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diff --git a/config.sample.yml b/config.sample.yml
index 0dab043..5ed6aa8 100644
--- a/config.sample.yml
+++ b/config.sample.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 production:
-  dsn: <%= ENV['DATABASE_URL'] || ENV['DUOSTACK_DB_MYSQL'] %>
+  dsn: mysql://sampleuser:samplepassword@localhost/db_name
 development:
   dsn: sqlite3://<%= root %>/db/development.sqlite3
 test:
diff --git a/lib/lokka.rb b/lib/lokka.rb
index 5d298c4..d14be48 100644
--- a/lib/lokka.rb
+++ b/lib/lokka.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ module Lokka
   end
 
   def self.config
-    YAML.load(ERB.new(File.read("#{Lokka.root}/config.yml")).result(binding))
+    if File.exists("#{Lokka.root}/config.yml")
+      YAML.load(ERB.new(File.read("#{Lokka.root}/config.yml")).result(binding))
+    else
+      {'production' => {'dsn' => ENV['DATABASE_URL']}}
   end