diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9072835..acb6b8c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ impl BlogDb {
             }
         }
         let memory = SqlitePoolOptions::new()
+            .min_connections(1)
             .connect_with(
                 #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
                 SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(MEMORY_URL)?.journal_mode(SqliteJournalMode::Memory),
                 #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-                SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(MEMORY_URL.as_ref())?
-                    .journal_mode(SqliteJournalMode::Wal),
+                SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(MEMORY_URL)?.journal_mode(SqliteJournalMode::Wal),
             )
             .await?;
         Self::run_main_migrations(&db).await?;