diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 3df4052..d442b88 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/gen2brain/beeep"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
 // App struct
 type App struct {
 	ctx context.Context
+	db  *gorm.DB
 }
 
 // NewApp creates a new App application struct
-func NewApp() *App {
+func NewApp(db *gorm.DB) *App {
 
-	return &App{}
+	return &App{db: db}
 }
 
 // startup is called when the app starts. The context is saved
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d937fb4..057a33b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ var assets embed.FS
 
 func main() {
 	// Create an instance of the app structure
-	app := NewApp()
 	db := model.InitDB()
+	app := NewApp(db)
 	things := &things.Service{DB: db}
 
 	// Create application with options