diff --git a/apps/template/app.js b/apps/template/app.js
index 20174ccf..36e4efdb 100644
--- a/apps/template/app.js
+++ b/apps/template/app.js
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import {
   createAppServer,
   asyncJsonHandler as handler,
+  createDb,
   LowDBUserDao,
 } from "@stanlemon/server-with-auth";
 import { v4 as uuid } from "uuid";
 
-const dao = new LowDBUserDao();
-export const db = dao.getDB();
+export const db = createDb();
+const dao = new LowDBUserDao(db);
+
 db.data.items = db.data.items || [];
 
-const app = createAppServer({
+export const app = createAppServer({
   webpack: "http://localhost:8080",
   secure: ["/api/"],
   dao,
@@ -37,5 +39,3 @@ app.delete(
     return db.data.items;
   })
 );
-
-export default app;
diff --git a/apps/template/app.test.js b/apps/template/app.test.js
index 0d674f57..2e544828 100644
--- a/apps/template/app.test.js
+++ b/apps/template/app.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @jest-environment node
  */
 import request from "supertest";
-import app, { db } from "./app.js";
+import { app, db } from "./app.js";
 
 describe("/app", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/apps/template/package.json b/apps/template/package.json
index e79085c5..ee1de758 100644
--- a/apps/template/package.json
+++ b/apps/template/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stanlemon/app-template",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
   "description": "A template for creating apps using the webdev package.",
   "author": "Stan Lemon <stanlemon@users.noreply.github.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 456a6918..149e7d24 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     },
     "apps/template": {
       "name": "@stanlemon/app-template",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.3.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@stanlemon/server-with-auth": "*",
@@ -17164,7 +17164,7 @@
     },
     "packages/server-with-auth": {
       "name": "@stanlemon/server-with-auth",
-      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "version": "0.2.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@stanlemon/server": "*",
diff --git a/packages/server-with-auth/app.js b/packages/server-with-auth/app.js
index f60e3163..b9e12208 100644
--- a/packages/server-with-auth/app.js
+++ b/packages/server-with-auth/app.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { createAppServer, asyncJsonHandler as handler } from "./src/index.js";
-import LowDBUserDao from "./src/data/lowdb-user-dao.js";
+import LowDBUserDao, { createDb } from "./src/data/lowdb-user-dao.js";
 
-const dao = new LowDBUserDao();
+const db = createDb();
+const dao = new LowDBUserDao(db);
 
 const app = createAppServer({
   port: 3003,
@@ -24,5 +25,5 @@ app.get(
 // Secure endpoint
 app.get(
   "/api/users",
-  handler(() => ({ users: dao.getDB().data.users }))
+  handler(() => ({ users: db.data.users }))
 );
diff --git a/packages/server-with-auth/package.json b/packages/server-with-auth/package.json
index 73415eda..97051d86 100644
--- a/packages/server-with-auth/package.json
+++ b/packages/server-with-auth/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stanlemon/server-with-auth",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "description": "A basic express web server setup with authentication baked in.",
   "author": "Stan Lemon <stanlemon@users.noreply.github.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/server-with-auth/src/data/lowdb-user-dao.js b/packages/server-with-auth/src/data/lowdb-user-dao.js
index 1e3dcda0..ed1c43fd 100644
--- a/packages/server-with-auth/src/data/lowdb-user-dao.js
+++ b/packages/server-with-auth/src/data/lowdb-user-dao.js
@@ -4,27 +4,40 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import bcrypt from "bcryptjs";
 import UserDao from "./user-dao.js";
 
-const DEFAULT_ADAPTER =
-  process.env.NODE_ENV === "test"
-    ? new MemorySync()
-    : new JSONFileSync("./db.json");
+export function createInMemoryDb() {
+  return new LowSync(new MemorySync(), {});
+}
+
+export function createJsonFileDb(filename = "./db.json") {
+  return new LowSync(new JSONFileSync(filename), {});
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a database based on the environment.
+ * Test environment (NODE_ENV=test) will use {MemorySync}.
+ * @returns {LowSync} Database
+ */
+export function createDb() {
+  return process.env.NODE_ENV === "test"
+    ? createInMemoryDb()
+    : createJsonFileDb();
+}
 
 export default class LowDBUserDao extends UserDao {
   #db;
 
