diff --git a/packages/data_taster/lib/data_taster/flavors.rb b/packages/data_taster/lib/data_taster/flavors.rb
index 2830918a..e6686779 100644
--- a/packages/data_taster/lib/data_taster/flavors.rb
+++ b/packages/data_taster/lib/data_taster/flavors.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def recent_ids(table_name, col_name)
     end
 
     def source_db
-      @source_db ||= db_config["database"]
+      @source_db ||= db_config[:database]
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/packages/data_taster/lib/data_taster/helper.rb b/packages/data_taster/lib/data_taster/helper.rb
index 1699c669..daea2fdd 100644
--- a/packages/data_taster/lib/data_taster/helper.rb
+++ b/packages/data_taster/lib/data_taster/helper.rb
@@ -13,12 +13,8 @@ def sanitize_command(command, params = nil)
       sanitized_command
     end
 
-    def db_yml
-      @db_yml ||= YAML.safe_load(ERB.new(Rails.root.join("config", "database.yml").read).result, aliases: true)
-    end
-
     def db_config
-      @db_config ||= db_yml[Rails.env].key?("primary") ? db_yml[Rails.env]["primary"] : db_yml[Rails.env]
+      ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.configs_for(env_name: Rails.env, name: "primary").configuration_hash
     end
 
     def logg(message)