diff --git a/beacon-depositors-transactions/beacon_depositors_transactions.go b/beacon-depositors-transactions/beacon_depositors_transactions.go
index 6504051..f9e12a2 100644
--- a/beacon-depositors-transactions/beacon_depositors_transactions.go
+++ b/beacon-depositors-transactions/beacon_depositors_transactions.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func NewBeaconDepositorsTransactions(pCtx context.Context, iConfig *config.Beaco
 		ethClient:            elClient,
 		contractABI:          contractABI,
 		alchemyClient:        alchemyClient,
-		routineClosed:        make(chan struct{}),
+		routineClosed:        make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		checkpointsProcessed: &atomic.Uint64{},
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-depositors-transactions/cmd.go b/cmd/beacon-depositors-transactions/cmd.go
index 6c00025..e8f6a9d 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-depositors-transactions/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-depositors-transactions/cmd.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var BeaconDepositorsTransactionsCommand = &cli.Command{
 			Name:        "db-url",
 			Usage:       "Database where to store transactions",
 			EnvVars:     []string{"DB_URL"},
-			DefaultText: "postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/goteth",
+			DefaultText: "postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/dbName",
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "log-level",
diff --git a/cmd/identify/cmd.go b/cmd/identify/cmd.go
index 136011d..930e724 100644
--- a/cmd/identify/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/identify/cmd.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var IdentifyCommand = &cli.Command{
 			Name:        "db-url",
 			Usage:       "Database where to store transactions",
 			EnvVars:     []string{"DB_URL"},
-			DefaultText: "postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/goteth",
+			DefaultText: "postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/dbName",
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "log-level",
diff --git a/db/beacon_depositors_transactions.go b/db/beacon_depositors_transactions.go
index 34525e0..4a7e84c 100644
--- a/db/beacon_depositors_transactions.go
+++ b/db/beacon_depositors_transactions.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	pgx "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/migalabs/eth-pokhar/models"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Postgres intregration variables
@@ -32,7 +33,13 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (p *PostgresDBService) ObtainCheckpointPerDepositor() ([]models.DepositorCheckpoint, error) {
-	rows, err := p.psqlPool.Query(p.ctx, selectCheckpointPerDepositor)
+	conn, err := p.psqlPool.Acquire(p.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error acquiring database connection")
+	}
+	defer conn.Release()
+
+	rows, err := conn.Query(p.ctx, selectCheckpointPerDepositor)
 	if err != nil {
 		rows.Close()
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/db/beacon_deposits.go b/db/beacon_deposits.go
index bc2d8d4..72d71e4 100644
--- a/db/beacon_deposits.go
+++ b/db/beacon_deposits.go
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (p *PostgresDBService) ObtainLastDeposit() (models.BeaconDeposit, error) {
-	rows, err := p.psqlPool.Query(p.ctx, selectLastDeposit)
+	conn, err := p.psqlPool.Acquire(p.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return models.BeaconDeposit{}, errors.Wrap(err, "error acquiring connection")
+	}
+	defer conn.Release()
+	rows, err := conn.Query(p.ctx, selectLastDeposit)
 	if err != nil {
 		rows.Close()
 		return models.BeaconDeposit{}, errors.Wrap(err, "error obtaining last epoch from database")
@@ -54,8 +59,14 @@ func (p *PostgresDBService) CopyBeaconDeposits(rowSrc []models.BeaconDeposit) in
 
 	deposits := beaconDepositToCopyData(rowSrc)
 
+	conn, err := p.psqlPool.Acquire(p.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		wlog.Fatalf("could not acquire connection: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	defer conn.Release()
+
 	// Create a temporary table with a unique constraint
-	_, err := p.psqlPool.Exec(p.ctx, `
+	_, err = conn.Exec(p.ctx, `
         CREATE TEMP TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `+tempTableName+` (
             f_block_num bigint,
             f_depositor text,
@@ -68,7 +79,7 @@ func (p *PostgresDBService) CopyBeaconDeposits(rowSrc []models.BeaconDeposit) in
 	}
 
 	// Copy data into the temporary table, ignoring duplicates
-	_, err = p.psqlPool.CopyFrom(
+	_, err = conn.CopyFrom(
 		p.ctx,
 		pgx.Identifier{tempTableName},
 		[]string{"f_block_num", "f_depositor", "f_tx_hash", "f_validator_pubkey"},
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ func (p *PostgresDBService) CopyBeaconDeposits(rowSrc []models.BeaconDeposit) in
 	}
 
 	// Insert non-duplicate rows from the temporary table into the target table
-	count, err := p.psqlPool.Exec(p.ctx, `
+	count, err := conn.Exec(p.ctx, `
         INSERT INTO t_beacon_deposits (f_block_num, f_depositor, f_tx_hash, f_validator_pubkey)
         SELECT f_block_num, f_depositor, f_tx_hash, f_validator_pubkey
         FROM `+tempTableName+`
@@ -90,7 +101,7 @@ func (p *PostgresDBService) CopyBeaconDeposits(rowSrc []models.BeaconDeposit) in
 	}
 
 	// Drop the temporary table
-	_, err = p.psqlPool.Exec(p.ctx, `DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `+tempTableName)
+	_, err = conn.Exec(p.ctx, `DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `+tempTableName)
 	if err != nil {
 		wlog.Fatalf("could not drop temporary table: %s", err.Error())
 	}