diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0ae6f36..d92ace0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{
     io::prelude::*,
     boxed::Box,
     error::Error,
+    sync::Arc,
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use sqlx::{
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ use sqlx::{
         SqliteConnectOptions,
     },
 };
+use tokio::{
+    sync::RwLock,
+};
 
 const DEFAULT_DATABASE_PATH: &'static str = "/var/lib/noise-server/noise-server.sqlite";
 
@@ -55,7 +59,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     println!("{:?}", options);
 
     #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
-    let sqlite_connection = connect_sqlite(&config.database_path).await?;
+    let sqlite_connection = Arc::new(
+        RwLock::new(
+            connect_sqlite(&config.database_path).await?
+        )
+    );
 
     Ok(())
 }