diff --git a/core/shared/data/migration/001.js b/core/shared/data/migration/001.js
index 29dccf23a6..1d295adb16 100644
--- a/core/shared/data/migration/001.js
+++ b/core/shared/data/migration/001.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 
     var when    = require('when'),
-        knex    = require('./knex_init'),
+        knex    = require('../../models/knex_init'),
         fixtures = require('../fixtures/001'),
         up,
         down;
diff --git a/core/shared/models/dataProvider.bookshelf.js b/core/shared/models/dataProvider.bookshelf.js
index d56188262a..53726ab41f 100644
--- a/core/shared/models/dataProvider.bookshelf.js
+++ b/core/shared/models/dataProvider.bookshelf.js
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    var knex  = require('knex'),
+    var knex = require('./knex_init'),
         models = require('./models'),
         DataProvider,
         instance;
 
-    knex.Initialize(require('../../../config').database[process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development']);
-
     DataProvider = function () {
         if (!instance) {
             instance = this;
diff --git a/core/shared/models/knex_init.js b/core/shared/models/knex_init.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d07ba8e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/shared/models/knex_init.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*global require, module, process */
+(function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    var knex = require('knex');
+
+    knex.Initialize(require('../../../config').database[process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development']);
+
+    module.exports = knex;
+}());
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