diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-api-database.yml b/.github/workflows/update-api-database.yml
index 11a2b83..5e5d172 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-api-database.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-api-database.yml
@@ -20,35 +20,35 @@ on:
                 options:
                     - staging
                     - production
-
 jobs:
     update:
         environment:
             name: ${{ inputs.environment }}
+        env:
+            DO_SPACES_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DO_SPACES_ACCESS_KEY }}
+            DO_SPACES_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.DO_SPACES_ENDPOINT }}
+            DO_SPACES_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.DO_SPACES_SECRET_KEY }}
+            FLOW_DATABASE_ENV: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_ENV }}
+            FLOW_DATABASE_HOST: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_HOST }}
+            FLOW_DATABASE_NAME: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_NAME }}
+            FLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD }}
+            FLOW_DATABASE_PORT: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_PORT }}
+            FLOW_DATABASE_USER: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_USER }}
+            TARGET_DATABASE_HOST: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_HOST }}
+            TARGET_DATABASE_NAME: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_NAME }}
+            TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD }}
+            TARGET_DATABASE_PORT: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_PORT }}
+            TARGET_DATABASE_USER: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_USER }}
+            
         name: Update database
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        services:
-            postgres:
-                image: postgis/postgis:15-3.4-alpine
-                env:
-                    POSTGRES_USER: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_USER }}
-                    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD }}
-                    POSTGRES_DB: ${{ secrets.FLOW_DATABASE_NAME }}
-                    TARGET_DATABASE_USER: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_USER }}
-                    TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD }}
-                    TARGET_DATABASE_NAME: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_NAME }}
-                    TARGET_DATABASE_PORT: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_PORT }}
-                    TARGET_DATABASE_HOST: ${{ secrets.TARGET_DATABASE_HOST }}
-                options: >-
-                    --health-cmd pg_isready
-                    --health-interval 10s
-                    --health-timeout 5s
-                    --health-retries 5
-                ports:
-                    - 5432:5432
         steps:
             - name: checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Initialize database service from compose
+              uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.2
+              with:
+                compose-file: "compose.ci.yml"
             - name: install node
               uses: actions/setup-node@v4  
               with:
diff --git a/common-services.yml b/common-services.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dec72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common-services.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+services:
+  postgis:
+    build:
+      context: db/.
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${FLOW_DATABASE_USER}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${FLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD}
+      - POSTGRES_DB=${FLOW_DATABASE_NAME}
+      - TARGET_DATABASE_USER=${TARGET_DATABASE_USER}
+      - TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD=${TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD}
+      - TARGET_DATABASE_NAME=${TARGET_DATABASE_NAME}
+      - TARGET_DATABASE_PORT=${TARGET_DATABASE_PORT}
+      - TARGET_DATABASE_HOST=${TARGET_DATABASE_HOST}
+    ports:
+      - $FLOW_DATABASE_PORT:5432
+    volumes:
+      - ./db/pg:/var/lib/postgresql/flow
diff --git a/compose.ci.yml b/compose.ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..642ce2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+services:
+  db:
+    extends:
+      file: common-services.yml
+      service: postgis
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index a102f6d..b1798eb 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,10 @@
 services:
   db:
-    build:
-      context: db/.
-    environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER=${FLOW_DATABASE_USER}
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${FLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-      - POSTGRES_DB=${FLOW_DATABASE_NAME}
-      - TARGET_DATABASE_USER=${TARGET_DATABASE_USER}
-      - TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD=${TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-      - TARGET_DATABASE_NAME=${TARGET_DATABASE_NAME}
-      - TARGET_DATABASE_PORT=${TARGET_DATABASE_PORT}
-      - TARGET_DATABASE_HOST=${TARGET_DATABASE_HOST}
+    extends:
+      file: common-services.yml
+      service: postgis
     networks:
       - data
-    ports:
-      - "8001:5432"
-    volumes:
-      - ./db/pg:/var/lib/postgresql/flow
 networks:
   data:
     name: ae-zoning-api_data
diff --git a/db/Dockerfile b/db/Dockerfile
index 60d6b7a..a48150f 100644
--- a/db/Dockerfile
+++ b/db/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM postgres:15-bookworm
 
-RUN apt update 
-RUN apt install -y postgresql-15-postgis-3
+RUN apt-get update 
+RUN apt-get install -y postgresql-15-postgis-3
 
 WORKDIR /var/lib/postgresql
diff --git a/pg/pg-connector.ts b/pg/pg-connector.ts
index d7217b2..817f502 100644
--- a/pg/pg-connector.ts
+++ b/pg/pg-connector.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ const credentials = {
   user: process.env.FLOW_DATABASE_USER,
   password: process.env.FLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD,
   database: process.env.FLOW_DATABASE_NAME!,
+  ssl: process.env.FLOW_DATABASE_ENV !== "development" && {
+    rejectUnauthorized: false,
+  },
 };
 
 export const pgClient = new Client(credentials);