diff --git a/cognitive_architecture/database/relationaldb/database.py b/cognitive_architecture/database/relationaldb/database.py
index d6d0c89b6..8f470624f 100644
--- a/cognitive_architecture/database/relationaldb/database.py
+++ b/cognitive_architecture/database/relationaldb/database.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import create_async_engine, AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base, sessionmaker
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from cognitive_architecture.config import Config
-
+config = Config()
 
 load_dotenv()
 
@@ -15,53 +15,30 @@ load_dotenv()
 MAX_RETRIES = 3
 RETRY_DELAY = 5
 
-class DatabaseConfig:
-    """Configuration for the database connection."""
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        db_type=None,
-        db_name=None,
-        host=None,
-        user=None,
-        password=None,
-        port=None,
-    ):
-        self.config = Config()
-        self.config.load()
-        self.base_path = Path(self.config.db_path)
-        # Load default values from environment variables or use provided values
-        self.db_type = db_type or self.config.db_type
-        self.db_name = db_name or self.config.db_name
-        self.host = host or self.config.db_host
-        self.user = user or self.config.db_user
-        self.password = password or self.config.db_password
-        self.port = port or self.config.db_port
-
-
-
-    def get_sqlalchemy_database_url(self):
-        """Get the SQLAlchemy database URL based on the configuration."""
-        db_path = (self.base_path / self.db_name).absolute()
-        if self.db_type == "sqlite":
-            return f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{db_path}"  # SQLite uses file path
-        elif self.db_type == "duckdb":
-            return f"duckdb+aiosqlite:///{db_path}"
-        elif self.db_type == "postgresql":
-            # Ensure optional parameters are handled gracefully
-            port_str = f":{self.port}" if self.port else ""
-            password_str = f":{self.password}" if self.password else ""
-            return f"postgresql+asyncpg://{self.user}{password_str}@{self.host}{port_str}/{self.db_name}"
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported DB_TYPE: {self.db_type}")
+def get_sqlalchemy_database_url(db_type='sqlite', db_name=config.db_name, base_path=config.db_path, user=config.db_user, password=config.db_password, host=config.db_host, port=config.db_port):
+    """Get the SQLAlchemy database URL based on parameters."""
+    db_path = (Path(base_path) / db_name).absolute()
+    if db_type == "sqlite":
+        return f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{db_path}"  # SQLite uses file path
+    elif db_type == "duckdb":
+        return f"duckdb+aiosqlite:///{db_path}"
+    elif db_type == "postgresql":
+        # Ensure optional parameters are handled gracefully
+        port_str = f":{port}" if port else ""
+        password_str = f":{password}" if password else ""
+        if not all([user, host]):
+            raise ValueError("User and host are required for PostgreSQL connections.")
+        return f"postgresql+asyncpg://{user}{password_str}@{host}{port_str}/{db_name}"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported DB_TYPE: {db_type}")
 
 
 # Example usage with a configuration file:
 # config = DatabaseConfig(config_file='path/to/config.json')
 # Or set them programmatically:
-config = DatabaseConfig(
-)
 
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = config.get_sqlalchemy_database_url()
+
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = get_sqlalchemy_database_url()
 
 
 engine = create_async_engine(