diff --git a/cmd/migrate/main.go b/cmd/migrate/main.go
index d83540a..571ddc6 100644
--- a/cmd/migrate/main.go
+++ b/cmd/migrate/main.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	var targetURI string
 	operatorPass := os.Getenv("OPERATOR_PASSWORD")
 	appName := os.Getenv("FLY_APP_NAME")
+	targetURI = os.Getenv("TARGET_DATABASE_URI")
 
 	if appName != "" {
 		targetURI = fmt.Sprintf("postgres://postgres:%s@%s.internal:5432", operatorPass, appName)
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	targetURI = os.Getenv("TARGET_DATABASE_URI")
-
 	if targetURI == "" {
 		log.Println("[error] FLY_APP_NAME or TARGET_DATABASE_URI environment variable must be set")
 		os.Exit(1)