diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index b181c79..7887ae7 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ name = "pypi"
 django = "*"
 gitpython = "*"
 django-crispy-forms = "*"
+dj-database-url = "*"
 
 [dev-packages]
 
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 41c5815..f291500 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "a641d67a7e9f7c8b91008ec1d74563f65757dd900d38c5901f7fa3a450dc2be4"
+            "sha256": "39ab492fa50cd7fb74e60bbd0e7cd1c5b688905cd90c256ff776d06f530af4fb"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
         ]
     },
     "default": {
+        "dj-database-url": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:4aeaeb1f573c74835b0686a2b46b85990571159ffc21aa57ecd4d1e1cb334163",
+                "sha256:851785365761ebe4994a921b433062309eb882fedd318e1b0fcecc607ed02da9"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==0.5.0"
+        },
         "django": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:275bec66fd2588dd517ada59b8bfb23d4a9abc5a362349139ddda3c7ff6f5ade",
diff --git a/friends_map/settings.py b/friends_map/settings.py
index 538bebe..695fb9b 100644
--- a/friends_map/settings.py
+++ b/friends_map/settings.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/
 import os
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
+import dj_database_url
+
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 
@@ -77,13 +79,7 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'friends_map.wsgi.application'
 
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#databases
-
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
-    }
-}
+DATABASES = {'default': dj_database_url.config(default=f'sqlite:///{BASE_DIR}/db.sqlite3', conn_max_age=600)}
 
 
 # Password validation