diff --git a/src/services/telegram/commands/mod.rs b/src/services/telegram/commands/mod.rs
index 577c040a..ffde48e0 100644
--- a/src/services/telegram/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/services/telegram/commands/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // See the following link for an example of how to use this file:
 // https://github.com/teloxide/teloxide/blob/master/crates/teloxide/examples/dispatching_features.rs
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result};
 use teloxide::Bot;
 use teloxide::payloads::SendMessageSetters;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ impl Command {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	pub async fn handle(self, bot: Bot, message: Message, database: &DatabaseInterface) -> CommandResult {
+	pub async fn handle(self, bot: Bot, message: Message, database: Arc<DatabaseInterface>) -> CommandResult {
 		log::trace!("Handling command: {self:?}");
 
 		let result = match self {
diff --git a/src/services/telegram/mod.rs b/src/services/telegram/mod.rs
index 871c84ac..4fa676c0 100644
--- a/src/services/telegram/mod.rs
+++ b/src/services/telegram/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use teloxide::prelude::*;
 use teloxide::types::{Me, ParseMode};
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ impl TelegramService {
 		let regex = Regex::new(&format!(r"^/[a-z0-9_]+(?:@{bot_name})?(?:\s+.*)?$")).unwrap();
 		log::trace!("Pseudo-command regex is: {regex:?}");
 
-		let database = DatabaseInterface::new(self.database_url.clone());
+		let database = Arc::new(DatabaseInterface::new(self.database_url.clone()));
 
 		log::trace!("Building dispatcher...");
 		Dispatcher::builder(