diff --git a/src/server/index.ts b/src/server/index.ts
index 54789ea..e8382ea 100644
--- a/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { serveStatic } from "hono/bun";
+import { db as prodDb } from "../db/index.ts";
 import { seedDefaults } from "../db/seed.ts";
 import { mcpRoutes } from "./mcp/index.ts";
 import { requireAuth } from "./middleware/auth.ts";
@@ -22,7 +23,13 @@ app.get("/api/health", (c) => {
 	return c.json({ status: "ok" });
 });
 
-// Auth middleware for write operations (POST/PUT/DELETE) on non-auth routes
+// Inject production database into request context
+app.use("/api/*", async (c, next) => {
+	c.set("db", prodDb);
+	return next();
+});
+
+// Auth middleware for write operations (POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE) on non-auth routes
 app.use("/api/*", async (c, next) => {
 	// Skip auth routes — they handle their own auth
 	if (c.req.path.startsWith("/api/auth")) return next();
diff --git a/src/server/routes/settings.ts b/src/server/routes/settings.ts
index 89a921c..422fd7b 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/settings.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/settings.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { Hono } from "hono";
-import { db as prodDb } from "../../db/index.ts";
 import { settings } from "../../db/schema.ts";
 
 type Env = { Variables: { db?: any } };
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ type Env = { Variables: { db?: any } };
 const app = new Hono<Env>();
 
 app.get("/:key", (c) => {
-	const database = c.get("db") ?? prodDb;
+	const database = c.get("db");
 	const key = c.req.param("key");
 	const row = database
 		.select()
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ app.get("/:key", (c) => {
 });
 
 app.put("/:key", async (c) => {
-	const database = c.get("db") ?? prodDb;
+	const database = c.get("db");
 	const key = c.req.param("key");
 	const body = await c.req.json<{ value: string }>();