diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ee0e392..1bcb68c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4284,6 +4284,8 @@ checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
 name = "visions"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "async-std",
+ "async-trait",
  "authdb",
  "cool_asserts",
  "futures",
diff --git a/visions/server/Cargo.toml b/visions/server/Cargo.toml
index 5bc25d1..8dc0ed8 100644
--- a/visions/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/visions/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ lazy_static = "1.5.0"
 include_dir = "0.7.4"
 async-trait = "0.1.83"
 futures = "0.3.31"
+async-std = "1.13.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 cool_asserts = "2.0.3"
diff --git a/visions/server/Taskfile.yml b/visions/server/Taskfile.yml
index 82a446d..d54c919 100644
--- a/visions/server/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/visions/server/Taskfile.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ tasks:
 
   test:
     cmds:
-      - cargo watch -x 'test -- --nocapture'
+      # - cargo watch -x 'test -- --nocapture'
+      - cargo watch -x 'nextest run'
 
   dev:
     cmds:
diff --git a/visions/server/src/database.rs b/visions/server/src/database.rs
index a960ae6..2f0e9d9 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/database.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/database.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use rusqlite::Connection;
 use rusqlite_migration::Migrations;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error;
-use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
+use async_std::channel::{Sender, Receiver, bounded};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 static MIGRATIONS_DIR: Dir = include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/migrations");
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enum Request {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct DatabaseRequest {
-    tx: oneshot::Sender<DatabaseResponse>,
+    tx: Sender<DatabaseResponse>,
     req: Request,
 }
 
@@ -161,16 +161,18 @@ impl DiskDb {
     }
 }
 
-async fn db_handler(db: DiskDb, mut requestor: mpsc::Receiver<DatabaseRequest>) {
+async fn db_handler(db: DiskDb, mut requestor: Receiver<DatabaseRequest>) {
     println!("Starting db_handler");
-    while let Some(DatabaseRequest{ tx, req }) = requestor.recv().await {
+    while let Ok(DatabaseRequest{ tx, req }) = requestor.recv().await {
         println!("Request received: {:?}", req);
         match req {
             Request::Charsheet(id) => {
                 let sheet = db.charsheet(id);
                 println!("sheet retrieved: {:?}", sheet);
                 match sheet {
-                    Ok(sheet) => tx.send(DatabaseResponse::Charsheet(sheet)).unwrap(),
+                    Ok(sheet) => {
+                        tx.send(DatabaseResponse::Charsheet(sheet)).await.unwrap();
+                    },
                     _ => unimplemented!(),
                 }
             }
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ async fn db_handler(db: DiskDb, mut requestor: mpsc::Receiver<DatabaseRequest>)
 }
 
 pub struct DbConn {
-    conn: mpsc::Sender<DatabaseRequest>,
+    conn: Sender<DatabaseRequest>,
     handle: tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>,
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ impl DbConn {
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
     {
-        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(5);
+        let (tx, rx) = bounded::<DatabaseRequest>(5);
         let db = DiskDb::new(path).unwrap();
 
         let handle = tokio::spawn(async move { db_handler(db, rx).await; });
@@ -204,14 +206,14 @@ impl Database for DbConn {
         &mut self,
         id: CharacterId,
     ) -> Result<Option<CharsheetRow>, Error> {
-        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel::<DatabaseResponse>();
+        let (tx, rx) = bounded::<DatabaseResponse>(1);
 
         let request = DatabaseRequest{
             tx,
             req: Request::Charsheet(id),
         };
         self.conn.send(request).await.unwrap();
-        match rx.await {
+        match rx.recv().await {
             Ok(DatabaseResponse::Charsheet(row)) => Ok(row),
             Ok(_) => Err(Error::MessageMismatch),
             Err(err) => {