Vaultwarden silently falls back to SQLite if DATABASE_URL is invalid #1951

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-06T02:41:44+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-06 02:41:44 +02:00

Originally created by @netthier on 10/17/2022

Subject of the issue

When an invalid DATABASE_URL is specified, e.g. with a typo such as postgreql://user:pwd@host or with quotes like "postgresql://user:pwd@host", Vaultwarden silently falls back to using the SQLite database without logging any errors or warnings.

Deployment environment

Used image is vaultwarden/server:1.26.0

Steps to reproduce

I started vaultwarden via a docker-compose file with the DATABASE_URL variable set

Expected behaviour

If an invalid DATABASE_URL is specified, Vaultwarden should either log an error or a warning along the lines of "Failed to parse DATABASE_URL, falling back to SQLite"

Actual behaviour

Vaultwarden starts regularly and runs migrations against an SQLite database.

*Originally created by @netthier on 10/17/2022*   ### Subject of the issue  When an invalid `DATABASE_URL` is specified, e.g. with a typo such as `postgreql://user:pwd@host` or with quotes like `"postgresql://user:pwd@host"`, Vaultwarden silently falls back to using the SQLite database without logging any errors or warnings. ### Deployment environment Used image is `vaultwarden/server:1.26.0` ### Steps to reproduce  I started vaultwarden via a docker-compose file with the `DATABASE_URL` variable set ### Expected behaviour  If an invalid `DATABASE_URL` is specified, Vaultwarden should either log an error or a warning along the lines of "Failed to parse DATABASE_URL, falling back to SQLite" ### Actual behaviour  Vaultwarden starts regularly and runs migrations against an SQLite database.

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Reference: github/vaultwarden#1951