diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 128ea0a..887a502 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ jobs:
           COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD: 1
           AUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AUTH_SECRET }}
           AUTH_URL: ${{ vars.AUTH_URL }}
+          INIT_SQL: ${{ vars.INIT_SQL }}
         run: |
           docker compose up -d --build
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d1c9fa3..5331843 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
       - "5432:5432"
     volumes:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-      - ./scripts/init.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
+      -${INIT_SQL:-./scripts/init.sql}:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U peakskills_user -d peakskills"]
       interval: 10s