diff --git a/libStorage.js b/libStorage.js
index de6a6b0..3ee75f0 100644
--- a/libStorage.js
+++ b/libStorage.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const accountsTable = process.env.DB_ACCOUNTS_TABLE;
 const transactionsTable = process.env.DB_TRANSACTIONS_TABLE;
 const pricingTable = process.env.DB_PRICING_TABLE;
 
-const connection = mysql.createPool({
+var connection = mysql.createPool({
     host: process.env.DB_HOST,
     user: process.env.DB_USER,
     password: process.env.DB_PASS,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const connection = mysql.createPool({
 
 // Helper Functions
 // Function to run and handle SQL errors
-function runSQL(sqlQuery, connection, callback = (err, rows) => {
+function runSQL(sqlQuery, callback = (err, rows) => {
     log.ERROR(err);
     throw err;
 }) {