diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3e91b13c..6ea77deb 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ EXTERNAL_IP=localhost
 # The database type that will be used.
 # Acceptable values are `sqlite`, `mysql`, `mariadb`, `maria`.
 # Case insensitive.
-database_type=mariadb
+DATABASE_TYPE=mariadb
 SQLITE_DATABASE_PATH=resServer/dlu.sqlite
 
 # Database values