diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 8269679..34b8b52 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-DATABASE_URL="./tenebrous.sqlite"
+DATABASE_URL="sqlite://./tenebrous.sqlite"
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index b5365c0..ffd7536 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -69,22 +69,32 @@ impl Dao for SqlitePool {
     }
 
     async fn load_character_list(&self, for_user_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<StrippedCharacter>, Error> {
-        sqlx::query_as::<_, StrippedCharacter>(
-            "SELECT id, user_id, viewable, character_name, data_type, data_version
-             FROM characters WHERE user_id = ?",
+        sqlx::query_as!(
+            StrippedCharacter,
+            r#"SELECT id as "id: _",
+              user_id as "user_id: _",
+              data_type as "data_type: _",
+              data_version as "data_version: _",
+              viewable, character_name
+             FROM characters WHERE user_id = ?"#,
+            for_user_id
         )
-        .bind(for_user_id)
         .fetch_all(self)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| e.into())
     }
 
     async fn load_character(&self, character_id: i32) -> Result<Option<Character>, Error> {
-        sqlx::query_as::<_, Character>(
-            "SELECT id, user_id, viewable, character_name, data_type, data_version, data
-             FROM characters WHERE id = ?",
+        sqlx::query_as!(
+            Character,
+            r#"SELECT id as "id: _",
+             user_id as "user_id: _",
+             viewable, character_name, data,
+             data_type as "data_type: _",
+             data_version as "data_version: _"
+             FROM characters WHERE id = ?"#,
+            character_id
         )
-        .bind(character_id)
         .fetch_optional(self)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| e.into())