diff --git a/packages/server/src/application/Application.ts b/packages/server/src/application/Application.ts
index f1cbc52..98141dc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/application/Application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/application/Application.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ import {IDatabase} from '../database/IDatabase'
 import {ILogger} from '../logger/ILogger'
 import {IRoutes} from '@rondo/common'
 import {ITransactionManager} from '../database/ITransactionManager'
+import {DB} from '../database/DB'
 import {loggerFactory, LoggerFactory} from '../logger/LoggerFactory'
 import {json} from 'body-parser'
 
 export class Application implements IApplication {
+  readonly db: DB
   readonly transactionManager: ITransactionManager
   readonly server: express.Application
 
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ export class Application implements IApplication {
 
   constructor(readonly config: IConfig, readonly database: IDatabase) {
     this.transactionManager = database.transactionManager
-    this.userService = new services.UserService(this.transactionManager)
+    this.db = new DB(this.transactionManager)
+    this.userService = new services.UserService(this.db)
 
     this.teamService = new team.TeamService(this.transactionManager)
     this.userPermissions = new user.UserPermissions(this.transactionManager)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/database/DB.ts b/packages/server/src/database/DB.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8b442d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/database/DB.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {
+  EntityManager,
+  EntitySchema,
+  ObjectType,
+  Repository,
+} from 'typeorm'
+import {ITransactionManager} from '../database/ITransactionManager'
+
+export class DB {
+  constructor(protected readonly transactionManager: ITransactionManager) {}
+
+  getEntityManager(): EntityManager {
+    return this.transactionManager.getEntityManager()
+  }
+
+  getRepository<Entity>(
+    target: ObjectType<Entity> | EntitySchema<Entity> | string,
+  ): Repository<Entity> {
+    return this.transactionManager.getRepository(target)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/database/index.ts b/packages/server/src/database/index.ts
index 59ba1d2..b11ee84 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/database/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/database/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './ITransactionManager'
 export * from './TransactionManager'
 export * from './IDatabase'
 export * from './Database'
+export * from './DB'
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/UserService.test.ts b/packages/server/src/services/UserService.test.ts
index efdb3c4..36bf518 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/UserService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/UserService.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('UserService', () => {
   const username = 'test@user.com'
   const password = '1234567890'
 
-  const userService = new UserService(test.transactionManager)
+  const userService = new UserService(test.db)
 
   async function createUser(u = username, p = password) {
     return userService.createUser({
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/UserService.ts b/packages/server/src/services/UserService.ts
index 3b574c6..07f4e68 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/UserService.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/UserService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import createError from 'http-errors'
 import {BaseService} from './BaseService'
+import {DB} from '../database/DB'
 import {ICredentials, INewUser, IUser, trim} from '@rondo/common'
 import {IUserService} from './IUserService'
 import {UserEmail} from '../entities/UserEmail'
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ import {Validator} from '../validator'
 const SALT_ROUNDS = 10
 const MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH = 10
 
-export class UserService extends BaseService implements IUserService {
+export class UserService implements IUserService {
+  constructor(protected readonly db: DB) {}
+
   async createUser(payload: INewUser): Promise<IUser> {
     const newUser = {
       username: trim(payload.username),
@@ -34,11 +37,11 @@ export class UserService extends BaseService implements IUserService {
     .throw()
 
     const password = await this.hash(payload.password)
-    const user = await this.getRepository(User).save({
+    const user = await this.db.getRepository(User).save({
       ...newUser,
       password,
     })
-    await this.getRepository(UserEmail).save({
+    await this.db.getRepository(UserEmail).save({
       email: newUser.username,
       userId: user.id,
     })
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export class UserService extends BaseService implements IUserService {
   }
 
   async findOne(id: number) {
-    const user = await this.getRepository(User).findOne(id, {
+    const user = await this.db.getRepository(User).findOne(id, {
       relations: ['emails'],
     })
 
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ export class UserService extends BaseService implements IUserService {
   }
 
   async findUserByEmail(email: string) {
-    const userEmail = await this.getRepository(UserEmail)
+    const userEmail = await this.db.getRepository(UserEmail)
     .findOne({ email }, {
       relations: ['user'],
     })
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ export class UserService extends BaseService implements IUserService {
     newPassword: string,
   }) {
     const {userId, oldPassword, newPassword} = params
-    const userRepository = this.getRepository(User)
+    const userRepository = this.db.getRepository(User)
     const user = await userRepository
     .createQueryBuilder('user')
     .select('user')
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ export class UserService extends BaseService implements IUserService {
 
   async validateCredentials(credentials: ICredentials) {
     const {username, password} = credentials
-    const user = await this.getRepository(User)
+    const user = await this.db.getRepository(User)
     .createQueryBuilder('user')
     .select('user')
     .addSelect('user.password')
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ export class UserService extends BaseService implements IUserService {
   }
 
   async findUserEmails(userId: number) {
-    return this.getRepository(UserEmail).find({ userId })
+    return this.db.getRepository(UserEmail).find({ userId })
   }
 
   protected async hash(password: string): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/test-utils/TestUtils.ts b/packages/server/src/test-utils/TestUtils.ts
index b283784..c688df0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/test-utils/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/test-utils/TestUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import supertest from 'supertest'
 import {Connection, QueryRunner} from 'typeorm'
+import {DB} from '../database/DB'
 import {
   ENTITY_MANAGER, ITransactionManager,
 } from '../database/ITransactionManager'
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ export class TestUtils<T extends IRoutes> {
   readonly app: express.Application
   readonly context: string
   readonly transactionManager: ITransactionManager
+  readonly db: DB
 
   constructor(readonly bootstrap: IBootstrap) {
     this.app = bootstrap.application.server
     this.context = this.bootstrap.getConfig().app.context
     this.transactionManager = this.bootstrap.database.transactionManager
+    this.db = new DB(this.transactionManager)
   }
 
   /**