diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 52fa34d..84106a5 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 */
 
 import { GatewayIntentBits } from 'discord.js';
-import { LogLevel, SapphireClient } from '@sapphire/framework';
+import { LogLevel, SapphireClient, container } from '@sapphire/framework';
 import { ScheduledTaskRedisStrategy } from '@sapphire/plugin-scheduled-tasks/register-redis';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
 import '@sapphire/plugin-logger/register';
+import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 
 require('dotenv').config();
 
@@ -64,13 +65,21 @@ const main = async () => {
   try {
     const token = process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN;
     client.logger.info('Logging in');
+    container.database = await new PrismaClient();
     await client.login(token);
     client.logger.info('Logged in');
   } catch (error) {
     client.logger.fatal(error);
+    await container.database.$disconnect();
     client.destroy();
     process.exit(1);
   }
 };
 
+declare module '@sapphire/pieces' {
+  interface Container {
+    database: PrismaClient;
+  }
+}
+
 main();
diff --git a/src/utils/database/ban.ts b/src/utils/database/ban.ts
index 4eab7d9..5ad7222 100644
--- a/src/utils/database/ban.ts
+++ b/src/utils/database/ban.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import { container } from '@sapphire/framework';
 
 export async function addBan(userId: string, modId: string, reason: string) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Add the user to the database
-  await prisma.ban.create({
+  await container.database.ban.create({
     data: {
       user: {
         connect: {
@@ -20,16 +17,10 @@ export async function addBan(userId: string, modId: string, reason: string) {
       reason,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 export async function removeBan(userId: string, modId: string) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
-  const ban = await prisma.ban.findFirst({
+  const ban = await container.database.ban.findFirst({
     where: {
       userId,
     },
@@ -43,7 +34,7 @@ export async function removeBan(userId: string, modId: string) {
   }
 
   // Query to deactivate the specific sus note
-  await prisma.ban.update({
+  await container.database.ban.update({
     where: {
       id: ban.id,
     },
@@ -53,16 +44,10 @@ export async function removeBan(userId: string, modId: string) {
       active: false,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 export async function checkActive(userId: string) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
-  const ban = await prisma.ban.findFirst({
+  const ban = await container.database.ban.findFirst({
     where: {
       userId,
     },
@@ -79,10 +64,7 @@ export async function checkActive(userId: string) {
 }
 
 export async function getReason(userId: string) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
-  const ban = await prisma.ban.findFirst({
+  const ban = await container.database.ban.findFirst({
     where: {
       userId,
     },
diff --git a/src/utils/database/dbExistingUser.ts b/src/utils/database/dbExistingUser.ts
index 707712e..f64c58d 100644
--- a/src/utils/database/dbExistingUser.ts
+++ b/src/utils/database/dbExistingUser.ts
@@ -18,24 +18,18 @@
 */
 
 import type { GuildMember, GuildMemberRoleManager } from 'discord.js';
-import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import { container } from '@sapphire/framework';
 import IDs from '#utils/ids';
 
 // Checks if the user exists on the database
 export async function userExists(userId: string) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Counts if the user is on the database by their snowflake
-  const userQuery = await prisma.user.count({
+  const userQuery = await container.database.user.count({
     where: {
       id: userId,
     },
   });
 
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
-
   // If the user is found on the database, then return true, otherwise, false.
   return userQuery > 0;
 }
@@ -58,11 +52,8 @@ function getRoles(roles: GuildMemberRoleManager) {
 
 // Adds the user to the database if they were already on the server before the bot/database
 export async function addExistingUser(user: GuildMember) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Counts if the user is on the database by their snowflake
-  const userQuery = await prisma.user.count({
+  const userQuery = await container.database.user.count({
     where: {
       id: user.id,
     },
@@ -77,7 +68,7 @@ export async function addExistingUser(user: GuildMember) {
   const roles = getRoles(user.roles);
 
   // Create the user in the database
-  await prisma.user.create({
+  await container.database.user.create({
     data: {
       id: user.id,
       vegan: roles.vegan,
@@ -90,18 +81,12 @@ export async function addExistingUser(user: GuildMember) {
       muted: roles.muted,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 // Add an empty user to database in case they are not on the server
 export async function addEmptyUser(userId: string) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Counts if the user is on the database by their snowflake
-  const userQuery = await prisma.user.count({
+  const userQuery = await container.database.user.count({
     where: {
       id: userId,
     },
@@ -113,14 +98,11 @@ export async function addEmptyUser(userId: string) {
   }
 
   // Create the user in the database
-  await prisma.user.create({
+  await container.database.user.create({
     data: {
       id: userId,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 export async function updateUser(user: GuildMember) {
@@ -133,10 +115,7 @@ export async function updateUser(user: GuildMember) {
   // Parse all the roles into a dictionary
   const roles = getRoles(user.roles);
 
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
-  await prisma.user.update({
+  await container.database.user.update({
     where: {
       id: user.id,
     },
@@ -152,17 +131,11 @@ export async function updateUser(user: GuildMember) {
       muted: roles.muted,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 export async function fetchRoles(user: string) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Get the user's roles
-  const roleQuery = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+  const roleQuery = await container.database.user.findUnique({
     where: {
       id: user,
     },
@@ -177,9 +150,6 @@ export async function fetchRoles(user: string) {
     },
   });
 
