diff --git a/spec/spec.md b/spec/spec.md
index 5dd5e23..ea8a6dc 100644
--- a/spec/spec.md
+++ b/spec/spec.md
@@ -217,10 +217,13 @@ and end with
 
 comment +
 
+Close variable with ;
+
 mandatory:
-	emailAddress=
-	emailPassword=
-	emailServerAddress=
+	emailAddress
+	emailPassword
+	emailServerAddress
+	databaseConnectionString={postgresql://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}}
 
 optional:{default}
 	emailServerPort={587}
diff --git a/src/default-cavecomm.conf b/src/default-cavecomm.conf
index 129ca5b..5b7ed9e 100644
--- a/src/default-cavecomm.conf
+++ b/src/default-cavecomm.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #configstart#
 
 # Mandatory:
+# databaseConnectionString={postgresql://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}}
 # emailAddress=
 # emailPassword=
 # emailServerAddress=
@@ -12,16 +13,16 @@
 
 
 
+databaseConnectionString=postgresql://cavecommadmin:cavecomm@localhost:5432/cavecomm;
 
+emailAddress=testuser0ed6e@waifu.club;
 
-emailAddress=testuser0ed6e@waifu.club
+emailPassword=Ve4m6GSjJ;
 
-emailPassword=Ve4m6GSjJ
+emailServerAddress=mail.cock.li;
 
-emailServerAddress=mail.cock.li
+emailServerPort=587;
 
-emailServerPort=587
-
-emailAddressDisplay=Cavecomm Automated Management System
+emailAddressDisplay=Cavecomm Automated Management System;
 
 #configend#
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2c8e3ff..d734ed3 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     //            return crow::json::wvalue x({{"message", rows[0][0].as<int>();}});
     //            });
 
-    string databaseURI = "postgresql://cavecommadmin:cavecomm@localhost:5432/cavecomm";
+
+
+    string databaseURI = configuration.databaseConnectionString;
 
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/utilities.cpp b/src/utilities.cpp
index ab5fef9..387461e 100644
--- a/src/utilities.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,19 @@ namespace Utilities {
         return splitVector;
     }
 
+    std::string trimFromDelimiter(std::string stringToTrim, char delimiter) {
+        int position = stringToTrim.find(delimiter);
+        if (position != std::string::npos)
+            return stringToTrim.substr(0, position);
+        return stringToTrim;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Struct representing the configuration file
      */
     struct config {
         std::string configPath = "cavecomm.conf";
+        std::string databaseConnectionString;
         std::string emailAddress;
         std::string emailPassword;
         std::string emailServerAddress;
@@ -54,7 +62,8 @@ namespace Utilities {
         int checkMandatoryVariables() {
             if (emailAddress.compare("") == 0
             || emailPassword.compare("") == 0
-            || emailServerAddress.compare("") == 0)
+            || emailServerAddress.compare("") == 0
+            || databaseConnectionString.compare("") == 0)
                 return 1;
 
             return 0;
@@ -105,23 +114,27 @@ namespace Utilities {
                         if (lineVector.size() == 2) {
                             std::cout << lineVector.at(0) << " - " << lineVector.at(1) << std::endl;
                             if (lineVector.at(0).compare("emailAddress") == 0) {
-                                emailAddress = lineVector.at(1);
+                                emailAddress = trimFromDelimiter(lineVector.at(1), ';');
                                 continue;
                             }
                             if (lineVector.at(0).compare("emailPassword") == 0) {
-                                emailPassword = lineVector.at(1);
+                                emailPassword = trimFromDelimiter(lineVector.at(1), ';');
                                 continue;
                             }
                             if (lineVector.at(0).compare("emailServerAddress") == 0) {
-                                emailServerAddress = lineVector.at(1);
+                                emailServerAddress = trimFromDelimiter(lineVector.at(1), ';');
                                 continue;
                             }
                             if (lineVector.at(0).compare("emailServerPort") == 0) {
-                                emailServerPort = std::stoi(lineVector.at(1));
+                                emailServerPort = std::stoi(trimFromDelimiter(lineVector.at(1), ';'));
                                 continue;
                             }
                             if (lineVector.at(0).compare("emailAddressDisplay") == 0) {
-                                emailAddressDisplay = lineVector.at(1);
+                                emailAddressDisplay = trimFromDelimiter(lineVector.at(1), ';');
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            if (lineVector.at(0).compare("databaseConnectionString") == 0) {
+                                databaseConnectionString = trimFromDelimiter(lineVector.at(1), ';');
                                 continue;
                             }
                         }