diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b86a1db..4041f5d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as format from './lib/format';
 
 const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./config/config.json', {encoding: 'utf8'}));
 
-const dbClient = mongoose.connect(`${config.dbconnectionURL}/${config.dbname}`, {
+const db = mongoose.connect(`${config.dbconnectionURL}/${config.dbname}`, {
 	useNewUrlParser: true, // idfk what any of this does i just copied an example
 	useUnifiedTopology: true,
 	useFindAndModify: false,
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ const logger = winston.createLogger({
 });
 
 logger.info('connecting to mongodb database');
-dbClient.then(() => {
+db.then(() => {
 	logger.info('connected to database!');
 
 	const app = express();
 
 	app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 
-	app.set('db', dbClient);
+	app.set('db', db);
 	app.set('config', config);
 	app.set('logger', logger);