diff --git a/server/StrDss.Api/Program.cs b/server/StrDss.Api/Program.cs
index 759a242f..6f3d4188 100644
--- a/server/StrDss.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/server/StrDss.Api/Program.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 using StrDss.Service;
 using StrDss.Service.HttpClients;
 using System.Reflection;
+using StrDss.Common;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
@@ -21,12 +22,12 @@
     options.AddServerHeader = false;
 });
 
-var dbHost = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("DB_HOST");
+var dbHost = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("DB_HOST") ?? "";
 var dbName = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("DB_NAME");
 var dbUser = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("DB_USER");
 var dbPass = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("DB_PASS");
 var dbPort = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("DB_PORT");
-var connString = $"Host={dbHost};Username={dbUser};Password={dbPass};Database={dbName};Port={dbPort};";
+var connString = $"Host={dbHost.GetStringBeforeFirstDot()};Username={dbUser};Password={dbPass};Database={dbName};Port={dbPort};";
 
 builder.Services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
 
diff --git a/server/StrDss.Common/CommonExtensions.cs b/server/StrDss.Common/CommonExtensions.cs
index dec91f5a..dbfac50e 100644
--- a/server/StrDss.Common/CommonExtensions.cs
+++ b/server/StrDss.Common/CommonExtensions.cs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public static string ComputeSHA256Hash(this string input)
             }
         }
 
-        public static string GetWordAfterLastDot(this string input)
+        public static string GetStringAfterLastDot(this string input)
         {
             if (input.IsEmpty()) return "";
 
@@ -195,5 +195,14 @@ public static string GetWordAfterLastDot(this string input)
 
             return lastDotIndex >= 0 ? input.Substring(lastDotIndex + 1) : input;
         }
+
+        public static string GetStringBeforeDot(string input)
+        {
+            if (input.IsEmpty()) return "";
+
+            int dotIndex = input.IndexOf('.');
+
+            return dotIndex > 0 ? input.Substring(0, dotIndex) : input;
+        }
     }
 }