diff --git a/_chromadb.py b/_chromadb.py
index 8c87cdb..986bd25 100644
--- a/_chromadb.py
+++ b/_chromadb.py
@@ -7,19 +7,22 @@ from chromadb.config import Settings
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from chromadb.utils import embedding_functions
 
-
 load_dotenv('.chroma_env')
+
 class ChromaDB:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.db = chromadb.HttpClient(
-            host="https://lasseedfast.se/chroma_ev_cars",
-            settings=Settings(
-                chroma_client_auth_provider="chromadb.auth.token_authn.TokenAuthClientProvider",
-                chroma_client_auth_credentials=os.getenv("CHROMA_CLIENT_AUTH_CREDENTIALS"),
-                chroma_auth_token_transport_header=os.getenv("CHROMA_AUTH_TOKEN_TRANSPORT_HEADER")
+    def __init__(self, local_deployment: bool = False, db='sci_articles'):
+        if local_deployment:
+            self.db = chromadb.PersistentClient(f'chroma_{db}')
+        else:
+            self.db = chromadb.HttpClient(
+                host=os.getenv('CHROMA_HOST'),
+                settings=Settings(
+                    chroma_client_auth_provider="chromadb.auth.token_authn.TokenAuthClientProvider",
+                    chroma_client_auth_credentials=os.getenv("CHROMA_CLIENT_AUTH_CREDENTIALS"),
+                    chroma_auth_token_transport_header=os.getenv("CHROMA_AUTH_TOKEN_TRANSPORT_HEADER")
 
+                )
             )
-        )
 
         max_characters = 2200
         self.ts = MarkdownSplitter(max_characters)