diff --git a/backend/src/app.py b/backend/src/app.py
index ee7c838..96690e5 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.py
+++ b/backend/src/app.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import dotenv
+from connect import get_connection
 from flask import Flask, Response, jsonify, request
 from flask_cors import CORS
 from flask_socketio import SocketIO, emit
+from state import State
 
-from .room import Room, test_algo
-from .song import Song, init_db
+from .room import Room
+from .song import init_db
 
 # from .song_fetch import *
 
@@ -16,8 +18,9 @@ app.config["SECRET_KEY"] = "your_secret_key"
 socketio = SocketIO(app)
 CORS(app)
 
-
-ROOMS: dict[int, Room] = {}  # { room_id: room, ... }
+db_conn = get_connection()
+state = State(app, db_conn.cursor())
+init_db(state.db)
 
 
 def error(msg: str, status: int = 400) -> Response:
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ def join():
     if room_id is None:
         return error("Missing room id")
 
-    if (room := ROOMS.get(int(room_id))) is None:
+    if (room := state.rooms.get(int(room_id))) is None:
         return error("Invalid room")
 
     if room.pin is not None and room.pin != code:
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ def queue():
     if (room_id := request.args.get("room")) is None:
         return error("Missing room id")
 
-    if (room := ROOMS.get(int(room_id))) is None:
+    if (room := state.rooms.get(int(room_id))) is None:
         return error("Invalid room")
 
     return {"success": True, "queue": room.playing}
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ def queue_next():
     if (room_id := request.args.get("room")) is None:
         return error("Missing room id")
 
-    if (room := ROOMS.get(int(room_id))) is None:
+    if (room := state.rooms.get(int(room_id))) is None:
         return error("Invalid room")
 
     room.playing_idx += 1
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ def room_new():
     lat, lon = room_cords.split(",")
 
     room = Room(
-        id=max(ROOMS or [0]) + 1,  #
+        id=max(state.rooms or [0]) + 1,  #
         coord=(float(lat), float(lon)),
         name=room_name,
         pin=room_pin,
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ def room_new():
         playing_idx=-1,
     )
 
-    ROOMS[room.id] = room
+    state.rooms[room.id] = room
 
     return {"success": True, "room_id": room.id}
 
@@ -116,13 +119,9 @@ def room():
             "private": room.pin is not None,
             "coords": room.coord,
         }
-        for room in ROOMS.values()
+        for room in state.rooms.values()
     ]
 
 
-init_db()
-test_algo()
-exit()
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     socketio.run(app, debug=True)
diff --git a/backend/src/connect.py b/backend/src/connect.py
index 7bc991f..c07af1b 100644
--- a/backend/src/connect.py
+++ b/backend/src/connect.py
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ import sqlite3
 def get_connection():
     conn = sqlite3.connect(".data/jukebox.db")
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    conn.autocommit = True
     return conn
diff --git a/backend/src/song.py b/backend/src/song.py
index 5b3524b..21e6ef1 100644
--- a/backend/src/song.py
+++ b/backend/src/song.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from sqlite3 import Cursor
 
 from .connect import get_connection
 
 
-def init_db():
-    conn = get_connection()
-    cursor = conn.cursor()
-    cursor.execute("""
+def init_db(db: Cursor):
+    db.execute("""
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS songs (
             mbid TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
             title TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ def init_db():
             youtube_id TEXT NOT NULL
         );
     """)
-    conn.commit()
-    conn.close()
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
diff --git a/backend/src/state.py b/backend/src/state.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7778117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/state.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from sqlite3 import Cursor
+
+from flask import Flask
+
+from .room import Room
+
+
+@dataclass
+class State:
+    app: Flask
+    db: Cursor
+    rooms: dict[int, Room] = {}  # { room_id: room, ... }