diff --git a/API/.gitignore b/API/.gitignore
index b9f9133..cddb4f0 100644
--- a/API/.gitignore
+++ b/API/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-database.sqlite3*
\ No newline at end of file
+database.sqlite3*
+efbundle
+
diff --git a/API/Program.cs b/API/Program.cs
index 1340f7a..c239519 100644
--- a/API/Program.cs
+++ b/API/Program.cs
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ namespace API
 
             IConfiguration Configuration = builder.Configuration;
 
-            var connectionString = Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection") ?? Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DefaultConnection");
+            var connectionString = Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection") ?? Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DEFAULT_CONNECTION");
             builder.Services.AddDbContext<AppDBContext>(options => options.UseSqlite(connectionString));
 
+            Console.WriteLine("Connecting to database with connection string: " + connectionString);
+
             var app = builder.Build();
 
             // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.