diff --git a/database/src/config/index.ts b/database/src/config/index.ts
index ba41f11d4..4840f3f86 100644
--- a/database/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/database/src/config/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // ATTENTION: DO NOT PUT ANY SECRETS IN HERE (or the .env)
 
 import dotenv from 'dotenv'
+
 dotenv.config()
 
 const constants = {
@@ -35,6 +36,4 @@ if (
   )
 }
 
-const CONFIG = { ...constants, ...database, ...migrations }
-
-export default CONFIG
+export const CONFIG = { ...constants, ...database, ...migrations }
diff --git a/database/src/index.ts b/database/src/index.ts
index 48056ab55..96785a721 100644
--- a/database/src/index.ts
+++ b/database/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import 'reflect-metadata'
 import { createDatabase } from './prepare'
-import CONFIG from './config'
+import { CONFIG } from './config'
 
 import { createPool } from 'mysql'
 import { Migration } from 'ts-mysql-migrate'
diff --git a/database/src/prepare.ts b/database/src/prepare.ts
index 3c64b1c5e..2ecbb4c42 100644
--- a/database/src/prepare.ts
+++ b/database/src/prepare.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createConnection } from 'mysql2/promise'
 
-import CONFIG from './config'
+import { CONFIG } from './config'
 
 export const createDatabase = async (): Promise<void> => {
   const con = await createConnection({