diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/config.ts b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/config.ts
index 60b0b2295d..b2ed2066f1 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/config.ts
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { defineDB, defineTable, column, sql, NOW } from 'astro:db';
+import { defineDB, defineTable, column } from 'astro:db';
+import { Themes } from './theme';
 
 const Author = defineTable({
 	columns: {
@@ -6,20 +7,6 @@ const Author = defineTable({
 	},
 });
 
-const Themes = defineTable({
-	columns: {
-		name: column.text(),
-		added: column.date({
-			default: sql`CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
-		}),
-		updated: column.date({
-			default: NOW,
-		}),
-		isDark: column.boolean({ default: sql`TRUE` }),
-		owner: column.text({ optional: true, default: sql`NULL` }),
-	},
-});
-
 export default defineDB({
 	tables: { Author, Themes },
 });
diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/seed.ts b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/seed.ts
index 8f47092a9c..c1b61e0996 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/seed.ts
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/seed.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { db, Themes, Author } from 'astro:db';
+import { db, Author } from 'astro:db';
+import { Themes as ThemesConfig } from './theme';
+import { asDrizzleTable } from '@astrojs/db/utils';
+
+const Themes = asDrizzleTable('Themes', ThemesConfig);
 
 await db
 	.insert(Themes)
diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/theme.ts b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/theme.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3b89b68c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/theme.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { defineTable, column, NOW, sql } from 'astro:db';
+
+export const Themes = defineTable({
+	columns: {
+		name: column.text(),
+		added: column.date({
+			default: sql`CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+		}),
+		updated: column.date({
+			default: NOW,
+		}),
+		isDark: column.boolean({ default: sql`TRUE` }),
+		owner: column.text({ optional: true, default: sql`NULL` }),
+	},
+});