diff --git a/cmd/go-urlsh/go-urlsh.go b/cmd/go-urlsh/go-urlsh.go
index b03f6ef..326e883 100644
--- a/cmd/go-urlsh/go-urlsh.go
+++ b/cmd/go-urlsh/go-urlsh.go
@@ -3,23 +3,19 @@ package app
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"log"
-
 	"code.lila.network/adoralaura/go-urlsh/internal/app"
 	"code.lila.network/adoralaura/go-urlsh/internal/db"
+	"code.lila.network/adoralaura/go-urlsh/models"
 )
 
 func Run() error {
 
-	err := db.InitializeDB()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln(err)
-	}
+	models.DB = db.InitializeDB()
 
 	go app.CleanupLogins()
 	go app.CleanupLoginsCronJob()
 
-	err = app.SetupFiber()
+	err := app.SetupFiber()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't start webserver: %v", err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/internal/db/initialize.go b/internal/db/initialize.go
index b039c17..9b1fd69 100644
--- a/internal/db/initialize.go
+++ b/internal/db/initialize.go
@@ -3,57 +3,59 @@ package db
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"log"
+
 	"code.lila.network/adoralaura/go-urlsh/models"
 	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
 	"github.com/uptrace/bun/dialect/pgdialect"
 	"github.com/uptrace/bun/driver/pgdriver"
 )
 
-func InitializeDB() error {
+func InitializeDB() *bun.DB {
 	sqldb := sql.OpenDB(pgdriver.NewConnector(pgdriver.WithDSN(os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL"))))
-	models.DB = bun.NewDB(sqldb, pgdialect.New())
+	db := bun.NewDB(sqldb, pgdialect.New())
 
-	_, err := models.DB.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.Link)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
+	_, err := db.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.Link)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
+		log.Panicf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = models.DB.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.User)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
+	_, err = db.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.User)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
+		log.Panicf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = models.DB.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.Session)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
+	_, err = db.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.Session)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
+		log.Panicf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = models.DB.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.ApiKey)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
+	_, err = db.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.ApiKey)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
+		log.Panicf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = models.DB.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.MFALoginTransaction)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
+	_, err = db.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.MFALoginTransaction)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
+		log.Panicf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = models.DB.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.MFAConfig)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
+	_, err = db.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.MFAConfig)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
+		log.Panicf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = models.DB.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.MFAScratchCode)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
+	_, err = db.NewCreateTable().IfNotExists().Model((*models.MFAScratchCode)(nil)).Exec(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
+		log.Panicf("[DB] couldn't create database: [%w]", err)
 	}
 
-	err = doMigrations()
+	err = doMigrations(db)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[DB] Error during Migrations: [%w]", err)
+		log.Panicf("[DB] Error during Migrations: [%w]", err)
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return db
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations.go b/internal/db/migrations.go
index 284e534..560c58e 100644
--- a/internal/db/migrations.go
+++ b/internal/db/migrations.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"code.lila.network/adoralaura/go-urlsh/migrations"
-	"code.lila.network/adoralaura/go-urlsh/models"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
 	"github.com/uptrace/bun/migrate"
 )
 
-func doMigrations() error {
+func doMigrations(db *bun.DB) error {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	migrator := migrate.NewMigrator(models.DB, migrations.Migrations)
+	migrator := migrate.NewMigrator(db, migrations.Migrations)
 
 	migrator.Init(ctx)