diff --git a/backend/utils/pgConnectToLst.utils.ts b/backend/utils/pgConnectToLst.utils.ts
index 7862a09..8ba2e31 100644
--- a/backend/utils/pgConnectToLst.utils.ts
+++ b/backend/utils/pgConnectToLst.utils.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,41 @@
 import pkg from "pg";
-const { Client } = pkg;
+const { Pool } = pkg;
 
-const v1client = new Client({
-  host: "localhost",
-  port: 5432,
-  user: "postgres",
-  password: "obelix",
+const baseConfig = {
+  host: process.env.DATABASE_HOST ?? "localhost",
+  port: parseInt(process.env.DATABASE_PORT ?? "5433", 10),
+  user: process.env.DATABASE_USER,
+  password: process.env.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
+};
+
+// Pools (one per DB)
+const v1Pool = new Pool({
+  ...baseConfig,
   database: "lst",
 });
 
-const v2client = new Client({
-  host: "localhost",
-  port: 5432,
-  user: "postgres",
-  password: "obelix",
+const v2Pool = new Pool({
+  ...baseConfig,
   database: "lst_db",
 });
 
-export const v1QueryRun= async (query:string)=> {
+// Query helpers
+export const v1QueryRun = async (query: string, params?: any[]) => {
   try {
-    await v1client.connect();
-
-    const res = await v1client.query(query);
-
-    console.log("Rows affected:", res.rowCount);
+    const res = await v1Pool.query(query, params);
+    return res;
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error("Error running query:", err);
-  } finally {
-    await v1client.end();
+    console.error("V1 query error:", err);
+    throw err;
   }
-}
+};
 
-export const v2QueryRun = async (query:string)=> {
+export const v2QueryRun = async (query: string, params?: any[]) => {
   try {
-    await v2client.connect();
-
-    const res = await v2client.query(query);
-
-    console.log("Rows affected:", res.rowCount);
+    const res = await v2Pool.query(query, params);
+    return res;
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error("Error running query:", err);
-  } finally {
-    await v2client.end();
+    console.error("V2 query error:", err);
+    throw err;
   }
-}
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+};
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