diff --git a/packages/backend/src/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/app.ts
index 0e2c1bad..134545b4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@ import corsOptions from './config/cors-options';
 import graphQLInstance from './helpers/graphql-instance';
 import logger from './helpers/logger';
 import morgan from './helpers/morgan';
-import errorHandler from './helpers/error-handler'
-import { Model } from 'objection';
+import errorHandler from './helpers/error-handler';
+import './config/database';
 
 const app = express();
 const port = appConfig.port;
 
-import knex from './config/database';
-Model.knex(knex)
-
 app.use(morgan);
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/database.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/database.ts
index 4a4e42ad..431a013a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/database.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/database.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { Model } from 'objection';
 import knexInstance from 'knex';
 import knexConfig from '../../knexfile';
 
 const knex = knexInstance(knexConfig)
-
-export default knex;
+Model.knex(knex)