diff --git a/lib/backend.dart b/lib/backend.dart
index e6e4492..7b35195 100644
--- a/lib/backend.dart
+++ b/lib/backend.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:rxdart/rxdart.dart';
 
+import 'database.dart';
+
 class Backend extends InheritedWidget {
   static Backend of(BuildContext context) =>
       context.inheritFromWidgetOfExactType(Backend);
 
   final Widget child;
 
+  final db = Database('musicus.sqlite');
+
   final playerActive = BehaviorSubject.seeded(false);
   final playing = BehaviorSubject.seeded(false);
   final position = BehaviorSubject.seeded(0.0);