diff --git a/packages/auth/src/db/index.js b/packages/auth/src/db/index.js
index 2cc033da86..9ae48e68b1 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/db/index.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/db/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-let Pouch
-
-module.exports.getDB = () => {
-  return Pouch
-}
-
 module.exports.setDB = pouch => {
-  Pouch = pouch
+  module.exports.CouchDB = pouch
 }
+
+module.exports.CouchDB = null
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/index.js b/packages/auth/src/index.js
index ca8b092ec4..705e07f813 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-const db = require("./db")
 const passport = require("koa-passport")
 const LocalStrategy = require("passport-local").Strategy
 const JwtStrategy = require("passport-jwt").Strategy
 // const GoogleStrategy = require("passport-google-oauth").Strategy
-const CouchDB = require("./db")
+const database = require("./db")
 const { StaticDatabases } = require("./db/utils")
 const { jwt, local, authenticated } = require("./middleware")
 const { Cookies, UserStatus } = require("./constants")
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ passport.use(new JwtStrategy(jwt.options, jwt.authenticate))
 passport.serializeUser((user, done) => done(null, user))
 
 passport.deserializeUser(async (user, done) => {
-  const db = new CouchDB(StaticDatabases.USER.name)
+  const db = new database.CouchDB(StaticDatabases.USER.name)
 
   try {
     const user = await db.get(user._id)
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ passport.deserializeUser(async (user, done) => {
 
 module.exports = {
   init(pouch) {
-    db.setDB(pouch)
+    database.setDB(pouch)
   },
   passport,
   Cookies,
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/middleware/passport/local.js b/packages/auth/src/middleware/passport/local.js
index 886c078e35..78ee2eafff 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/middleware/passport/local.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/middleware/passport/local.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken")
 const { UserStatus } = require("../../constants")
-const CouchDB = require("../../db")
+const database = require("../../db")
 const { StaticDatabases, generateUserID } = require("../../db/utils")
 const { compare } = require("../../hashing")
 const env = require("../../environment")
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exports.authenticate = async function(username, password, done) {
   if (!password) return done(null, false, "Password Required.")
 
   // Check the user exists in the instance DB by email
-  const db = new CouchDB(StaticDatabases.USER.name)
+  const db = new database.CouchDB(StaticDatabases.USER.name)
 
   let dbUser
   try {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.js b/packages/server/src/app.js
index 7c015e9d26..2f3b977bbe 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // need to load environment first
 const env = require("./environment")
+const CouchDB = require("./db")
+require("@budibase/auth").init(CouchDB)
 const Koa = require("koa")
 const destroyable = require("server-destroy")
 const electron = require("electron")
@@ -11,10 +13,6 @@ const eventEmitter = require("./events")
 const automations = require("./automations/index")
 const Sentry = require("@sentry/node")
 const fileSystem = require("./utilities/fileSystem")
-const auth = require("@budibase/auth")
-const CouchDB = require("./db")
-
-auth.init(CouchDB)
 
 const app = new Koa()
 
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/index.js b/packages/worker/src/index.js
index 225547d337..21ad8381fe 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // need to load environment first
 const env = require("./environment")
+const CouchDB = require("./db")
+require("@budibase/auth").init(CouchDB)
 const Koa = require("koa")
 const destroyable = require("server-destroy")
 const koaBody = require("koa-body")
@@ -7,10 +9,6 @@ const { passport } = require("@budibase/auth")
 const logger = require("koa-pino-logger")
 const http = require("http")
 const api = require("./api")
-const auth = require("@budibase/auth")
-const CouchDB = require("./db")
-
-auth.init(CouchDB)
 
 const app = new Koa()