diff --git a/src/database.nim b/src/database.nim
index 34235b7..4a91160 100644
--- a/src/database.nim
+++ b/src/database.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import norm/[model, sqlite]
+import norm/[model, postgres]
 import types/[users, files]
 # using sqlite as it makes setup faster
 # once project is stable enough this will switch to postgresql
-let db* = open("storage.db", "", "", "")
+let db* = open("0.0.0.0", "user", "postgres", "")
 db.createTables(newFile()) # file objects require a user object, thus a tables for both are created
diff --git a/src/routes/auth.nim b/src/routes/auth.nim
index 2e81a89..5cf6e14 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth.nim
+++ b/src/routes/auth.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import std/strutils
 import jester
-import norm/[model, sqlite]
+import norm/[model, postgres]
 import checksums/sha3
 import ../types/users
 import ../[database, helpers]
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ proc createAuthenticationRoutes*() =
 
       else:
         try:
-          db.select(user, "username = ?", H"Username")
+          db.select(user, """"User".username = $1""", H"Username")
         except NotFoundError:
           resp Http403, "Incorrect username or password.\n" # fails if username is wrong but mentions password to obfuscates if a user exists or not
         if user.password == $Sha3_512.secureHash($H"Password"):
diff --git a/src/routes/delete.nim b/src/routes/delete.nim
index 7814b72..30da8af 100644
--- a/src/routes/delete.nim
+++ b/src/routes/delete.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import std/[strutils, os, httpclient]
 import jester
-import norm/[model, sqlite]
+import norm/[model, postgres]
 import ../types/[users, files]
 import ../[database, helpers]
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ proc createDeletionRoutes*() =
 
       var file = newFile()
       try:
-        db.select(file, "File.name = ?", H"Name")
+        db.select(file, """"File".name = $1""", H"Name")
       except NotFoundError:
         resp Http404, "File does not exist.\n"
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ proc createDeletionRoutes*() =
 
       var listOfFiles = @[newFile()]
       try:
-        db.select(listOfFiles, "File.owner = ?", user.id)
+        db.select(listOfFiles, """"File".owner = $1""", user.id)
       except NotFoundError: # this error does not occur even if no files exist
         resp Http404, "Files do not exist.\n"
 
diff --git a/src/routes/download.nim b/src/routes/download.nim
index a5211ed..b05d599 100644
--- a/src/routes/download.nim
+++ b/src/routes/download.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import std/strutils
 import jester
-import norm/sqlite
+import norm/postgres
 import ../types/[users, files]
 import ../[database, helpers]
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ proc createDownloadRoutes*() =
 
       var file = newFile()
       try:
-        db.select(file, "File.name = ?", H"Name")
+        db.select(file, """"File".name = $1""", H"Name")
       except NotFoundError:
         resp Http404, "File does not exist.\n"
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ proc createDownloadRoutes*() =
 
       var listOfFiles = @[newFile()]
       try:
-        db.select(listOfFiles, "File.owner = ?", user.id)
+        db.select(listOfFiles, """"File".owner = $1""", user.id)
       except NotFoundError:
         resp Http404, "Files does not exist.\n"
 
diff --git a/src/routes/update.nim b/src/routes/update.nim
index b5d44ae..5c67430 100644
--- a/src/routes/update.nim
+++ b/src/routes/update.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import std/[strutils, os]
 import jester
-import norm/sqlite
+import norm/postgres
 import ../types/[users, files]
 import ../[database, helpers]
 
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ proc createUpdateRoutes*() =
 
       var file = newFile()
       try:
-        db.select(file, "File.name = ?", oldName)
+        db.select(file, """"File".name = $1""", oldName)
       except NotFoundError:
         resp Http404, "File does not exist.\n"
 
       block FileDoesNotExist:
         try:
-          db.select(file, "File.name = ?", newName)
+          db.select(file, """"File".name = $1""", newName)
         except NotFoundError:
           break FileDoesNotExist
         resp Http403, "File with that name already exists.\n"
diff --git a/src/routes/upload.nim b/src/routes/upload.nim
index 7792bfc..fe83e06 100644
--- a/src/routes/upload.nim
+++ b/src/routes/upload.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import std/[strutils, os, json]
 import jester
-import norm/[model, sqlite]
+import norm/[model, postgres]
 import ../types/[users, files]
 import ../[database, helpers]
 
diff --git a/src/server.nim b/src/server.nim
index 1868213..75f4ee8 100644
--- a/src/server.nim
+++ b/src/server.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import std/[strutils, os, json, asyncdispatch, httpclient]
 import jester
-import norm/[model, sqlite]
+import norm/[model, postgres]
 import checksums/sha3
 import ./types/[users, files]
 import ./[database, helpers]
diff --git a/src/types/users.nim b/src/types/users.nim
index 316de01..3fd89c9 100644
--- a/src/types/users.nim
+++ b/src/types/users.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import std/oids
-import norm/[model, sqlite]
+import norm/[model, postgres]
 import checksums/sha3
 
 # define user object
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type User* = ref object of Model
 # checks if the provided token exists in the database
 proc validToken*(db: DbConn, user: var User, token: string): bool =
   try:
-    db.select(user, "token = ?", token)
+    db.select(user, """"token" = $1""", token)
     return true
   except NotFoundError:
     return false