diff --git a/services/worker/src/db/client.js b/services/worker/src/db/client.js
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+import pg from 'pg';
+
+const { Pool } = pg;
+
+let pool;
+
+export const getPool = () => {
+  if (!pool) {
+    pool = new Pool({
+      connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+    });
+  }
+  return pool;
+};
+
+export const query = async (text, params) => {
+  const client = await getPool().connect();
+  try {
+    return await client.query(text, params);
+  } finally {
+    client.release();
+  }
+};
+
+export const closePool = async () => {
+  if (pool) {
+    await pool.end();
+    pool = null;
+  }
+};