diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e3fa83f1..2d56685b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Database
+# Add connection_limit and pool_timeout for serverless/production environments:
+# Example: ?schema=public&connection_limit=5&pool_timeout=10
 DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/prompts_chat?schema=public"
 
 # NextAuth
diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 9bb9ce61..39135a6c 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ export const db =
         : ["error"],
   });
 
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") globalForPrisma.prisma = db;
+globalForPrisma.prisma = db;