diff --git a/db/mysql/schema.prisma b/db/mysql/schema.prisma
index 8e5cbbc33..d81dc485d 100644
--- a/db/mysql/schema.prisma
+++ b/db/mysql/schema.prisma
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ generator client {
 
 datasource db {
   provider     = "mysql"
-  url          = env("DATABASE_URL")
+  url          = env("DATABASE_URL") // uses connection pooling
+  directUrl    = env("DATABASE_URL_NON_POOLING") // uses a direct connection
   relationMode = "prisma"
 }
 
diff --git a/db/postgresql/schema.prisma b/db/postgresql/schema.prisma
index 31cc7616d..9aa4addfd 100644
--- a/db/postgresql/schema.prisma
+++ b/db/postgresql/schema.prisma
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ generator client {
 
 datasource db {
   provider     = "postgresql"
-  url          = env("DATABASE_URL")
+  url          = env("DATABASE_URL") // uses connection pooling
+  directUrl    = env("DATABASE_URL_NON_POOLING") // uses a direct connection
   relationMode = "prisma"
 }