-  constructor(seeds = [], adapter = DEFAULT_ADAPTER) {
+  constructor(db = createDb()) {
     super();
 
-    this.#db = new LowSync(adapter, { users: [] });
-    this.#db.read();
-
-    if (seeds.length > 0) {
-      seeds.forEach((user) => this.createUser(user));
+    if (!(db instanceof LowSync)) {
+      throw new Error("The db object must be of type LowSync.");
     }
-  }
 
-  getDB() {
-    return this.#db;
+    this.#db = db;
+    this.#db.read();
+
+    // Default data, ensure that users is an array if it is not already
+    this.#db.data.users = db.data.users || [];
   }
 
   /** @inheritdoc */
diff --git a/packages/server-with-auth/src/data/lowdb-user-dao.test.js b/packages/server-with-auth/src/data/lowdb-user-dao.test.js
index d973812a..461a2238 100644
--- a/packages/server-with-auth/src/data/lowdb-user-dao.test.js
+++ b/packages/server-with-auth/src/data/lowdb-user-dao.test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @jest-environment node
  */
-import { MemorySync } from "lowdb";
-import LowDBUserDao from "./lowdb-user-dao.js";
+import LowDBUserDao, { createInMemoryDb } from "./lowdb-user-dao.js";
 
 describe("lowdb-user-dao", () => {
   // This is a user that we will reuse in our tests
@@ -11,12 +10,15 @@ describe("lowdb-user-dao", () => {
     password: "password",
   };
 
+  /** @type {LowSync} */
+  let db;
   /** @type {LowDBUserDao} */
   let dao;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     // Before each test reset our users database
-    dao = new LowDBUserDao([], new MemorySync());
+    db = createInMemoryDb();
+    dao = new LowDBUserDao(db);
   });
 
   it("creates a user", async () => {
@@ -97,13 +99,13 @@ describe("lowdb-user-dao", () => {
   it("deletes a user by id", async () => {
     const user = await dao.createUser(data);
 
-    expect(dao.getDB().data.users).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(db.data.users).toHaveLength(1);
 
     const deleted = dao.deleteUser(user.id);
 
     expect(deleted).toBe(true);
     expect(dao.getUserById(user.id)).toBeUndefined();
 
-    expect(dao.getDB().data.users).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(db.data.users).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/server-with-auth/src/index.js b/packages/server-with-auth/src/index.js
index 91615ba2..e4655034 100644
--- a/packages/server-with-auth/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/server-with-auth/src/index.js
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@ export { default as checkAuth } from "./checkAuth.js";
 export { default as createAppServer } from "./createAppServer.js";
 export { default as schema } from "./schema/user.js";
 export { default as SimpleUsersDao } from "./data/simple-users-dao.js";
-export { default as LowDBUserDao } from "./data/lowdb-user-dao.js";
+export {
+  default as LowDBUserDao,
+  createDb,
+  createInMemoryDb,
+  createJsonFileDb,
+} from "./data/lowdb-user-dao.js";
diff --git a/packages/server-with-auth/src/routes/auth.test.js b/packages/server-with-auth/src/routes/auth.test.js
index bcf025e6..98de3a09 100644
--- a/packages/server-with-auth/src/routes/auth.test.js
+++ b/packages/server-with-auth/src/routes/auth.test.js
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
  * @jest-environment node
  */
 import request from "supertest";
-import { MemorySync } from "lowdb";
 import createAppServer from "../createAppServer";
-import LowDBUserDao from "../data/lowdb-user-dao.js";
+import LowDBUserDao, { createInMemoryDb } from "../data/lowdb-user-dao.js";
 
 // This suppresses a warning we don't need in tests
 process.env.JWT_SECRET = "SECRET";
 
-let dao = new LowDBUserDao([], new MemorySync());
+let dao = new LowDBUserDao(createInMemoryDb());
 
 // We want to explicitly test functionality we disable during testing
 process.env.NODE_ENV = "override";