diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 59fbf09..002716f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,38 +2,15 @@ use crate::commands::GENERAL_GROUP;
 use crate::passive::Handler;
 use serenity::client::Client;
 use serenity::framework::standard::StandardFramework;
-use serenity::prelude::TypeMapKey;
-use sqlx::sqlite::SqlitePool;
 use std::env;
+use util::db::DbConnPool;
 
 mod commands;
 mod passive;
+mod util;
 
 pub(crate) const COMMAND_PREFIX: &str = "~";
 
-pub(crate) struct DbConnPool {
-    pool: sqlx::pool::Pool<sqlx::sqlite::SqliteConnection>,
-}
-
-impl DbConnPool {
-    async fn get_heck(&self) -> i32 {
-        sqlx::query!("UPDATE Heck SET count = count + 1")
-            .execute(&self.pool)
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-
-        sqlx::query!("SELECT count FROM Heck")
-            .fetch_one(&self.pool)
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .count
-    }
-}
-
-impl TypeMapKey for DbConnPool {
-    type Value = Self;
-}
-
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     dotenv::dotenv().ok();
@@ -42,7 +19,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         .configure(|c| c.prefix(COMMAND_PREFIX))
         .group(&GENERAL_GROUP);
 
-    // Login with a bot token from the environment
     let mut client =
         Client::new_with_extras(&env::var("DISCORD_TOKEN").expect("token"), |extras| {
             extras
@@ -52,15 +28,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         .await
         .expect("Error creating client");
 
-    let pool = SqlitePool::builder()
-        .build(&env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap())
-        .await?;
-
-    init_pool(&pool).await;
-
     {
         let mut data = client.data.write().await;
-        data.insert::<DbConnPool>(DbConnPool { pool });
+        data.insert::<DbConnPool>(DbConnPool::new().await);
     }
 
     // start listening for events by starting a single shard
@@ -70,24 +40,3 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
-
-async fn init_pool(pool: &sqlx::pool::Pool<sqlx::sqlite::SqliteConnection>) {
-    sqlx::query!(
-        "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Heck (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, count INTEGER NOT NULL)"
-    )
-    .execute(pool)
-    .await
-    .unwrap();
-
-    if sqlx::query!("SELECT count FROM Heck")
-        .fetch_all(pool)
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
-        .is_empty()
-    {
-        sqlx::query!("INSERT INTO Heck VALUES (1, 0)")
-            .execute(pool)
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/util/db.rs b/src/util/db.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..831ec78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/db.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use serenity::prelude::TypeMapKey;
+use sqlx::{
+    sqlite::{SqliteConnection, SqlitePool},
+    Pool,
+};
+use std::env;
+
+type DbPool = Pool<SqliteConnection>;
+
+pub(crate) struct DbConnPool {
+    pool: DbPool,
+}
+
+impl DbConnPool {
+    pub async fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            pool: init_pool().await,
+        }
+    }
+    pub async fn get_heck(&self) -> i32 {
+        sqlx::query!("UPDATE Heck SET count = count + 1")
+            .execute(&self.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        sqlx::query!("SELECT count FROM Heck")
+            .fetch_one(&self.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .count
+    }
+}
+
+impl TypeMapKey for DbConnPool {
+    type Value = Self;
+}
+
+async fn init_pool() -> DbPool {
+    let pool = SqlitePool::builder()
+        .build(&env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    sqlx::query!(
+        "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Heck (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, count INTEGER NOT NULL)"
+    )
+    .execute(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    if sqlx::query!("SELECT count FROM Heck")
+        .fetch_all(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .is_empty()
+    {
+        sqlx::query!("INSERT INTO Heck VALUES (1, 0)")
+            .execute(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    pool
+}
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dec1023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod db;