diff --git a/.github/workflows/gated-deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/gated-deployment.yml
index e8cb12fac..cbe4b43f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gated-deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gated-deployment.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate database schema
         run: bunx prisma validate
+        env:
+          DATABASE_URL: file:./dev.db
 
       - name: Check for breaking changes
         id: breaking