diff --git a/database/__init__.py b/database/__init__.py
index e113f1c..d426850 100644
--- a/database/__init__.py
+++ b/database/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 from constants import TESTING_DB as DB
 
-engine = create_engine(DB, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False})
+engine = create_engine(DB)
 SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
 Base = declarative_base()
 Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 08d99f4..9723dcf 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 from app import app
 from constants import TESTING_DB
 
-engine = create_engine(TESTING_DB, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False})
+engine = create_engine(TESTING_DB)
 TestingSessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
 client = TestClient(app)