diff --git a/Data/Database.cs b/Data/Database.cs
index 689a6de..2dfd980 100644
--- a/Data/Database.cs
+++ b/Data/Database.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using Npgsql;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace BirthdayBot.Data;
 
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ namespace BirthdayBot.Data;
 internal static class Database {
     public const string ObsoleteReason = "Will be removed in favor of EF6 stuff when text commands are removed";
 
-    public static string DBConnectionString { get; set; }
+    public static string DBConnectionString { get; set; } = null!;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Sets up and opens a database connection.