diff --git a/packages/skin-database/db.ts b/packages/skin-database/db.ts
index 7680cd7d..5c9f8b21 100644
--- a/packages/skin-database/db.ts
+++ b/packages/skin-database/db.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@ import Knex from "knex";
 import * as knexConfigs from "./knexfile";
 import { NODE_ENV } from "./config";
 
-throw new Error(`NODE_ENV: ${NODE_ENV}`);
-
-export const knex = Knex(knexConfigs[NODE_ENV]);
+export const knex = Knex(knexConfigs[NODE_ENV ?? "test"]);