diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 02758a7..08954d5 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ require('dotenv').config()
 const app = express();
 app.use(cors());
 
-const port = 3000;
+const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const dbFile = process.env.SQLITE_FILE || './sqlite-db.sqlite';
 
 // Open a connection to the SQLite database
-const db = new sqlite3.Database('sqlite-db.sqlite', (err) => {
+const db = new sqlite3.Database(dbFile, (err) => {
   if (err) {
     console.error('Error opening database:', err);
   }
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ const s3Client = new S3Client({
   }
 });
 
-const UPLOAD_DIR = 'uploads';
-const upload = multer({ dest: UPLOAD_DIR + '/' });
+const uploadDir = 'uploads';
+const uploadMulter = multer({ dest: uploadDir + '/' });
 
 // POST endpoint to upload an image
-app.post('/image', upload.single('image'), (req, res) => {
+app.post('/image', uploadMulter.single('image'), (req, res) => {
   const file = req.file;
 
   // Read the file from the temporary location
@@ -55,6 +56,25 @@ app.post('/image', upload.single('image'), (req, res) => {
 
     // Upload the file to S3
     try {
+
+      // record the upload in the database
+      const currentDate = new Date().toISOString();
+      const localFile = file.path.startsWith(uploadDir + '/') ? file.path.substring(uploadDir.length + 1) : file.path;
+      const finalUrl = `https://${bucketName}.s3.amazonaws.com/${fileName}`;
+      db.run('INSERT INTO image (date, did, local_file, size, aws_file, url) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)', [
+        currentDate,
+        "UNKNOWN",
+        localFile,
+        file.size,
+        fileName,
+        finalUrl
+      ], (dbErr) => {
+        if (dbErr) {
+          console.error(currentDate, "Error inserting record from", "UNKNOWN", "into database:", dbErr);
+        }
+      });
+
+      // send to AWS
       const command = new PutObjectCommand(params);
       const response = await s3Client.send(command);
       if (response.$metadata.httpStatusCode !== 200) {
@@ -62,27 +82,11 @@ app.post('/image', upload.single('image'), (req, res) => {
         console.error(errorTime, "Error uploading to S3 with bad HTTP status. Metadata:", response.$metadata);
         res.status(500).send(JSON.stringify({ success: false, message: "Got bad status of " + response.$metadata.httpStatusCode + " from AWS. See server logs at " + errorTime }));
       } else {
-        const finalUrl = `https://${bucketName}.s3.amazonaws.com/${fileName}`;
         fs.rm(file.path, (err) => {
           if (err) {
             console.error("Error deleting temp file", file.path, "with error:", err);
           }
         });
-        // Record the upload in the database
-        const currentDate = new Date().toISOString();
-        const localFile = file.path.startsWith(UPLOAD_DIR + '/') ? file.path.substring(UPLOAD_DIR.length + 1) : file.path;
-        db.run('INSERT INTO image (date, did, local_file, size, aws_file, url) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)', [
-          currentDate,
-          "UNKNOWN",
-          localFile,
-          file.size,
-          fileName,
-          finalUrl
-        ], (dbErr) => {
-          if (dbErr) {
-            console.error(currentDate, "Error inserting record from", "UNKNOWN", "into database:", dbErr);
-          }
-        });
         res.send(JSON.stringify({ success: true, url: finalUrl }));
       }
     } catch (uploadError) {
@@ -103,7 +107,6 @@ process.on('SIGINT', () => {
     if (err) {
       return console.error('Error closing DB connection', err);
     }
-    console.log('Closed DB connection.');
     process.exit(0);
   });
 });