diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7a7de7b..132dbaa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1658,7 +1658,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc",
  "once_cell",
  "ps-core",
- "ps-database",
  "ps-importer",
  "rand",
  "shellexpand",
diff --git a/postsack/src/main.rs b/postsack/src/main.rs
index 3d45b9e..e2309f8 100644
--- a/postsack/src/main.rs
+++ b/postsack/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use ps_database::Database;
+
 fn main() {
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     ps_core::setup_tracing();
 
-    ps_gui::run_ui();
+    ps_gui::run_ui::<Database>();
 }
diff --git a/ps-core/src/database/database_like.rs b/ps-core/src/database/database_like.rs
index 793bdab..ede09be 100644
--- a/ps-core/src/database/database_like.rs
+++ b/ps-core/src/database/database_like.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ use crate::Config;
 
 use super::{db_message::DBMessage, query::Query, query_result::QueryResult};
 
-pub trait DatabaseLike: Clone + Send {
+pub trait DatabaseLike: Clone + Send + 'static {
     fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized;
+    fn config(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Config>
     where
         Self: Sized;
     fn total_mails(&self) -> Result<usize>;
diff --git a/ps-core/src/types/config.rs b/ps-core/src/types/config.rs
index 804e8e1..7301b3c 100644
--- a/ps-core/src/types/config.rs
+++ b/ps-core/src/types/config.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ impl Config {
 fn random_filename() -> String {
     use rand::Rng;
     let number: u32 = rand::thread_rng().gen();
-    let folder = "postsack";
     let filename = format!("{}.sqlite", number);
     return filename;
 }
diff --git a/ps-database/src/db.rs b/ps-database/src/db.rs
index 906a6e7..fe64dc4 100644
--- a/ps-database/src/db.rs
+++ b/ps-database/src/db.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ impl DatabaseLike for Database {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Open a database and try to retrieve a config from the information stored in there
+    fn config(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Config> {
+        let database = Self::new(path.as_ref())?;
+        let fields = database.select_config_fields()?;
+        Config::from_fields(path.as_ref(), fields)
+    }
+
     fn total_mails(&self) -> Result<usize> {
         let connection = match &self.connection {
             Some(n) => n,
@@ -171,13 +178,6 @@ impl DatabaseLike for Database {
 }
 
 impl Database {
-    /// Open a database and try to retrieve a config from the information stored in there
-    pub fn config<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Config> {
-        let database = Self::new(path.as_ref())?;
-        let fields = database.select_config_fields()?;
-        Config::from_fields(path.as_ref(), fields)
-    }
-
     fn create_tables(connection: &Connection) -> Result<()> {
         connection.execute(TBL_EMAILS, params![])?;
         connection.execute(TBL_ERRORS, params![])?;
diff --git a/ps-gui/Cargo.toml b/ps-gui/Cargo.toml
index 609dd7b..555ee94 100644
--- a/ps-gui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ps-gui/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ version = "0.2.7"
 
 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies]
 ps-importer = { path = "../ps-importer" }
-ps-database = { path = "../ps-database" }
 shellexpand = "2.1.0"
 tinyfiledialogs = "3.0"
 
diff --git a/ps-gui/src/app.rs b/ps-gui/src/app.rs
index 93d399f..e85b435 100644
--- a/ps-gui/src/app.rs
+++ b/ps-gui/src/app.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
 use eframe::{
     egui::{self},
     epi::{self, App, Frame, Storage},
@@ -7,25 +9,28 @@ use super::app_state::StateUI;
 use super::platform::Theme;
 use super::textures::Textures;
 
-pub struct PostsackApp {
+use ps_core::DatabaseLike;
+
+pub struct PostsackApp<Database: DatabaseLike> {
     state: StateUI,
     platform_custom_setup: bool,
-
     textures: Option<Textures>,
+    _database: PhantomData<Database>,
 }
 
-impl PostsackApp {
+impl<Database: DatabaseLike> PostsackApp<Database> {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let state = StateUI::new();
         PostsackApp {
             state,
             platform_custom_setup: false,
             textures: None,
+            _database: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl App for PostsackApp {
+impl<Database: DatabaseLike> App for PostsackApp<Database> {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         "Postsack"
     }
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ impl App for PostsackApp {
             }
         }
 
-        self.state.update(ctx, &self.textures);
+        self.state.update::<Database>(ctx, &self.textures);
 
