diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/mysql/drizzle.config.ts.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/mysql/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
index bc3e0a082..2235db7d0 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/mysql/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/mysql/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ dotenv.config({
     {{/if}}
 });
 
+if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+  throw new Error("Missing DATABASE_URL");
+}
+
 export default defineConfig({
   schema: "./src/schema",
   out: "./src/migrations",
   dialect: "mysql",
   dbCredentials: {
-    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || "",
+    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
   },
 });
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/postgres/drizzle.config.ts.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/postgres/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
index d65cb5467..64cba3856 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/postgres/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/postgres/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ dotenv.config({
     {{/if}}
 });
 
+if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+  throw new Error("Missing DATABASE_URL");
+}
+
 export default defineConfig({
   schema: "./src/schema",
   out: "./src/migrations",
   dialect: "postgresql",
   dbCredentials: {
-    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || "",
+    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
   },
 });
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/sqlite/drizzle.config.ts.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/sqlite/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
index be4655574..23b4be21b 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/sqlite/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/db/drizzle/sqlite/drizzle.config.ts.hbs
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ dotenv.config({
     {{/if}}
 });
 
+if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+  throw new Error("Missing DATABASE_URL");
+}
+
+{{#if (eq dbSetup "turso")}}
+if (!process.env.DATABASE_AUTH_TOKEN) {
+  throw new Error("Missing DATABASE_AUTH_TOKEN");
+}
+{{/if}}
+
 export default defineConfig({
   schema: "./src/schema",
   out: "./src/migrations",
@@ -19,7 +29,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   {{else}}
   dialect: "turso",
   dbCredentials: {
-    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || "",
+    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
     {{#if (eq dbSetup "turso")}}
     authToken: process.env.DATABASE_AUTH_TOKEN,
     {{/if}}