diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a1a8e06..a3b47f0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 {
   "name": "sknsybot",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0.b2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sknsybot",
-      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "version": "0.4.0.b2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^5.4.1",
         "discord.js": "^14.14.1",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+        "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
         "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
         "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
         "pg": "^8.18.0",
         "wikijs": "^6.4.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/chalk": "^0.4.31",
         "@types/node": "^22.10.7",
         "@types/node-cron": "^3.0.11",
         "@types/pg": "^8.16.0",
@@ -1144,6 +1145,13 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/chalk": {
+      "version": "0.4.31",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/chalk/-/chalk-0.4.31.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nF0fisEPYMIyfrFgabFimsz9Lnuu9MwkNrrlATm2E4E46afKDyeelT+8bXfw1VSc7sLBxMxRgT7PxTC2JcqN4Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
       "version": "22.10.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-22.10.7.tgz",
@@ -1333,9 +1341,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.4.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
+      "version": "17.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IO8C/dzEb6O3F9/twg6ZLXz164a2fhTnEWb95H23Dm4OuN+92NmEAlTrupP9VW6Jm3sO26tQlqyvyi4CsnY9GA==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6dfef07..d4b3749 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sknsybot",
-  "version": "0.4.0.b1",
+  "version": "0.4.0.b2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^5.4.1",
     "discord.js": "^14.14.1",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+    "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
     "pg": "^8.18.0",
     "wikijs": "^6.4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/chalk": "^0.4.31",
     "@types/node": "^22.10.7",
     "@types/node-cron": "^3.0.11",
     "@types/pg": "^8.16.0",
diff --git a/src/db/database.ts b/src/db/database.ts
index f2cf501..9d91033 100644
--- a/src/db/database.ts
+++ b/src/db/database.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,28 @@ import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/node-postgres";
 import * as schema from "./schema";
 import { Pool } from "pg";
 
+function urlToObj(url: string) {
+    if (!url) throw new Error('DATABASE_URL is not set');
+
+    const { username, password, hostname, port, pathname } = URL.parse(url);
+
+    return {
+        user: username,
+        password,
+        host: hostname,
+        port: +(port || 5432),
+        database: pathname.split('/')[1]
+    }
+}
+
+
 const client = new Pool({
-    connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL!
+    ...urlToObj(process.env.DATABASE_URL!)
 });
 
 export const db = drizzle({
     client,
-    casing: 'snake_case',
+    // casing: 'snake_case', [DOES NOT WORK ON DRIZZLEKIT]
     schema
 });
 
diff --git a/src/initConfig.ts b/src/initConfig.ts
index 7a513ba..64d3565 100644
--- a/src/initConfig.ts
+++ b/src/initConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 
-import { config as configDotenv } from 'dotenv';
+import { configDotenv } from 'dotenv';
+import process from 'node:process';
 
 export default function init (){
     configDotenv();
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 18b0d1a..1fb4574 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 
-import init from "./initConfig";
+import { configDotenv } from "dotenv";
 
-init();
+configDotenv(); // apparently init does not get executed
+
+const client = (await import("./bot")).default;
 
-import client from "./bot";
 
 // query TEST
-import { db } from "./db/database";
-import { count } from "drizzle-orm";
-import { users } from "./db/schema";
-import chalk from "chalk";
 (async function () {
-    const uCount = await db.select({ count: count() }).from(users);
+    // async imports because yes
+    const { db } = await import("./db/database");
+    const { count } = await import("drizzle-orm");
+    const { users } = await import("./db/schema");
+    const chalk = (await import("chalk")).default;
+    const uCount = (await db.select({ count: count() }).from(users))[0].count;
     console.log(`Watching over ${chalk.bold(uCount)} users`);
 })().then(() => { });
 // END query TEST
diff --git a/src/mediawiki.ts b/src/mediawiki.ts
index 69cb6c5..c8bddf8 100644
--- a/src/mediawiki.ts
+++ b/src/mediawiki.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ function strToObjArr(s: string | object[]): object[] {
 
 export type SectionObject = {title: string, content: string};
 
-type WithPageId = {pageId: any};
-
 export class MediaWikiClient {
     apiUrl: string
     siteName: string | null
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ export class MediaWikiClient {
         const wikiClient = wiki({
             apiUrl: this.apiUrl,
             origin: null
-        });
+        }) as any;
         const page = await wikiClient.page(title);
         const pageId = page.raw.pageid;
         const pageUrl = page.url();
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 5e79b6e..9efc68e 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
     "compilerOptions": {
+        "target": "es2017",
+        "module": "preserve",
         "rootDir": "src/",
         "outDir": "build/",
         "esModuleInterop": true,