diff --git a/src/api/util.h b/src/api/util.h
index bfeed1f..912efb8 100644
--- a/src/api/util.h
+++ b/src/api/util.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define BOT_UTIL_H
 
 #include <dpp/dpp.h>
+#include <mariadb/conncpp.hpp>
 
 class util {
 public:
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ public:
      * @return The default embed
      */
     static dpp::embed getDefaultEmbed(EmbedType type = INFO);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a connection to the database
+     * @param config The database config
+     * @return The connection
+     */
+    static sql::Connection* createConnection(const json& config);
 };