diff --git a/lib/railway.js b/lib/railway.js
index 706e7c12..3fd83534 100644
--- a/lib/railway.js
+++ b/lib/railway.js
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ module.exports = function init(root) {
     var config = {};
 
     try {
-        config = require(confFile)[app.set('env')];
+        var cf = require(confFile);
+        if (cf instanceof Array) cf = cf[0];
+        config = cf[app.set('env')];
     } catch (e) {
         console.log('Could not load config/database.{js|json|yml}');
         throw e;