diff --git a/server/bin/admin-cli.sh b/server/bin/admin-cli.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 90db9957ed..0000000000
--- a/server/bin/admin-cli.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-node ./dist/main cli "$@"
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index 91e79b132b..74f8bd2a2f 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       },
       "bin": {
         "immich": "bin/cli.sh",
-        "immich-admin": "bin/admin-cli.sh"
+        "immich-admin": "start.sh admin-cli"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@nestjs/cli": "^9.1.8",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 735280f9cc..2343f9befd 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "license": "UNLICENSED",
   "bin": {
     "immich": "./bin/cli.sh",
-    "immich-admin": "./bin/admin-cli.sh"
+    "immich-admin": "./start.sh admin-cli"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "nest build",
diff --git a/server/src/cli/app.module.ts b/server/src/admin-cli/app.module.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from server/src/cli/app.module.ts
rename to server/src/admin-cli/app.module.ts
diff --git a/server/src/cli/commands/list-users.command.ts b/server/src/admin-cli/commands/list-users.command.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from server/src/cli/commands/list-users.command.ts
rename to server/src/admin-cli/commands/list-users.command.ts
diff --git a/server/src/cli/commands/password-login.ts b/server/src/admin-cli/commands/password-login.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from server/src/cli/commands/password-login.ts
rename to server/src/admin-cli/commands/password-login.ts
diff --git a/server/src/cli/commands/reset-admin-password.command.ts b/server/src/admin-cli/commands/reset-admin-password.command.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from server/src/cli/commands/reset-admin-password.command.ts
rename to server/src/admin-cli/commands/reset-admin-password.command.ts
diff --git a/server/src/cli/constants.ts b/server/src/admin-cli/constants.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from server/src/cli/constants.ts
rename to server/src/admin-cli/constants.ts
diff --git a/server/src/cli/immich.ts b/server/src/admin-cli/main.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from server/src/cli/immich.ts
rename to server/src/admin-cli/main.ts
diff --git a/server/src/main.ts b/server/src/main.ts
index 3ab308fd51..1f2221a8de 100644
--- a/server/src/main.ts
+++ b/server/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { bootstrap as cli } from './cli/immich';
+import { bootstrap as adminCli } from './admin-cli/main';
 import { bootstrap as immich } from './immich/main';
 import { bootstrap as microservices } from './microservices/main';
 
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ function bootstrap() {
       return immich();
     case 'microservices':
       return microservices();
-    case 'cli':
-      return cli();
+    case 'admin-cli':
+      return adminCli();
     default:
       console.log(`Invalid app name: ${immichApp}. Expected one of immich|microservices|cli`);
       process.exit(1);
diff --git a/server/start.sh b/server/start.sh
index 4d1bc9a78b..617837da70 100755
--- a/server/start.sh
+++ b/server/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+if [ "$DB_URL_FILE" ]; then
+	export DB_URL=$(cat $DB_URL_FILE)
+	unset DB_URL_FILE
+fi
+
 if [ "$DB_HOSTNAME_FILE" ]; then
 	export DB_HOSTNAME=$(cat $DB_HOSTNAME_FILE)
 	unset DB_HOSTNAME_FILE