diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a366bb1..21ab8e5 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ type securityConfig struct {
 
 type dbConfig struct {
 	Host                    string `env:"WAKAPI_DB_HOST"`
+	Socket                  string `env:"WAKAPI_DB_SOCKET"`
 	Port                    uint   `env:"WAKAPI_DB_PORT"`
 	User                    string `env:"WAKAPI_DB_USER"`
 	Password                string `env:"WAKAPI_DB_PASSWORD"`
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 1b5a067..8a16934 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestConfig_IsDev(t *testing.T) {
@@ -37,6 +38,28 @@ func Test_mysqlConnectionString(t *testing.T) {
 	), mysqlConnectionString(c))
 }
 
+func Test_mysqlConnectionStringSocket(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &dbConfig{
+		Socket:   "/var/run/mysql.sock",
+		Port:     9999,
+		User:     "test_user",
+		Password: "test_password",
+		Name:     "test_name",
+		Dialect:  "mysql",
+		Charset:  "utf8mb4",
+		MaxConn:  10,
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf(
+		"%s:%s@unix(%s)/%s?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=true&loc=%s&sql_mode=ANSI_QUOTES",
+		c.User,
+		c.Password,
+		c.Socket,
+		c.Name,
+		"Local",
+	), mysqlConnectionString(c))
+}
+
 func Test_postgresConnectionString(t *testing.T) {
 	c := &dbConfig{
 		Host:     "test_host",
diff --git a/config/db.go b/config/db.go
index 1d30005..e3fa77a 100644
--- a/config/db.go
+++ b/config/db.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/glebarez/sqlite"
 	"gorm.io/driver/mysql"
 	"gorm.io/driver/postgres"
@@ -54,11 +55,16 @@ func (c *dbConfig) GetDialector() gorm.Dialector {
 }
 
 func mysqlConnectionString(config *dbConfig) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s:%d)/%s?charset=%s&parseTime=true&loc=%s&sql_mode=ANSI_QUOTES",
+	host := fmt.Sprintf("tcp(%s:%d)", config.Host, config.Port)
+
+	if config.Socket != "" {
+		host = fmt.Sprintf("unix(%s)", config.Socket)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@%s/%s?charset=%s&parseTime=true&loc=%s&sql_mode=ANSI_QUOTES",
 		config.User,
 		config.Password,
-		config.Host,
-		config.Port,
+		host,
 		config.Name,
 		config.Charset,
 		"Local",