diff --git a/src/backend/services/core.service.ts b/src/backend/services/core.service.ts
index b6d9a88..3ab499d 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/core.service.ts
+++ b/src/backend/services/core.service.ts
@@ -259,9 +259,14 @@ export class CoreService {
       throw new Error(`Database setup failed: ${response.statusText}`);
     }
     const result = await response.json();
-    const dbName = result.data?.dbName || result.dbName;
+    const data = result.data || result;
+    const dbName = data.dbName;
     if (!dbName) throw new Error('Database name not returned from core');
     process.env.PLUGIN_DB_NAME = dbName;
+    if (data.host) process.env.PLUGIN_DB_HOST = data.host;
+    if (data.port) process.env.PLUGIN_DB_PORT = String(data.port);
+    if (data.username) process.env.PLUGIN_DB_USER = data.username;
+    if (data.password) process.env.PLUGIN_DB_PASSWORD = data.password;
     return dbName;
   }
 }