diff --git a/lib/LDV.pm b/lib/LDV.pm
index 11770f7..02e2bf5 100644
--- a/lib/LDV.pm
+++ b/lib/LDV.pm
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ sub startup {
     return $ldap;
   });
 
+  $self->app->attr(db => sub {
+    require LDV::DB;
+    my $db = LDV::DB->new($self->app->config->{db});
+    $db->connect;
+    return $db;
+  });
+
   my $r = $self->routes;
 
   { # /user