diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index f0ed347..906aa5f 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
             'search_path' => 'public',
             'sslmode' => 'prefer',
             'options' => [
-                PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => true
+                PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => (bool) env('DB_EMULATE_PREPARES', false),
             ]
         ],