diff --git a/modules/api/main.tf b/modules/api/main.tf
index f07a24d..53fabd3 100644
--- a/modules/api/main.tf
+++ b/modules/api/main.tf
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ module "swr_queue_worker" {
   mailchimp_api                 = var.mailchimp_api
   serlo_org_database_layer_host = module.database_layer.host
   concurrency                   = var.swr_queue_worker.concurrency
+  serlo_org_database_url        = var.database_layer.database_url
 }
 
 module "api_db_migration" {
diff --git a/modules/api/swr-queue-worker/main.tf b/modules/api/swr-queue-worker/main.tf
index e56d9bf..4435562 100644
--- a/modules/api/swr-queue-worker/main.tf
+++ b/modules/api/swr-queue-worker/main.tf
@@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ variable "serlo_org_database_layer_host" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "serlo_org_database_url" {
+  type = string
+}
+
 variable "concurrency" {
   description = "Number of parallel requests"
   type        = number
 }
-
 resource "kubernetes_service" "server" {
   metadata {
     name      = local.name
@@ -237,6 +240,11 @@ resource "kubernetes_deployment" "server" {
             value = var.secrets.serlo_org
           }
 
+          env {
+            name  = "MYSQL_URI"
+            value = var.serlo_org_database_url
+          }
+
           env {
             name  = "SWR_QUEUE_WORKER_CONCURRENCY"
             value = var.concurrency