diff --git a/.changeset/modern-roses-buy.md b/.changeset/modern-roses-buy.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db705b573902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-roses-buy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@astrojs/db": patch
+---
+
+Fix accessing remote database URL
diff --git a/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts b/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
index 7e54190ea38f..1a6c9b50b780 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ export function getStudioVirtualModContents({
 	return `
 import {asDrizzleTable, createRemoteDatabaseClient} from ${RUNTIME_IMPORT};
 
-export const db = await createRemoteDatabaseClient(process.env.ASTRO_STUDIO_APP_TOKEN);
+export const db = await createRemoteDatabaseClient(process.env.ASTRO_STUDIO_APP_TOKEN ?? ${JSON.stringify(
+		appToken
+		// Respect runtime env for user overrides in SSR
+	)}, import.meta.env.ASTRO_STUDIO_REMOTE_DB_URL ?? ${JSON.stringify(getRemoteDatabaseUrl())});
 
 export * from ${RUNTIME_CONFIG_IMPORT};