diff --git a/api/db/db.js b/api/db/db.js
index 520baff..c3d945b 100644
--- a/api/db/db.js
+++ b/api/db/db.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ async function connect() {
 
 
   const mysql = require("mysql2/promise");
-  const connection = await mysql.createConnection("mysql://" + user + ":" + password + "@" + host + ":" + port + "/" + database + "");
+  const connection = await mysql.createConnection({host: host,port: port,user: user,password: password,database: database});
   global.connection = connection;
   return connection;
 }