diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index f26c54ef..20921d2d 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ production:
   username: <%= ENV['DATABASE_USER'] %>
   password: <%= ENV['DATABASE_PASSWORD'] %>
   database: <%= ENV['DATABASE_NAME'] %>
+  <% if !ENV['DATABASE_SEARCH_PATH'].to_s.empty? %>
+  search_path: <%= ENV['DATABASE_SEARCH_PATH'] %>
+  <% end %>
 <% elsif ENV['DATABASE_URL'].to_s.empty? %>
   adapter: sqlite3
   database: <%= ENV['WORKDIR'] || '.' %>/db.sqlite3