diff --git a/src/server/database.rs b/src/server/database.rs
index 96254e0..1dad20a 100644
--- a/src/server/database.rs
+++ b/src/server/database.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::util::error::{Contextualize, Error, ErrorType};
 pub const DB_MIGRATIONS: EmbeddedMigrations = embed_migrations!();
 
 pub type DbPool = Pool<AsyncPgConnection>;
+pub type DbConn = AsyncPgConnection;
 
 /// Connect to the database using the given URI, and perform migrations
 pub async fn setup<S: Into<String>>(database_uri: S) -> Result<DbPool, Error> {