diff --git a/src/packages/cli/commands/dbcreate.js b/src/packages/cli/commands/dbcreate.js
index 491e7146..e5ac40f8 100644
--- a/src/packages/cli/commands/dbcreate.js
+++ b/src/packages/cli/commands/dbcreate.js
@@ -11,17 +11,16 @@ import { createLoader } from '../../loader';
  */
 export async function dbcreate() {
   const load = createLoader(CWD);
+  let cfg = load('config');
+
+  cfg = Reflect.get(cfg.database, NODE_ENV);
 
   const {
-    database: {
-      [NODE_ENV]: {
-        driver,
-        database,
-        url,
-        ...config
-      }
-    }
-  } = load('config');
+    url,
+    driver,
+    database,
+    ...config
+  } = cfg;
 
   if (driver === 'sqlite3') {
     await writeFile(`${CWD}/db/${database}_${NODE_ENV}.sqlite`, '');
diff --git a/src/packages/cli/commands/dbdrop.js b/src/packages/cli/commands/dbdrop.js
index 6c5e55ab..ffb40331 100644
--- a/src/packages/cli/commands/dbdrop.js
+++ b/src/packages/cli/commands/dbdrop.js
@@ -11,17 +11,16 @@ import { createLoader } from '../../loader';
  */
 export async function dbdrop() {
   const load = createLoader(CWD);
+  let cfg = load('config');
+
+  cfg = Reflect.get(cfg.database, NODE_ENV);
 
   const {
-    database: {
-      [NODE_ENV]: {
-        driver,
-        database,
-        url,
-        ...config
-      }
-    }
-  } = load('config');
+    url,
+    driver,
+    database,
+    ...config
+  } = cfg;
 
   if (driver === 'sqlite3') {
     await rmrf(`${CWD}/db/${database}_${NODE_ENV}.sqlite`);
diff --git a/src/packages/cli/commands/dbseed.js b/src/packages/cli/commands/dbseed.js
index 8bba0c96..c3f4dac4 100644
--- a/src/packages/cli/commands/dbseed.js
+++ b/src/packages/cli/commands/dbseed.js
@@ -6,21 +6,20 @@ import { createLoader } from '../../loader';
 /**
  * @private
  */
-export async function dbseed() {
+export function dbseed() {
   const load = createLoader(CWD);
-
   const { database: config } = load('config');
   const seed = load('seed');
   const models = load('models');
 
-  const store = await new Database({
+  return new Database({
     config,
     models,
     path: CWD,
     logger: new Logger({
       enabled: false
     })
-  });
-
-  await store.connection.transaction(seed);
+  }).then(store => (
+    store.connection.transaction(seed)
+  ));
 }
diff --git a/src/packages/database/utils/connect.js b/src/packages/database/utils/connect.js
index bf82804a..5d9eb236 100644
--- a/src/packages/database/utils/connect.js
+++ b/src/packages/database/utils/connect.js
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ export default function connect(path: string, config: Object = {}): Knex {
     };
   }
 
-  const knex: Class<Knex> = Reflect.apply(require, null, [
-    joinPath(path, 'node_modules', 'knex')
-  ]);
-
+  const knex: Class<Knex> = require(joinPath(path, 'node_modules', 'knex'));
   const usingSQLite = driver === 'sqlite3';
 
   const connection = DATABASE_URL || url || {