         // Resize the native window to be just the size we need it to be:
         frame.set_window_size(ctx.used_size());
diff --git a/ps-gui/src/app_state/main.rs b/ps-gui/src/app_state/main.rs
index 1608c05..a7eabf7 100644
--- a/ps-gui/src/app_state/main.rs
+++ b/ps-gui/src/app_state/main.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use eyre::{Report, Result};
 use super::super::widgets::{FilterState, Spinner};
 use super::Textures;
 use super::{StateUIAction, StateUIVariant};
-use ps_core::{model::Engine, Config};
-use ps_database::Database;
+use ps_core::{model::Engine, Config, DatabaseLike};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct UIState {
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct MainUI {
 }
 
 impl MainUI {
-    pub fn new(config: Config, total: usize) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new<Database: DatabaseLike>(config: Config, total: usize) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut engine = Engine::new::<Database>(&config)?;
         engine.start()?;
         Ok(Self {
diff --git a/ps-gui/src/app_state/mod.rs b/ps-gui/src/app_state/mod.rs
index 8efc84e..02eb07e 100644
--- a/ps-gui/src/app_state/mod.rs
+++ b/ps-gui/src/app_state/mod.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ pub use main::{MainUI, UIState};
 pub use startup::StartupUI;
 
 use ps_core::{Config, DatabaseLike, FormatType};
-// FIXME: Abstract away with a trait?
-use ps_database::Database;
 
 pub enum StateUIAction {
     CreateDatabase {
@@ -60,7 +58,11 @@ impl StateUI {
 
     /// This proxies the `update` call to the individual calls in
     /// the `app_state` types
-    pub fn update(&mut self, ctx: &egui::CtxRef, textures: &Option<Textures>) {
+    pub fn update<Database: DatabaseLike>(
+        &mut self,
+        ctx: &egui::CtxRef,
+        textures: &Option<Textures>,
+    ) {
         let response = match self {
             StateUI::Startup(panel) => panel.update_panel(ctx, textures),
             StateUI::Import(panel) => panel.update_panel(ctx, textures),
@@ -74,14 +76,18 @@ impl StateUI {
                 sender_emails,
                 format,
             } => {
-                *self =
-                    self.create_database(database_path, emails_folder_path, sender_emails, format)
+                *self = self.create_database::<Database>(
+                    database_path,
+                    emails_folder_path,
+                    sender_emails,
+                    format,
+                )
             }
             StateUIAction::OpenDatabase { database_path } => {
-                *self = self.open_database(database_path)
+                *self = self.open_database::<Database>(database_path)
             }
             StateUIAction::ImportDone { config, total } => {
-                *self = match main::MainUI::new(config.clone(), total) {
+                *self = match main::MainUI::new::<Database>(config.clone(), total) {
                     Ok(n) => StateUI::Main(n),
                     Err(e) => StateUI::Error(ErrorUI::new(e, Some(config))),
                 };
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ impl StateUI {
         StateUI::Startup(startup::StartupUI::default())
     }
 
-    pub fn create_database(
+    pub fn create_database<Database: DatabaseLike>(
         &self,
         database_path: Option<PathBuf>,
         emails_folder_path: PathBuf,
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ impl StateUI {
         self.importer_with_config(config, database)
     }
 
-    pub fn open_database(&mut self, database_path: PathBuf) -> StateUI {
+    pub fn open_database<Database: DatabaseLike>(&mut self, database_path: PathBuf) -> StateUI {
         let config = match Database::config(&database_path) {
             Ok(config) => config,
             Err(report) => return StateUI::Error(error::ErrorUI::new(report, None)),
@@ -135,13 +141,17 @@ impl StateUI {
             Err(report) => return StateUI::Error(error::ErrorUI::new(report, None)),
         };
 
-        match main::MainUI::new(config.clone(), total) {
+        match main::MainUI::new::<Database>(config.clone(), total) {
             Ok(n) => StateUI::Main(n),
             Err(e) => StateUI::Error(ErrorUI::new(e, Some(config))),
         }
     }
 
-    fn importer_with_config(&self, config: Config, database: Database) -> StateUI {
+    fn importer_with_config<Database: DatabaseLike>(
+        &self,
+        config: Config,
+        database: Database,
+    ) -> StateUI {
         let importer = match import::ImporterUI::new(config.clone(), database) {
             Ok(n) => n,
             Err(e) => {
diff --git a/ps-gui/src/lib.rs b/ps-gui/src/lib.rs
index 976bc3e..dc4ca28 100644
--- a/ps-gui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ps-gui/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ mod segmentation_bar;
 mod textures;
 pub(crate) mod widgets;
 
+use ps_core::DatabaseLike;
 
-pub fn run_ui() {
+pub fn run_ui<Database: DatabaseLike>() {
     let options = eframe::NativeOptions::default();
-    eframe::run_native(Box::new(app::PostsackApp::new()), options);
+    eframe::run_native(Box::new(app::PostsackApp::<Database>::new()), options);
 }
-