diff --git a/api/tools/reset_database.py b/api/tools/reset_database.py
index 123afc5..2c5e08c 100755
--- a/api/tools/reset_database.py
+++ b/api/tools/reset_database.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-import argparse
 import logging
-import os
 import asyncio
 
 from obs.api.db import init_models, connect_db
+from obs.api.app import app
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -12,23 +11,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 async def main():
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s")
 
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description="clears the postgresql database and initializes the schema"
-    )
-
-    # https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING
-    postgres_url_default = os.environ.get("POSTGRES_URL")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--postgres-url",
-        required=postgres_url_default is None,
-        action="store",
-        help="connection string for postgres database, if set, the track result is imported there",
-        default=postgres_url_default,
-    )
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    async with connect_db(args.postgres_url):
+    async with connect_db(app.config.POSTGRES_URL):
         await init_models()
         log.info("Database initialized.")