diff --git a/ci/testnet-manager.sh b/ci/testnet-manager.sh
index 9775276633..690181c872 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-manager.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-manager.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ EOF
   exit 0
 fi
 
+if [[ -n $TESTNET_DB_HOST ]]; then
+  SOLANA_METRICS_PARTIAL_CONFIG="host=$TESTNET_DB_HOST,$SOLANA_METRICS_PARTIAL_CONFIG"
+fi
+
 export SOLANA_METRICS_CONFIG="db=$TESTNET,$SOLANA_METRICS_PARTIAL_CONFIG"
 echo "SOLANA_METRICS_CONFIG: $SOLANA_METRICS_CONFIG"
 source scripts/configure-metrics.sh