diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 9a9f0cb02d..0cb4fdfd4c 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
         "ACCOUNT_PORT": "3000",
         "FRONT_URL": "http://localhost:8080",
         "SES_URL": "",
+        // "DB_NS": "account-2",
         // "WS_LIVENESS_DAYS": "1",
         "MINIO_ACCESS_KEY": "minioadmin",
         "MINIO_SECRET_KEY": "minioadmin",
diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yaml b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
index 4dbab23640..c82f014d1d 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ services:
       - SERVER_SECRET=secret
       # - DB_URL=postgresql://postgres:example@postgres:5432
       - DB_URL=${MONGO_URL}
+      # - DB_NS=account-2
       - REGION_INFO=|Mongo;pg|Postgres
       - TRANSACTOR_URL=ws://host.docker.internal:3333,ws://host.docker.internal:3331;;pg
       - SES_URL=
diff --git a/server/account-service/src/index.ts b/server/account-service/src/index.ts
index f3e92f4922..9e0cb5f76c 100644
--- a/server/account-service/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/account-service/src/index.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ export function serveAccount (measureCtx: MeasureContext, brandings: BrandingMap
   const hasSignUp = process.env.DISABLE_SIGNUP !== 'true'
   const methods = getMethods(hasSignUp)
 
-  const accountsDb = getAccountDB(dbUrl)
+  const dbNs = process.env.DB_NS
+  const accountsDb = getAccountDB(dbUrl, dbNs)
 
   const app = new Koa()
   const router = new Router()
diff --git a/server/account/src/utils.ts b/server/account/src/utils.ts
index e572034cb7..f5067b6d3f 100644
--- a/server/account/src/utils.ts
+++ b/server/account/src/utils.ts
@@ -24,17 +24,12 @@ import { PostgresAccountDB } from './collections/postgres'
 import { accountPlugin } from './plugin'
 import type { Account, AccountDB, AccountInfo, RegionInfo, WorkspaceInfo } from './types'
 
-/**
- * @public
- */
-export const ACCOUNT_DB = 'account'
-
-export async function getAccountDB (uri: string, db: string = ACCOUNT_DB): Promise<[AccountDB, () => void]> {
+export async function getAccountDB (uri: string, dbNs?: string): Promise<[AccountDB, () => void]> {
   const isMongo = uri.startsWith('mongodb://')
 
   if (isMongo) {
     const client = getMongoClient(uri)
-    const db = (await client.getClient()).db(ACCOUNT_DB)
+    const db = (await client.getClient()).db(dbNs ?? 'account')
     const mongoAccount = new MongoAccountDB(db)
 
     await mongoAccount.init()
@@ -48,6 +43,7 @@ export async function getAccountDB (uri: string, db: string = ACCOUNT_DB): Promi
   } else {
     const client = getDBClient(uri)
     const pgClient = await client.getClient()
+    // TODO: if dbNs is provided put tables in that schema
     const pgAccount = new PostgresAccountDB(pgClient)
 
     let error = false