diff --git a/crates/radicle-tauri/src/commands/startup.rs b/crates/radicle-tauri/src/commands/startup.rs
index 1670ebe18..e2faa79d7 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-tauri/src/commands/startup.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-tauri/src/commands/startup.rs
@@ -77,14 +77,12 @@ pub(crate) fn startup(app: AppHandle) -> Result<Config, Error> {
     let inbox_db = radicle_types::outbound::sqlite::Sqlite::reader(
         profile.node().join(NOTIFICATIONS_DB_FILE),
     )?;
-    let patch_db =
-        radicle_types::outbound::sqlite::Sqlite::reader(profile.cobs().join(COBS_DB_FILE))?;
-    let issue_db =
+    let cobs_db =
         radicle_types::outbound::sqlite::Sqlite::reader(profile.cobs().join(COBS_DB_FILE))?;
 
     let inbox_service = domain::inbox::service::Service::new(inbox_db);
-    let patch_service = domain::patch::service::Service::new(patch_db);
-    let issue_service = domain::issue::service::Service::new(issue_db);
+    let patch_service = domain::patch::service::Service::new(cobs_db.clone());
+    let issue_service = domain::issue::service::Service::new(cobs_db);
 
     let node_handle = app.app_handle().clone();
 
diff --git a/crates/test-http-api/src/lib.rs b/crates/test-http-api/src/lib.rs
index c6734fb8f..be2b90858 100644
--- a/crates/test-http-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/test-http-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ pub async fn run(options: Options) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 fn router(profile: Profile) -> anyhow::Result<Router> {
     let profile = Arc::new(profile);
 
-    let patch_db =
+    let cobs_db =
         radicle_types::outbound::sqlite::Sqlite::reader(profile.cobs().join(COBS_DB_FILE))?;
-    let patch_service = PatchService::new(patch_db);
-    let issue_db =
-        radicle_types::outbound::sqlite::Sqlite::reader(profile.cobs().join(COBS_DB_FILE))?;
-    let issue_service = IssueService::new(issue_db);
+    let patch_service = PatchService::new(cobs_db.clone());
+    let issue_service = IssueService::new(cobs_db);
 
     let ctx = api::Context::new(profile, Arc::new(patch_service), Arc::new(issue_service));