diff --git a/models/db.js b/models/db.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ea67d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/db.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var Sequelize = require('sequelize');
+
+var db = new Sequelize('sedstack', 'matthuntington', '', {
+	host: 'localhost',
+	dialect: 'postgres'
+});
+
+module.exports = db;
diff --git a/models/run.js b/models/run.js
index ed17018..ac2939f 100644
--- a/models/run.js
+++ b/models/run.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 var Sequelize = require('sequelize');
-var sequelize = new Sequelize('sedstack', 'matthuntington', '', {
-	host: 'localhost',
-	dialect: 'postgres'
-});
+var db = require('./db.js');
 
-var Runs = sequelize.define('run', {
+var Runs = db.define('run', {
 	date: Sequelize.DATE,
 	distance: Sequelize.FLOAT,
 });
 
-sequelize.sync();
+db.sync();
 
 module.exports = Runs;