diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/UpdateKey.php b/app/Console/Commands/UpdateKey.php
index 1c2d21eb5a30..d18dd524a81c 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/UpdateKey.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/UpdateKey.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class UpdateKey extends Command
     /**
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $name = 'ninja:update-key';
+    protected $name = 'ninja:update-key {--database=}';
 
     /**
      * @var string
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ class UpdateKey extends Command
     {
         $this->info(date('r') . ' Running UpdateKey...');
 
+        if ($database = $this->option('database')) {
+            config(['database.default' => $database]);
+        }
+
         if (! env('APP_KEY') || ! env('APP_CIPHER')) {
             $this->info(date('r') . ' Error: app key and cipher are not set');
             exit;
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ class UpdateKey extends Command
     {
         return [
             ['legacy', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Legacy', null],
+            ['database', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Database', null],
         ];
     }
 }