diff --git a/.sequelizerc b/.sequelizerc
index e69de29b..4a5bacd3 100644
--- a/.sequelizerc
+++ b/.sequelizerc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var path = require('path');
+
+module.exports = {
+  config: path.resolve('src', 'config', 'config.json'),
+  'migrations-path': path.resolve('migrations'),
+  'models-path': path.resolve('src', 'models'),
+  'seeders-path': path.resolve('seeders'),
+};
diff --git a/migrations/20211207145446-staging.cjs b/migrations/20211207145446-staging.cjs
index d4657c5c..325251c4 100644
--- a/migrations/20211207145446-staging.cjs
+++ b/migrations/20211207145446-staging.cjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = {
   up: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
-    await queryInterface.createTable('Staging', {
+    await queryInterface.createTable('Stagings', {
       id: {
         allowNull: false,
         autoIncrement: true,
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ module.exports = {
         type: Sequelize.STRING,
       },
       data: {
-        type: Sequelize.STRING,
+        type: Sequelize.STRING(10000),
+      },
+      createdAt: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        type: Sequelize.DATE,
+      },
+      updatedAt: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        type: Sequelize.DATE,
       },
     });
   },
 
   down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
-    await queryInterface.dropTable('Staging');
+    await queryInterface.dropTable('Stagings');
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/config/config.json b/src/config/config.json
index a56a03b4..7ab0ccac 100644
--- a/src/config/config.json
+++ b/src/config/config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "app_database": {
+  "development": {
     "dialect": "sqlite",
     "storage": "./data.sqlite3"
   },
diff --git a/src/models/database.js b/src/models/database.js
index 4722012c..dd2d9d79 100644
--- a/src/models/database.js
+++ b/src/models/database.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Sequelize } from 'sequelize';
-export const sequelize = new Sequelize('database', 'username', 'password', {
-  dialect: 'sqlite',
-  storage: './data.sqlite3',
-});
+import config from '../config/config.json';
+
+export const sequelize = new Sequelize(config['development']);
diff --git a/src/models/staging/staging.model.js b/src/models/staging/staging.model.js
index bc2e322a..8e2d10f2 100644
--- a/src/models/staging/staging.model.js
+++ b/src/models/staging/staging.model.js
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ Staging.init(
     table: Sequelize.STRING,
     action: Sequelize.STRING,
     data: Sequelize.STRING,
+    createdAt: Sequelize.DATE,
+    updatedAt: Sequelize.DATE,
   },
   {
     sequelize,
     modelName: 'Staging',
-    timestamps: false,
   },
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 14e8913f..e090fe11 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import { V1Router } from './v1';
+import { sequelize } from '../models/database';
+
 const app = express();
 
 app.use(express.json());
@@ -10,4 +12,6 @@ app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
 
 app.use('/v1', V1Router);
 
+sequelize.authenticate().then(() => console.log('Connected to database'));
+
 export default app;