diff --git a/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts b/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
index cd334b4deb7c..e537337d8ffb 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ export function getLocalVirtualModContents({
 	tables: DBTables;
 	root: URL;
 }) {
+	const { ASTRO_DATABASE_FILE } = getAstroEnv();
 	const dbUrl = new URL(DB_PATH, root);
 	return `
 import { asDrizzleTable, createLocalDatabaseClient, normalizeDatabaseUrl } from ${RUNTIME_IMPORT};
 
-const dbUrl = normalizeDatabaseUrl(import.meta.env.ASTRO_DATABASE_FILE, ${JSON.stringify(dbUrl)});
+const dbUrl = normalizeDatabaseUrl('${ASTRO_DATABASE_FILE}', ${JSON.stringify(dbUrl)});
 export const db = createLocalDatabaseClient({ dbUrl });
 
 export * from ${RUNTIME_VIRTUAL_IMPORT};