diff --git a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/database.py b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/database.py
index e827500..34a5a53 100644
--- a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/database.py
+++ b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/database.py
@@ -8,20 +8,7 @@
 Import the functions we will use in the main code and in migrations.
 """
 
-from sqlalchemy_helpers import (  # noqa: F401
-    Base,
-    DatabaseManager,
-    exists_in_db,
-    get_or_create,
-    is_sqlite,
-)
+from sqlalchemy_helpers import Base, get_or_create, update_or_create, is_sqlite, exists_in_db
+from sqlalchemy_helpers.flask_ext import DatabaseExtension, get_or_404, first_or_404
 
-from webhook_to_fedora_messaging.config import get_config
-
-
-db_config = get_config().database.model_dump()
-db = DatabaseManager(
-    str(db_config["sqlalchemy"]["url"]),
-    str(db_config["alembic"]["migrations_path"]),
-    engine_args=db_config["sqlalchemy"],
-)
+db = DatabaseExtension()
diff --git a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/main.py b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/main.py
index daa740f..f5f7834 100644
--- a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/main.py
+++ b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/main.py
@@ -7,17 +7,13 @@
 custom configuration file will be inherently taken from the default values
 """
 
-import sys
 
 from flask import Flask
-
+from webhook_to_fedora_messaging.database import db
 from .config import get_config
 from .config.defaults import LOGGER_CONFIG
-
 from logging.config import dictConfig
-
 from webhook_to_fedora_messaging.exceptions import ConfigError
-
 import logging
 
 
@@ -39,9 +35,8 @@ def create_app():
     except ConfigError as expt:
         logging.error(f"Exiting - Reason - {str(expt)}")
 
-    main.config.from_mapping(
-        confdata
-    )
+    main.config.from_mapping(confdata)
+    db.init_app(main)
     dictConfig(confdata["logsconf"])
 
     return main
diff --git a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/migrations/env.py b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/migrations/env.py
index ab902a6..046a3db 100644
--- a/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/migrations/env.py
+++ b/webhook_to_fedora_messaging/migrations/env.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 from alembic import context
 from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
 
+from webhook_to_fedora_messaging.main import create_app
 from webhook_to_fedora_messaging.config import get_config
 from webhook_to_fedora_messaging.database import Base
+from sqlalchemy_helpers.flask_ext import get_url_from_app
 
 
 # this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ def run_migrations_offline() -> None:
     script output.
 
     """
-    url = str(get_config().database.sqlalchemy.url)
+    url = str(get_url_from_app(create_app))
     context.configure(
         url=url,
         target_metadata=target_metadata,