diff --git a/lib/evm_database.rb b/lib/evm_database.rb
index 1e293329f52..f766dbef9fc 100644
--- a/lib/evm_database.rb
+++ b/lib/evm_database.rb
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def self.seed_classes(classes)
   private_class_method :seed_classes
 
   def self.host
-    (ActiveRecord::Base.configurations[ENV['RAILS_ENV']] || {})['host']
+    ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.find_db_config(Rails.env).host
   end
 
   def self.local?