diff --git a/WEBROOT/controller/DatabaseConnect.php b/WEBROOT/controller/DatabaseConnect.php
index b710838..4538ffd 100644
--- a/WEBROOT/controller/DatabaseConnect.php
+++ b/WEBROOT/controller/DatabaseConnect.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+include_once __DIR__ . '/../modules/Mail.php';
+include_once 'DataController.php';
+
 function db_connect() {
     $servers = [
         'local' => [
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ function db_connect() {
         ],
     ];
 
-    $enviroment = 'live';
+    $enviroment = 'vpn';
 
     $conn = new mysqli(
         $servers[$enviroment]['hostaddr'],
@@ -45,6 +48,11 @@ function db_connect() {
 
     if ($conn->connect_error) {
         throw new Exception('Connection Error: ' . $conn->connect_error);
+        sendMail(
+            "Database connection failed",
+            "Error: $conn->connection_error",
+            (new getSpecificData())->getRequestURL(),
+        );
     }
     
     $conn->set_charset("utf8mb4");