diff --git a/examples/todo/Cargo.toml b/examples/todo/Cargo.toml
index bbfb7de7..525e7896 100644
--- a/examples/todo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/todo/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ rocket_codegen = { path = "../../codegen" }
 serde = "0.9"
 serde_json = "0.9"
 serde_derive = "0.9"
+r2d2 = "0.7"
 diesel = { version = "0.10", features = ["sqlite"] }
 diesel_codegen = { version = "0.10", features = ["sqlite"] }
+r2d2-diesel = { version = "0.10", features = ["sqlite"] }
 
 [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
 path = "../../contrib"
diff --git a/examples/todo/src/main.rs b/examples/todo/src/main.rs
index 8f6a813a..4bb15102 100644
--- a/examples/todo/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/todo/src/main.rs
@@ -7,34 +7,38 @@ extern crate serde_json;
 #[macro_use] extern crate diesel_codegen;
 #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 extern crate rocket_contrib;
+extern crate r2d2;
+extern crate r2d2_diesel;
 
 mod static_files;
 mod task;
+mod db;
 
 use rocket::request::{Form, FlashMessage};
 use rocket::response::{Flash, Redirect};
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
+
 use task::Task;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 struct Context<'a, 'b>{ msg: Option<(&'a str, &'b str)>, tasks: Vec<Task> }
 
 impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
-    pub fn err(msg: &'a str) -> Context<'static, 'a> {
-        Context{msg: Some(("error", msg)), tasks: Task::all()}
+    pub fn err(conn: &db::Conn, msg: &'a str) -> Context<'static, 'a> {
+        Context{msg: Some(("error", msg)), tasks: Task::all(conn)}
     }
 
-    pub fn raw(msg: Option<(&'a str, &'b str)>) -> Context<'a, 'b> {
-        Context{msg: msg, tasks: Task::all()}
+    pub fn raw(conn: &db::Conn, msg: Option<(&'a str, &'b str)>) -> Context<'a, 'b> {
+        Context{msg: msg, tasks: Task::all(conn)}
     }
 }
 
 #[post("/", data = "<todo_form>")]
-fn new(todo_form: Form<Task>) -> Flash<Redirect> {
+fn new(todo_form: Form<Task>, conn: db::Conn) -> Flash<Redirect> {
     let todo = todo_form.into_inner();
     if todo.description.is_empty() {
         Flash::error(Redirect::to("/"), "Description cannot be empty.")
-    } else if todo.insert() {
+    } else if todo.insert(&conn) {
         Flash::success(Redirect::to("/"), "Todo successfully added.")
     } else {
         Flash::error(Redirect::to("/"), "Whoops! The server failed.")
@@ -42,33 +46,34 @@ fn new(todo_form: Form<Task>) -> Flash<Redirect> {
 }
 
 #[put("/<id>")]
-fn toggle(id: i32) -> Result<Redirect, Template> {
-    if Task::toggle_with_id(id) {
+fn toggle(id: i32, conn: db::Conn) -> Result<Redirect, Template> {
+    if Task::toggle_with_id(id, &conn) {
         Ok(Redirect::to("/"))
     } else {
-        Err(Template::render("index", &Context::err("Couldn't toggle task.")))
+        Err(Template::render("index", &Context::err(&conn, "Couldn't toggle task.")))
     }
 }
 
 #[delete("/<id>")]
-fn delete(id: i32) -> Result<Flash<Redirect>, Template> {
-    if Task::delete_with_id(id) {
+fn delete(id: i32, conn: db::Conn) -> Result<Flash<Redirect>, Template> {
+    if Task::delete_with_id(id, &conn) {
         Ok(Flash::success(Redirect::to("/"), "Todo was deleted."))
     } else {
-        Err(Template::render("index", &Context::err("Couldn't delete task.")))
+        Err(Template::render("index", &Context::err(&conn, "Couldn't delete task.")))
     }
 }
 
 #[get("/")]
-fn index(msg: Option<FlashMessage>) -> Template {
+fn index(msg: Option<FlashMessage>, conn: db::Conn) -> Template {
     Template::render("index", &match msg {
-        Some(ref msg) => Context::raw(Some((msg.name(), msg.msg()))),
-        None => Context::raw(None),
+        Some(ref msg) => Context::raw(&conn, Some((msg.name(), msg.msg()))),
+        None => Context::raw(&conn, None),
     })
 }
 
 fn main() {
     rocket::ignite()
+        .manage(db::init_pool())
         .mount("/", routes![index, static_files::all])
         .mount("/todo/", routes![new, toggle, delete])
         .launch();
diff --git a/examples/todo/src/task.rs b/examples/todo/src/task.rs
index a11a0733..e470f6bf 100644
--- a/examples/todo/src/task.rs
+++ b/examples/todo/src/task.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 use diesel;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 use diesel::sqlite::SqliteConnection;
+
 use self::schema::tasks;
 use self::schema::tasks::dsl::{tasks as all_tasks, completed as task_completed};
 
-const DATABASE_FILE: &'static str = env!("DATABASE_URL");
-
 mod schema {
     infer_schema!("env:DATABASE_URL");
 }
 
-fn db() -> SqliteConnection {
-    SqliteConnection::establish(DATABASE_FILE).expect("Failed to connect to db.")
-}
-
 #[table_name = "tasks"]
 #[derive(Serialize, Queryable, Insertable, FromForm, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Task {
@@ -23,27 +18,27 @@ pub struct Task {
 }
 
 impl Task {
-    pub fn all() -> Vec<Task> {
-        all_tasks.order(tasks::id.desc()).load::<Task>(&db()).unwrap()
+    pub fn all(conn: &SqliteConnection) -> Vec<Task> {
+        all_tasks.order(tasks::id.desc()).load::<Task>(conn).unwrap()
     }
 
-    pub fn insert(&self) -> bool {
-        diesel::insert(self).into(tasks::table).execute(&db()).is_ok()
+    pub fn insert(&self, conn: &SqliteConnection) -> bool {
+        diesel::insert(self).into(tasks::table).execute(conn).is_ok()
     }
 
-    pub fn toggle_with_id(id: i32) -> bool {
-        let task = all_tasks.find(id).get_result::<Task>(&db());
+    pub fn toggle_with_id(id: i32, conn: &SqliteConnection) -> bool {
+        let task = all_tasks.find(id).get_result::<Task>(conn);
         if task.is_err() {
             return false;
         }
 
         let new_status = !task.unwrap().completed.unwrap();
         let updated_task = diesel::update(all_tasks.find(id));
-        updated_task.set(task_completed.eq(new_status)).execute(&db()).is_ok()
+        updated_task.set(task_completed.eq(new_status)).execute(conn).is_ok()
     }
 
-    pub fn delete_with_id(id: i32) -> bool {
-        diesel::delete(all_tasks.find(id)).execute(&db()).is_ok()
+    pub fn delete_with_id(id: i32, conn: &SqliteConnection) -> bool {
+        diesel::delete(all_tasks.find(id)).execute(conn).is_ok()
     }
 }