diff --git a/@app/__tests__/helpers.ts b/@app/__tests__/helpers.ts
index a73f5c1a..13d81063 100644
--- a/@app/__tests__/helpers.ts
+++ b/@app/__tests__/helpers.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Pool, PoolClient } from "pg";
 
-const pools = {};
+const pools: { [key: string]: Pool } = {};
 
 if (!process.env.TEST_DATABASE_URL) {
   throw new Error("Cannot run tests without a TEST_DATABASE_URL");
diff --git a/@app/server/__tests__/helpers.ts b/@app/server/__tests__/helpers.ts
index f28c06db..61c93f4f 100644
--- a/@app/server/__tests__/helpers.ts
+++ b/@app/server/__tests__/helpers.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export async function createUserAndLogIn() {
   const pool = poolFromUrl(process.env.TEST_DATABASE_URL!);
   const client = await pool.connect();
   try {
-    const [user] = await createUsers(pool, 1, true);
-    const session = await createSession(pool, user.id);
+    const [user] = await createUsers(client, 1, true);
+    const session = await createSession(client, user.id);
     return { user, session };
   } finally {
     client.release();