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
-
   // Assign roles to role snowflakes
   const roles = [];
 
diff --git a/src/utils/database/sus.ts b/src/utils/database/sus.ts
index 5017868..adc6afd 100644
--- a/src/utils/database/sus.ts
+++ b/src/utils/database/sus.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import { container } from '@sapphire/framework';
 
 export async function addToDatabase(userId: string, modId: string, message: string) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Add the user to the database
-  await prisma.sus.create({
+  await container.database.sus.create({
     data: {
       user: {
         connect: {
@@ -20,52 +17,36 @@ export async function addToDatabase(userId: string, modId: string, message: stri
       note: message,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 // Get a list of sus notes from the user
 export async function findNotes(userId: string, active: boolean) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Query to get the specific user's sus notes
-  const note = await prisma.sus.findMany({
+  const note = await container.database.sus.findMany({
     where: {
       userId,
       active,
     },
   });
 
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
   return note;
 }
 
 // Get one note from the id
 export async function getNote(noteId: number) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Query to get the specific user's sus notes
-  const note = await prisma.sus.findUnique({
+  const note = await container.database.sus.findUnique({
     where: {
       id: noteId,
     },
   });
 
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
   return note;
 }
 
 export async function deactivateNote(noteId: number) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Query to deactivate the specific sus note
-  await prisma.sus.update({
+  await container.database.sus.update({
     where: {
       id: noteId,
     },
@@ -73,17 +54,11 @@ export async function deactivateNote(noteId: number) {
       active: false,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 export async function deactivateAllNotes(userId: string) {
-  // Initialise the database connection
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Query to deactivate the specific user's sus notes
-  await prisma.sus.updateMany({
+  await container.database.sus.updateMany({
     where: {
       userId: {
         contains: userId,
@@ -93,7 +68,4 @@ export async function deactivateAllNotes(userId: string) {
       active: false,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/database/verification.ts b/src/utils/database/verification.ts
index 1af9055..065f555 100644
--- a/src/utils/database/verification.ts
+++ b/src/utils/database/verification.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 */
 
 import type { GuildMember } from 'discord.js';
-import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import { container } from '@sapphire/framework';
 import { updateUser } from '#utils/database/dbExistingUser';
 import { leaveBan } from '#utils/verificationConfig';
 import { fibonacci } from '#utils/mathsSeries';
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ export async function joinVerification(channelId: string, user: GuildMember) {
   // Update the user on the database with the current roles they have
   await updateUser(user);
 
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
-  await prisma.verify.create({
+  await container.database.verify.create({
     data: {
       id: channelId,
       user: {
@@ -40,16 +37,10 @@ export async function joinVerification(channelId: string, user: GuildMember) {
       },
     },
   });
-
-  // Close database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 export async function startVerification(channelId: string) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
-  await prisma.verify.update({
+  await container.database.verify.update({
     where: {
       id: channelId,
     },
@@ -57,17 +48,11 @@ export async function startVerification(channelId: string) {
       startTime: new Date(),
     },
   });
-
-  // Close database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 export async function getUser(channelId: string) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Get the snowflake of the user verifying
-  const user = await prisma.verify.findUnique({
+  const user = await container.database.verify.findUnique({
     where: {
       id: channelId,
     },
@@ -76,9 +61,6 @@ export async function getUser(channelId: string) {
     },
   });
 
-  // Close database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
-
   // Check the user could be found
   if (user === null) {
     return null;
@@ -109,11 +91,8 @@ export async function finishVerification(
       convinced: boolean
     } },
 ) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // TODO potentially add an incomplete tracker?
-  await prisma.verify.update({
+  await container.database.verify.update({
     where: {
       id: channelId,
     },
@@ -139,18 +118,12 @@ export async function finishVerification(
       food: info.food,
     },
   });
-
-  // Close database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
 }
 
 // Checks if verification was complete
 export async function checkFinish(channelId: string) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Get the snowflake of the user verifying
-  const finish = await prisma.verify.findUnique({
+  const finish = await container.database.verify.findUnique({
     where: {
       id: channelId,
     },
@@ -159,9 +132,6 @@ export async function checkFinish(channelId: string) {
     },
   });
 
-  // Close database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
-
   // Checks if query returned is null
   if (finish === null) {
     return false;
@@ -173,30 +143,21 @@ export async function checkFinish(channelId: string) {
 
 // Counts how many times the user has not had a verifier join their VC before leaving
 export async function countIncomplete(userId: string) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Count how many times the user has not completed a verification
-  const incompleteCount = await prisma.verify.count({
+  const incompleteCount = await container.database.verify.count({
     where: {
       userId,
       finishTime: null,
     },
   });
 
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
-
   return incompleteCount;
 }
 
 // Gets the amount of time left on the block
 export async function blockTime(userId: string) {
-  // Initialises Prisma Client
-  const prisma = new PrismaClient();
-
   // Count how many times the user has not completed a verification
-  const verification = await prisma.verify.findFirst({
+  const verification = await container.database.verify.findFirst({
     where: {
       userId,
     },
@@ -205,9 +166,6 @@ export async function blockTime(userId: string) {
     },
   });
 
-  // Close the database connection
-  await prisma.$disconnect();
-
   if (verification === null) {
     return 0;
   }