diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index cd27454ab..366ff90b5 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             'search_path' => 'public',
             'sslmode' => 'prefer',
             'options' => [
-                PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => true,
+                PDO::PGSQL_ATTR_DISABLE_PREPARES => env('DB_DISABLE_PREPARES', false),
             ],
         ],