diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15ba9e89ca..21ea34270f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 3.2.14
+
+- fix: Unleash bin should allow databaseUrl to be defined in env.
+
 ## 3.2.13
 
 - feat: add option and functionality that allows a user to hook into feature mutations (#457)
diff --git a/bin/unleash.js b/bin/unleash.js
index 66dc25f52c..eeab1271f6 100755
--- a/bin/unleash.js
+++ b/bin/unleash.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const argv = require('yargs')
         demand: false,
         type: 'string',
     })
-    .check(args => args.databaseUrl || args.databaseUrlFile)
+    .check(args => !!(args.databaseUrl || args.databaseUrlFile))
     .option('databaseSchema', {
         alias: 's',
         describe: 'The database schema to use',
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const argv = require('yargs')
     }).argv;
 
 if (argv.databaseUrlFile) {
-    argv.databaseUrl = fs.readFileSync(process.env.DATABASE_URL_FILE, 'utf8');
+    argv.databaseUrl = fs.readFileSync(argv.databaseUrlFile, 'utf8');
     delete argv.databaseUrlFile;
 }