diff --git a/alembic.ini b/alembic.ini
index c8a2e9a..92647a9 100644
--- a/alembic.ini
+++ b/alembic.ini
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ script_location = alembic
 # output_encoding = utf-8
 
 sqlalchemy.url = postgresql:///?service=%(PGSERVICE)s
-version_table_schema = qwc_config
+version_table_schema = %(QWC_CONFIG_SCHEMA)s
 
 
 # Logging configuration
diff --git a/alembic/env.py b/alembic/env.py
index 89ebac3..60082cb 100644
--- a/alembic/env.py
+++ b/alembic/env.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # Set variables for config
 section = config.config_ini_section
 config.set_section_option(section, "PGSERVICE", os.environ.get("PGSERVICE"))
+config.set_section_option(section, "QWC_CONFIG_SCHEMA", os.environ.get("QWC_CONFIG_SCHEMA", "qwc_config"))
 
 # Interpret the config file for Python logging.
 # This line sets up loggers basically.