diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ceb053f..7197479 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: packages/api/Dockerfile
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
-      - DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///./remodel.db
+      - DATABASE_URL=sqlite+aiosqlite:///./remodel.db
       - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
     depends_on:
       - redis
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ services:
     command: python -m arq remodel_api.workers.main.WorkerSettings
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
-      - DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///./remodel.db
+      - DATABASE_URL=sqlite+aiosqlite:///./remodel.db
       - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
     depends_on:
       - redis