diff --git a/core/settings.py b/core/settings.py
index 87a1f8a..e53934a 100644
--- a/core/settings.py
+++ b/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ env = environ.Env(DEBUG=(bool, True))
 environ.Env.read_env(BASE_DIR / ".env")
 
 required_env_vars = (
-    "BOT_TOKEN", "DISCORD_KEY", "DISCORD_SECRET", "DISCORD_REDIRECT_URL", "DISCORD_API_URL",
+    "BOT_TOKEN", "DISCORD_KEY", "DISCORD_SECRET", "DISCORD_REDIRECT_URL",
     "DISCORD_OAUTH2_URL", "SUPERUSER_IDS"
 )
 
@@ -97,25 +97,25 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'core.wsgi.application'
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#databases
 
-if os.environ.get('DB_ENGINE') and os.environ.get('DB_ENGINE') == "mysql":
-    DATABASES = { 
-      'default': {
-        'ENGINE'  : 'django.db.backends.mysql', 
-        'NAME'    : os.getenv('DB_NAME'     , 'appseed_db'),
-        'USER'    : os.getenv('DB_USERNAME' , 'appseed_db_usr'),
-        'PASSWORD': os.getenv('DB_PASS'     , 'pass'),
-        'HOST'    : os.getenv('DB_HOST'     , 'localhost'),
-        'PORT'    : os.getenv('DB_PORT'     , 3306),
-        }, 
+DB_ENGINE = env("DB_ENGINE", default=None)
+
+if not DB_ENGINE:
+    db_data = {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": "db.sqlite3"
     }
 else:
-    DATABASES = {
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-            'NAME': 'db.sqlite3',
-        }
+    db_data = {
+        "ENGINE": env("DB_ENGINE"),
+        "NAME": env("DB_NAME"),
+        "USER": env("DB_USER"),
+        "PASSWORD": env("DB_PASS"),
+        "HOST": env("DB_HOST"),
+        "PORT": env("DB_PORT")
     }
 
+DATABASES = { "default": db_data }
+
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ DISCORD_REFRESH_TOKEN_REQUEST = {
         "refresh_token": ""
     }
 }
-DISCORD_API_URL = env("DISCORD_API_URL", default=None)
+DISCORD_API_URL = env("DISCORD_API_URL", default="https://discord.com/api/v10")
 DISCORD_OAUTH2_URL = env("DISCORD_OAUTH2_URL", default=None)
 SUPERUSER_IDS = env("SUPERUSER_IDS", default=None).split(",")