diff --git a/src/aretherecookies/db.clj b/src/aretherecookies/db.clj
index d28628f..2f602f5 100644
--- a/src/aretherecookies/db.clj
+++ b/src/aretherecookies/db.clj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     [spec]
     (let [cpds (doto (ComboPooledDataSource.)
         (.setDriverClass (:classname spec))
-        (.setJdbcUrl (str "jdbc:" (:url db-spec)))
+        (.setJdbcUrl (str (:url db-spec)))
         ; (.setUser (:user spec))
         ; (.setPassword (:password spec))
         ;; expire excess connections after 30 minutes of inactivity: