diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index febc4d0..f534cc3 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ APP_KEY=
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_URL=http://localhost
 APP_TIMEZONE=UTC
-DB_TIMEZONE=UTC
 
 LOG_CHANNEL=stack
 LOG_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=
diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index ff0e412..9e7390f 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -59,7 +59,20 @@ $app->singleton(
 |
 */
 
+/**
+ * This is a required HACK for Lumen
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+function setDbTimezone() {
+    $offset = timezone_offset_get(new \DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()), new \DateTime());
+    return sprintf("%s%02d:%02d", ($offset >= 0) ? '+' : '-', abs($offset / 3600), abs($offset % 3600));
+}
+
 $app->configure('app');
+$app->configure('database');
+dd(config('database.connections.mysql.timezone'));
+
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c720ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+return [
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Default Database Connection Name
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here you may specify which of the database connections below you wish
+    | to use as your default connection for all database work. Of course
+    | you may use many connections at once using the Database library.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Database Connections
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Here are each of the database connections setup for your application.
+    | Of course, examples of configuring each database platform that is
+    | supported by Laravel is shown below to make development simple.
+    |
+    |
+    | All database work in Laravel is done through the PHP PDO facilities
+    | so make sure you have the driver for your particular database of
+    | choice installed on your machine before you begin development.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'connections' => [
+
+        'sqlite' => [
+            'driver' => 'sqlite',
+            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', database_path('database.sqlite')),
+            'prefix' => env('DB_PREFIX', ''),
+        ],
+
+        'mysql' => [
+            'driver' => 'mysql',
+            'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+            'port' => env('DB_PORT', 3306),
+            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
+            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
+            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
+            'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
+            'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4'),
+            'collation' => env('DB_COLLATION', 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci'),
+            'prefix' => env('DB_PREFIX', ''),
+            'strict' => env('DB_STRICT_MODE', true),
+            'engine' => env('DB_ENGINE', null),
+            'timezone' => setDbTimezone(),
+        ],
+
+        'pgsql' => [
+            'driver' => 'pgsql',
+            'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+            'port' => env('DB_PORT', 5432),
+            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
+            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
+            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
+            'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'),
+            'prefix' => env('DB_PREFIX', ''),
+            'schema' => env('DB_SCHEMA', 'public'),
+            'sslmode' => env('DB_SSL_MODE', 'prefer'),
+        ],
+
+        'sqlsrv' => [
+            'driver' => 'sqlsrv',
+            'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
+            'port' => env('DB_PORT', 1433),
+            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
+            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
+            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
+            'charset' => env('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'),
+            'prefix' => env('DB_PREFIX', ''),
+        ],
+
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Migration Repository Table
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This table keeps track of all the migrations that have already run for
+    | your application. Using this information, we can determine which of
+    | the migrations on disk haven't actually been run in the database.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'migrations' => 'migrations',
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Redis Databases
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Redis is an open source, fast, and advanced key-value store that also
+    | provides a richer set of commands than a typical key-value systems
+    | such as APC or Memcached. Laravel makes it easy to dig right in.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'redis' => [
+
+        'client' => env('REDIS_CLIENT', 'phpredis'),
+
+        'options' => [
+            'cluster' => env('REDIS_CLUSTER', 'redis'),
+            'prefix' => env('REDIS_PREFIX', Str::slug(env('APP_NAME', 'lumen'), '_').'_database_'),
+        ],
+
+        'default' => [
+            'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
+            'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+            'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null),
+            'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
+            'database' => env('REDIS_DB', '0'),
+        ],
+
+        'cache' => [
+            'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
+            'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+            'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null),
+            'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', '6379'),
+            'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', '1'),
+        ],
+
+    ],
+
+];