diff --git a/scripts/seed.ts b/scripts/seed.ts
index 7306434..0258701 100644
--- a/scripts/seed.ts
+++ b/scripts/seed.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
-import { drizzle }       from 'drizzle-orm/neon-serverless';
+import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/neon-serverless';
 import { PgTransaction } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core';
-import * as categories   from '../db/seed/categories';
-import * as users        from '../db/seed/users';
-import * as wallets      from '../db/seed/wallets';
+import * as categories from '../db/seed/categories';
+import * as users from '../db/seed/users';
+import * as wallets from '../db/seed/wallets';
 import { DefaultWriter } from '../db/log-writer';
 import { DefaultLogger } from 'drizzle-orm/logger';
+import { neonConfig, Pool } from '@neondatabase/serverless';
+import ws from 'ws';
 
 type Seeder = { name: string, seed: (t: PgTransaction<any>) => Promise<void> }
 const seeders: Seeder[] = [users, categories, wallets];
+neonConfig.webSocketConstructor = global.WebSocket ?? ws;
 
 const logger = process.env['NODE_ENV'] === 'development' ? new DefaultLogger({ writer: new DefaultWriter() }) : false
-const db = drizzle({ connection: String(process.env['DATABASE_URL']), logger })
-
+console.log('db url = ', process.env['DATABASE_URL'])
+const db = drizzle(new Pool({ connectionString: String(process.env['DATABASE_URL']) }), { logger });
 db.transaction(async t => {
   for await (const { seed, name } of seeders) {
     console.log(`Seeding "${name} ⚙️`);
     await seed(t as unknown as PgTransaction<any>);
     console.log(`Seeded "${name}" ✅`);
   }
-}).catch(console.error);
+}).then(() => db.$client.end())
+  .catch(console.error);
diff --git a/server/helpers/db.mts b/server/helpers/db.mts
index 7f6445c..fddaf32 100644
--- a/server/helpers/db.mts
+++ b/server/helpers/db.mts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { neonConfig } from '@neondatabase/serverless';
+import { neonConfig, Pool } from '@neondatabase/serverless';
 import * as campaigns from '@schemas/campaigns';
 import * as categories from '@schemas/categories';
 import * as finance from '@schemas/finance';
@@ -9,31 +9,35 @@ import ws from 'ws';
 import { DefaultWriter } from '../../db/log-writer';
 
 neonConfig.webSocketConstructor = global.WebSocket ?? ws;
-const connection = String(process.env['DATABASE_URL']);
 const logger = new DefaultLogger({
   writer: new DefaultWriter()
 });
 
+const pool = new Pool({
+  connectionString: String(process.env['DATABASE_URL']),
+  ssl: true
+})
+
 export function useFinanceDb() {
-  return drizzle({
-    schema: { ...finance }, connection, logger
+  return drizzle(pool, {
+    schema: { ...finance }, logger
   });
 }
 
 export function useUsersDb() {
-  return drizzle({
-    schema: { ...users }, connection, logger
+  return drizzle(pool, {
+    schema: { ...users }, logger
   })
 }
 
 export function useCategoriesDb() {
-  return drizzle({
-    schema: { ...categories }, connection, logger
+  return drizzle(pool, {
+    schema: { ...categories }, logger
   })
 }
 
 export function useCampaignsDb() {
-  return drizzle({
-    schema: { ...campaigns }, connection, logger
+  return drizzle(pool, {
+    schema: { ...campaigns }, logger
   });
 }