diff --git a/config/schedule.rb b/config/schedule.rb
index 37830fe..ec9ae59 100644
--- a/config/schedule.rb
+++ b/config/schedule.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-if ENV['RAILS_ENV']
-  set :environment, ENV['RAILS_ENV']
+if ENV['RACK_ENV']
+  set :environment, ENV['RACK_ENV']
 end
 
 set :output, 'vedia.log'
diff --git a/vedia.rb b/vedia.rb
index 048ed62..ee3ec7b 100644
--- a/vedia.rb
+++ b/vedia.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 require 'sinatra'
+
+# Set environment before requiring 'sinatra/activerecord' to make `whenever` uses the database.
+if ENV['RAILS_ENV']
+  set :environment, ENV['RAILS_ENV']
+end
+
 require 'sinatra/activerecord'
 require 'bcrypt'
 require 'gettext'