diff --git a/server/core/db.js b/server/core/db.js
index b729282a4c..d385102dd4 100644
--- a/server/core/db.js
+++ b/server/core/db.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = {
     let dbClient = null
     let dbConfig = (!_.isEmpty(process.env.DATABASE_URL)) ? process.env.DATABASE_URL : {
       host: WIKI.config.db.host.toString(),
+      socketPath: WIKI.config.db.socketPath.toString(),
       user: WIKI.config.db.user.toString(),
       password: WIKI.config.db.pass.toString(),
       database: WIKI.config.db.db.toString(),
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ module.exports = {
           dbConfig.ssl = sslOptions
         }
 
+        // Prune host and port if socketPath is configured
+        if (dbConfig.socketPath) {
+            const { host, port, ...prunedConfig} = dbConfig;
+            dbConfig = prunedConfig;
+        }
+
         // Fix mysql boolean handling...
         dbConfig.typeCast = (field, next) => {
           if (field.type === 'TINY' && field.length === 1) {