diff --git a/app/dbmanager.py b/app/dbmanager.py
index e80d6fd..dc255a2 100644
--- a/app/dbmanager.py
+++ b/app/dbmanager.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Standard library imports
+import os
+import sys
 
 # PyQt imports
 
@@ -6,6 +8,7 @@
 from alchemical import Alchemical  # type:ignore
 
 # App imports
+from config import Config
 
 
 class DatabaseManager:
@@ -29,3 +32,12 @@ class DatabaseManager:
         if DatabaseManager.__instance is None:
             DatabaseManager(database_url, **kwargs)
         return DatabaseManager.__instance
+
+
+# Establish database connection
+DATABASE_URL = os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL")
+if DATABASE_URL is None:
+    raise ValueError("DATABASE_URL is undefined")
+if "unittest" in sys.modules and "sqlite" not in DATABASE_URL:
+    raise ValueError("Unit tests running on non-Sqlite database")
+db = DatabaseManager.get_instance(DATABASE_URL, engine_options=Config.ENGINE_OPTIONS).db
diff --git a/app/ds.py b/app/ds.py
index 3dbd422..0b92fe1 100644
--- a/app/ds.py
+++ b/app/ds.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ from classes import (
     TrackDTO,
 )
 from config import Config
+from dbmanager import db
 from log import log, log_call
 from models import (
-    db,
     NoteColours,
     Playdates,
     PlaylistRows,
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index bb90082..55769d1 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -34,14 +34,6 @@ import dbtables
 from log import log
 
 
-# Establish database connection
-DATABASE_URL = os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL")
-if DATABASE_URL is None:
-    raise ValueError("DATABASE_URL is undefined")
-if "unittest" in sys.modules and "sqlite" not in DATABASE_URL:
-    raise ValueError("Unit tests running on non-Sqlite database")
-db = DatabaseManager.get_instance(DATABASE_URL, engine_options=Config.ENGINE_OPTIONS).db
-
 # Configure the cache region
 cache_region = make_region().configure(
     'dogpile.cache.memory',  # Use in-memory caching for now (switch to Redis if needed)