diff --git a/api/app/auto_spatial_advisory/process_fuel_type_area.py b/api/app/auto_spatial_advisory/process_fuel_type_area.py
index 0421b7e66..6e2aa2339 100644
--- a/api/app/auto_spatial_advisory/process_fuel_type_area.py
+++ b/api/app/auto_spatial_advisory/process_fuel_type_area.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from app import config
 from app.auto_spatial_advisory.common import get_s3_key
 from app.auto_spatial_advisory.run_type import RunType
-from app.db.database import DB_READ_STRING, get_async_write_session_scope
+from app.db.database import DB_READ_STRING, GDAL_DB_STRING, get_async_write_session_scope
 from app.db.models.auto_spatial_advisory import AdvisoryFuelStats, SFMSFuelType
 from app.db.crud.auto_spatial_advisory import get_all_hfi_thresholds, get_all_sfms_fuel_types, get_run_parameters_id, store_advisory_fuel_stats
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def get_advisory_shape(advisory_shape_id: int, out_dir: str, projection: osr.Spa
     :return: path to stored advisory shape
     :rtype: str
     """
-    data_source = ogr.Open(DB_READ_STRING)
+    data_source = ogr.Open(GDAL_DB_STRING)
     sql = f"SELECT geom FROM public.advisory_shapes WHERE id={advisory_shape_id}"
     advisory_layer = data_source.ExecuteSQL(sql)
 
diff --git a/api/app/db/database.py b/api/app/db/database.py
index d5f69ea8f..571ff943e 100644
--- a/api/app/db/database.py
+++ b/api/app/db/database.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 postgres_port = config.get("POSTGRES_PORT", "5432")
 postgres_database = config.get("POSTGRES_DATABASE", "wps")
 
+GDAL_DB_STRING = f"PG:host={postgres_write_host} port={postgres_port} dbname={postgres_database} user={write_user} password={postgres_password}"
+
 DB_WRITE_STRING = f"postgresql://{write_user}:{postgres_password}@{postgres_write_host}:{postgres_port}/{postgres_database}"
 
 DB_READ_STRING = f"postgresql://{read_user}:{postgres_password}@{postgres_read_host}:{postgres_port}/{postgres_database}"