diff --git a/server/datasource.ts b/server/datasource.ts
index 8a03c4ae..0c5b9ad3 100644
--- a/server/datasource.ts
+++ b/server/datasource.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ const prodConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
 
 const postgresDevConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
   type: 'postgres',
-  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
-  port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? '5432'),
+  host: process.env.DB_SOCKET_PATH || process.env.DB_HOST,
+  port: process.env.DB_SOCKET_PATH
+    ? undefined
+    : parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? '5432'),
   username: process.env.DB_USER,
   password: process.env.DB_PASS,
   database: process.env.DB_NAME ?? 'jellyseerr',
@@ -84,8 +86,10 @@ const postgresDevConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
 
 const postgresProdConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
   type: 'postgres',
-  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
-  port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? '5432'),
+  host: process.env.DB_SOCKET_PATH || process.env.DB_HOST,
+  port: process.env.DB_SOCKET_PATH
+    ? undefined
+    : parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? '5432'),
   username: process.env.DB_USER,
   password: process.env.DB_PASS,
   database: process.env.DB_NAME ?? 'jellyseerr',