diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 8c9171f..08031d0 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,28 +1,11 @@
 from flask import Flask, render_template, g, abort, request, jsonify, send_from_directory, url_for
 
-import os
-
 from src.util.utils import *
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-
-@app.before_request
-def before_request():
-    g.db = connect_db()
-
-
-@app.teardown_request
-def teardown_request(exception):
-    if hasattr(g, "db"):
-        g.db.close()
-
-
-def get_js_files():
-    js_folder = os.path.join(app.static_folder, "js")
-    js_files = [f for f in os.listdir(js_folder) if f.endswith(".js")]
-    return js_files
-
+app.before_request(before_request)
+app.teardown_request(teardown_request)
 
 @app.route("/")
 def show_app():
diff --git a/src/util/utils.py b/src/util/utils.py
index aacf2c0..bb18767 100644
--- a/src/util/utils.py
+++ b/src/util/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
-import sqlite3, csv
+from flask import g
+from flask import current_app as app
+
+import sqlite3, csv, os
 
 DATABASE = "src/data/database.db"
 
 def connect_db():
     return sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
 
+def before_request():
+    g.db = connect_db()
+
+def teardown_request(exception):
+    if hasattr(g, "db"):
+        g.db.close()
+
+def get_js_files():
+    js_folder = os.path.join(app.static_folder, "js")
+    js_files = [f for f in os.listdir(js_folder) if f.endswith(".js")]
+    return js_files
+
 def read_csv(file_path):
     data = []
     with open(file_path, 'r', newline='', encoding='utf-8') as csvfile: