diff --git a/legal-api/src/legal_api/config.py b/legal-api/src/legal_api/config.py
index 083dec4e5d..87d046cddf 100644
--- a/legal-api/src/legal_api/config.py
+++ b/legal-api/src/legal_api/config.py
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ class _Config:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
     # POSTGRESQL
     if DB_UNIX_SOCKET := os.getenv("DATABASE_UNIX_SOCKET", None):
-        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+psycopg2://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?host={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}"
+        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?unix_sock={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}/.s.PGSQL.5432"
     else:
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = (
-            f"postgresql://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
+            f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
         )
 
     # JWT_OIDC Settings
diff --git a/queue_services/entity-auth/src/entity_auth/config.py b/queue_services/entity-auth/src/entity_auth/config.py
index 2be83358fd..8cd475918c 100644
--- a/queue_services/entity-auth/src/entity_auth/config.py
+++ b/queue_services/entity-auth/src/entity_auth/config.py
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class Config:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
     # POSTGRESQL
     if DB_UNIX_SOCKET := os.getenv("DATABASE_UNIX_SOCKET", None):
-        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+psycopg2://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?host={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}"
+        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?unix_sock={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}/.s.PGSQL.5432"
     else:
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = (
-            f"postgresql://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
+            f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
         )
 
     # API Endpoints
diff --git a/queue_services/entity-bn/src/entity_bn/config.py b/queue_services/entity-bn/src/entity_bn/config.py
index b774efb460..9872c97fda 100644
--- a/queue_services/entity-bn/src/entity_bn/config.py
+++ b/queue_services/entity-bn/src/entity_bn/config.py
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class Config:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
     # POSTGRESQL
     if DB_UNIX_SOCKET := os.getenv("DATABASE_UNIX_SOCKET", None):
-        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+psycopg2://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?host={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}"
+        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?unix_sock={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}/.s.PGSQL.5432"
     else:
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = (
-            f"postgresql://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
+            f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
         )
 
     # legislative timezone for future effective dating
diff --git a/queue_services/entity-emailer/src/entity_emailer/config.py b/queue_services/entity-emailer/src/entity_emailer/config.py
index 718d52a312..33b406c61d 100644
--- a/queue_services/entity-emailer/src/entity_emailer/config.py
+++ b/queue_services/entity-emailer/src/entity_emailer/config.py
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ class Config:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
     # POSTGRESQL
     if DB_UNIX_SOCKET := os.getenv("DATABASE_UNIX_SOCKET", None):
-        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+psycopg2://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?host={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}"
+        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?unix_sock={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}/.s.PGSQL.5432"
     else:
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = (
-            f"postgresql://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
+            f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
         )
 
     # variables
diff --git a/queue_services/entity-filer/src/entity_filer/config.py b/queue_services/entity-filer/src/entity_filer/config.py
index 1edbff63ba..48a3ac202d 100644
--- a/queue_services/entity-filer/src/entity_filer/config.py
+++ b/queue_services/entity-filer/src/entity_filer/config.py
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ class Config:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
     # POSTGRESQL
     if DB_UNIX_SOCKET := os.getenv("DATABASE_UNIX_SOCKET", None):
-        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+psycopg2://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?host={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}"
+        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?unix_sock={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}/.s.PGSQL.5432"
     else:
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = (
-            f"postgresql://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
+            f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
         )
 
     # API Endpoints
diff --git a/queue_services/entity-pay/src/entity_pay/config.py b/queue_services/entity-pay/src/entity_pay/config.py
index ba9f05e01a..4c229ef85e 100644
--- a/queue_services/entity-pay/src/entity_pay/config.py
+++ b/queue_services/entity-pay/src/entity_pay/config.py
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ class Config:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
     # POSTGRESQL
     if DB_UNIX_SOCKET := os.getenv("DATABASE_UNIX_SOCKET", None):
-        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+psycopg2://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?host={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}"
+        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@/{DB_NAME}?unix_sock={DB_UNIX_SOCKET}/.s.PGSQL.5432"
     else:
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = (
-            f"postgresql://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
+            f"postgresql+pg8000://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWORD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}"
         )
 
     # API Endpoints