diff --git a/cve-alert-fetcher/cmd/root.go b/cve-alert-fetcher/cmd/root.go
index b465e6a..e88755a 100644
--- a/cve-alert-fetcher/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cve-alert-fetcher/cmd/root.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ All parameters (such as access data) can be specified both on the command line a
 					Msg("config variable cveDatabase.dataSourceName is not set")
 				return
 			}
-			db, err = sqlx.Open(viper.GetString("cveDatabase.driverName"), viper.GetString("cveDatabase.dataSourceName"))
+			db, err = sqlx.Connect(viper.GetString("cveDatabase.driverName"), viper.GetString("cveDatabase.dataSourceName"))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error().
 					AnErr("Error", err).
diff --git a/cve-alert-restapi/cmd/root.go b/cve-alert-restapi/cmd/root.go
index acc0857..337b1a2 100644
--- a/cve-alert-restapi/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cve-alert-restapi/cmd/root.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ All parameters (such as access data) can be specified both on the command line a
 				Msg("config variable cveDatabase.dataSourceName is not set")
 			return
 		}
-		db, err = sqlx.Open(viper.GetString("cveDatabase.driverName"), viper.GetString("cveDatabase.dataSourceName"))
+		db, err = sqlx.Connect(viper.GetString("cveDatabase.driverName"), viper.GetString("cveDatabase.dataSourceName"))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().
 				AnErr("Error", err).