diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
index 5e2ff399..598df5fb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
@@ -95,15 +95,11 @@ sub timeline :Local {
 
 sub status :Local {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
-    $c->model('DB')->storage->dbh_do(sub {
-        my (undef, $dbh) = @_;
-        local $dbh->{pg_server_prepare} = 0;
-        $c->stash->{steps} = [ $c->model('DB::BuildSteps')->search(
-            { 'me.busy' => 1, 'build.finished' => 0, 'build.busy' => 1 },
-            { join => [ 'build' ]
-            , order_by => [ 'machine' ]
-            } ) ];
-    });
+    $c->stash->{steps} = [ $c->model('DB::BuildSteps')->search(
+        { 'me.busy' => 1, 'build.finished' => 0, 'build.busy' => 1 },
+        { join => [ 'build' ]
+        , order_by => [ 'machine' ]
+        } ) ];
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Model/DB.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Model/DB.pm
index c7d31bfa..eb5f5168 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Model/DB.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Model/DB.pm
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ use Hydra::Helper::Nix;
 
 __PACKAGE__->config(
     schema_class => 'Hydra::Schema',
-    connect_info => [getHydraDBPath],
+    connect_info => {
+        dsn => getHydraDBPath,
+        pg_server_prepare => 0,
+    },
 );
 
 =head1 NAME