diff --git a/conf/config.yml b/conf/config.yml
index 2ea5599..b742dce 100644
--- a/conf/config.yml
+++ b/conf/config.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ server:
 
 database: # for database see (configure database section)
   dialect: mysql
-  connection: __APP__:__DBPASS__@/__DBNAME__?charset=utf8&parseTime=True&loc=Local
+  connection: __APP__:__DBPASS__@unix(/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock)/__DBNAME__?charset=utf8&parseTime=True&loc=Local
 
 defaultuser: # on database creation, gotify creates an admin user
   name: __ADMINUSER__ # the username of the default user