diff --git a/packages/backend/knexfile.ts b/packages/backend/knexfile.ts
index cd9e3b6b..77d5938f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/knexfile.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/knexfile.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const knexConfig = {
     database: appConfig.postgresDatabase,
     ssl: appConfig.postgresEnableSsl,
   },
+  searchPath: [appConfig.postgresSchema],
   pool: { min: 0, max: 20 },
   migrations: {
     directory: __dirname + '/src/db/migrations',
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
index 032b1e53..0740f704 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type AppConfig = {
   appEnv: string;
   isDev: boolean;
   postgresDatabase: string;
+  postgresSchema: string;
   postgresPort: number;
   postgresHost: string;
   postgresUsername: string;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ const appConfig: AppConfig = {
   isDev: appEnv === 'development',
   version: process.env.npm_package_version,
   postgresDatabase: process.env.POSTGRES_DATABASE || 'automatisch_development',
+  postgresSchema: process.env.POSTGRES_SCHEMA || 'public',
   postgresPort: parseInt(process.env.POSTGRES_PORT || '5432'),
   postgresHost: process.env.POSTGRES_HOST || 'localhost',
   postgresUsername:
diff --git a/packages/docs/pages/advanced/configuration.md b/packages/docs/pages/advanced/configuration.md
index c861f7ca..7e35cb9a 100644
--- a/packages/docs/pages/advanced/configuration.md
+++ b/packages/docs/pages/advanced/configuration.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Please be careful with the `ENCRYPTION_KEY` and `WEBHOOK_SECRET_KEY` environment
 | `WEB_APP_URL`               | string  |                    | Can be used to override connection URLs and CORS URL |
 | `WEBHOOK_URL`               | string  |                    | Can be used to override webhook URL                  |
 | `POSTGRES_DATABASE`         | string  | `automatisch`      | Database Name                                        |
+| `POSTGRES_SCHEMA`           | string  | `public`           | Database Schema                                      |
 | `POSTGRES_PORT`             | number  | `5432`             | Database Port                                        |
 | `POSTGRES_HOST`             | string  | `postgres`         | Database Host                                        |
 | `POSTGRES_USERNAME`         | string  | `automatisch_user` | Database User                                        |