1 files changed, 18 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/crates/turtle/src/atuin_server/settings.rs b/crates/server/src/settings.rs
index 73fc5e42..6a32fb9b 100644
--- a/crates/turtle/src/atuin_server/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/settings.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use fs_err::create_dir_all;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tracing::info;
 
-use crate::atuin_server::database::DbSettings;
+use crate::database::DbSettings;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub(crate) struct Metrics {
@@ -50,18 +50,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Settings {
 
 impl Settings {
     pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        let mut config_file = std::env::var("ATUIN_CONFIG_DIR").map_or_else(
-            |_| {
-                let mut config_file = PathBuf::new();
-                let config_dir = crate::atuin_common::utils::config_dir();
-                config_file.push(config_dir);
-                config_file
-            },
-            PathBuf::from,
-        );
-
-        config_file.push("server.toml");
-
         // create the config file if it does not exist
         let mut config_builder = Config::builder()
             .set_default("host", "127.0.0.1")?
@@ -79,23 +67,25 @@ impl Settings {
                     .separator("__"),
             );
 
-        config_builder = if config_file.exists() {
-            config_builder.add_source(ConfigFile::new(
-                config_file.to_str().unwrap(),
-                FileFormat::Toml,
-            ))
-        } else {
-            // TODO(@bpeetz): Rework the config handling, so that we can actually auto-write a
-            // file with defaults. <2026-06-13>
-            create_dir_all(config_file.parent().unwrap())?;
+        if let Ok(mut config_file) = std::env::var("TURTLE_SERVER_CONFIG").map(PathBuf::from) {
+            config_builder = if config_file.exists() {
+                config_builder.add_source(ConfigFile::new(
+                    config_file.to_str().unwrap(),
+                    FileFormat::Toml,
+                ))
+            } else {
+                // TODO(@bpeetz): Rework the config handling, so that we can actually auto-write a
+                // file with defaults. <2026-06-13>
+                create_dir_all(config_file.parent().unwrap())?;
 
-            info!(
-                "No config file at: `{}`. Not adding one.",
-                config_file.display()
-            );
+                info!(
+                    "No config file at: `{}`. Not adding one.",
+                    config_file.display()
+                );
 
-            config_builder
-        };
+                config_builder
+            };
+        }
 
         let config = config_builder.build()?;