diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index dbd707c..ea768b6 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
             .hash = "1220d0e8734628fd910a73146e804d10a3269e3e7d065de6bb0e3e88d5ba234eb163",
         },
         .zmpl = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/zmpl/archive/a88a06cf43ece8b303a87f52d611b874ad06af9c.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "12202af84e839619429496900c3280fbfb7c3a3ce80ac0c2e70b99080c480fb22aa3",
+            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/zmpl/archive/dc4c5d2e224ce61990a9593681ee7ffb8c2ca8c2.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "1220175cf7aa82cc18c787e29ec2f62d17b55a5d0d280dfd15ffa347d3932beb9bdc",
         },
         .jetkv = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetkv/archive/2b1130a48979ea2871c8cf6ca89c38b1e7062839.tar.gz",
diff --git a/src/jetzig/database.zig b/src/jetzig/database.zig
index 92ff274..30b9908 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/database.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/database.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn repo(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, maybe_options: ?DatabaseOptions, app:
                         .username = options.username,
                         .password = options.password,
                         .database = options.database,
-                        .lazy_connect = @hasField(@import("root"), "database_lazy_connect"),
+                        .lazy_connect = true,
                     },
                 },
                 .eventCallback = Callback.callbackFn,