diff --git a/internal/storage/storage_service.go b/internal/storage/storage_service.go
index 19b9f44..5fb73ce 100644
--- a/internal/storage/storage_service.go
+++ b/internal/storage/storage_service.go
@@ -36,7 +36,23 @@ type MenuStorageService struct {
 	userDataStore db.Db
 }
 
-func NewMenuStorageService(conn ConnData, resourceDir string) *MenuStorageService {
+func BuildConnStr() string {
+	host := initializers.GetEnv("DB_HOST", "localhost")
+	user := initializers.GetEnv("DB_USER", "postgres")
+	password := initializers.GetEnv("DB_PASSWORD", "")
+	dbName := initializers.GetEnv("DB_NAME", "")
+	port := initializers.GetEnv("DB_PORT", "5432")
+
+	connString := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"postgres://%s:%s@%s:%s/%s",
+		user, password, host, port, dbName,
+	)
+	logg.Debugf("pg conn string", "conn", connString)
+
+	return connString
+}
+
+func NewMenuStorageService(dbDir string, resourceDir string) *MenuStorageService {
 	return &MenuStorageService{
 		conn: conn,
 		resourceDir: resourceDir,
@@ -58,7 +74,7 @@ func (ms *MenuStorageService) getOrCreateDb(ctx context.Context, existingDb db.D
 
 
 	if database == "postgres" {
-		connStr := buildConnStr()
+		connStr := BuildConnStr()
 
 		// Ensure the schema exists
 		err = ensureSchemaExists(ctx, connStr, schema)