPABASE_CONNECTION_STRING: process.env.SUPABASE_CONNECTION_STRING || "",
     STREAM_CHAT_API_KEY: validateEnvVar(
       "STREAM_CHAT_API_KEY",
       process.env.STREAM_CHAT_API_KEY
diff --git a/api/src/index.ts b/api/src/index.ts
index 7798c7e..c3ecd71 100644
--- a/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/index.ts
@@ -36,27 +36,27 @@ app.use("*", async (c, next) => {
 
 app.route("/api/v1", mainRouter);
 
-const worker = async () => {
-  const connectionString = `${
-    config.SUPABASE_CONNECTION_STRING
-  }?ssl=true&sslrootcert=${path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "supabase_ca.crt")}`;
+// const worker = async () => {
+//   const connectionString = `${
+//     config.SUPABASE_CONNECTION_STRING
+//   }?ssl=true&sslrootcert=${path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "supabase_ca.crt")}`;
 
-  const runner = await run({
-    connectionString,
-    concurrency: 1,
-    pollInterval: 1000,
-    taskDirectory: path.resolve(__dirname, "tasks"),
-    noPreparedStatements: true,
-    crontabFile: path.resolve(__dirname, "crontab"),
-  });
+//   const runner = await run({
+//     connectionString,
+//     concurrency: 1,
+//     pollInterval: 1000,
+//     taskDirectory: path.resolve(__dirname, "tasks"),
+//     noPreparedStatements: true,
+//     crontabFile: path.resolve(__dirname, "crontab"),
+//   });
 
-  await runner.promise;
-};
+//   await runner.promise;
+// };
 
-worker().catch((err) => {
-  console.error(err);
-  process.exit(1);
-});
+// worker().catch((err) => {
+//   console.error(err);
+//   process.exit(1);
+// });
 
 serve(
   {