diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 08de4b8..2bb4b69 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -5,29 +5,26 @@ from app.utils import generate_short_code
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
 import sqlite3
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 
-load_dotenv()
-
-app = FastAPI()
-
-DB_PATH = "urls.db"
-
-def get_db_connection():
-    conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
-    return conn
-
-# URL schema
-class URLRequest(BaseModel):
-    url: str
-
-@app.on_event("startup")
-def startup():
-    conn = get_db_connection()
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('urls.db')
     conn.execute('''CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS urls
                     (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, short_code TEXT, original_url TEXT, clicks INTEGER)''')
     conn.commit()
+    yield
     conn.close()
 
+app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
+
+def get_db_connection():
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('urls.db')
+    return conn
+
+class URLRequest(BaseModel):
+    url: str
+
 @app.get("/")
 def home():
     return {"message": "URL Shortener API"}
@@ -35,9 +32,8 @@ def home():
 @app.post("/shorten")
 def shorten_url(request: URLRequest):
     short_code = generate_short_code()
-
     conn = get_db_connection()
-    
+
     while conn.execute("SELECT 1 FROM urls WHERE short_code = ?", (short_code,)).fetchone():
         short_code = generate_short_code()
 
@@ -52,12 +48,11 @@ def shorten_url(request: URLRequest):
 def redirect_to_url(short_code: str):
     conn = get_db_connection()
     url_data = conn.execute("SELECT original_url, clicks FROM urls WHERE short_code = ?", (short_code,)).fetchone()
-    
+
     if url_data is None:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Shortened URL not found")
-    
-    original_url, clicks = url_data
 
+    original_url, clicks = url_data
     conn.execute("UPDATE urls SET clicks = ? WHERE short_code = ?", (clicks + 1, short_code))
     conn.commit()
     conn.close()
diff --git a/urls.db b/urls.db
index 7ef956d..d2b6c00 100644
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