diff --git a/src/lib/server/database.ts b/src/lib/server/database.ts
index eb12685..9fc386c 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/database.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/database.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { DataTypes, Sequelize } from 'sequelize';
 import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
-import { dev } from '$app/environment';
+import { building, dev } from '$app/environment';
 
-export const sequelize = new Sequelize(env.DATABASE_URI, {
+export const sequelize = new Sequelize(building ? 'sqlite::memory:' : env.DATABASE_URI, {
 	// only log sql queries in dev mode
 	logging: dev ? console.log : false
 });