diff --git a/libfic/db.go b/libfic/db.go
index 41ad70af..eb049ff6 100644
--- a/libfic/db.go
+++ b/libfic/db.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -19,11 +20,15 @@ func DSNGenerator() string {
 	db_db := "fic"
 
 	if v, exists := os.LookupEnv("MYSQL_HOST"); exists {
-		db_host = "tcp(" + v + ":"
-		if p, exists := os.LookupEnv("MYSQL_PORT"); exists {
-			db_host += p + ")"
+		if strings.HasPrefix(v, "/") {
+			db_host = "unix(" + v + ")"
 		} else {
-			db_host += "3306)"
+			db_host = "tcp(" + v + ":"
+			if p, exists := os.LookupEnv("MYSQL_PORT"); exists {
+				db_host += p + ")"
+			} else {
+				db_host += "3306)"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if v, exists := os.LookupEnv("MYSQL_PASSWORD"); exists {