diff --git a/backend/config/settings/database.py b/backend/config/settings/database.py
index 6f33c2fc..781be7b0 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings/database.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings/database.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ env = environ.Env(
         str,
         "postgis://thrillwiki_user:thrillwiki@localhost:5432/thrillwiki_test_db",
     ),
-    GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH=(str, "/opt/homebrew/lib/libgdal.dylib"),
-    GEOS_LIBRARY_PATH=(str, "/opt/homebrew/lib/libgeos_c.dylib"),
+    GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH=(str, "/nix/store/c5y314zvvrbr9lx4wh06ibl1b5c07x92-gdal-3.11.0/lib/libgdal.so"),
+    GEOS_LIBRARY_PATH=(str, "/nix/store/r5sgxqxrwfvms97v4v239qbivwsmdfjf-geos-3.13.1/lib/libgeos_c.so"),
     CACHE_URL=(str, "locmemcache://"),
     CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS=(int, 300),
     CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX=(str, "thrillwiki"),
@@ -23,14 +23,9 @@ env = environ.Env(
 # Database configuration
 db_config = env.db("DATABASE_URL")
 
-# Use SQLite for now to bypass PostGIS setup issues - FORCE SQLite for setup
-db_config["ENGINE"] = "django.db.backends.sqlite3"
-
+# Switch back to PostgreSQL - GeoDjango issues resolved separately
 DATABASES = {
-    "default": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
-        "NAME": BASE_DIR / "thrillwiki.db",
-    },
+    "default": db_config,
 }
 
 # GeoDjango Settings - Environment specific with fallbacks