diff --git a/backend/src/app/db.clj b/backend/src/app/db.clj
index 2a8d7b785..8925c12d0 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/db.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/db.clj
@@ -46,29 +46,26 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 (declare instrument-jdbc!)
+(declare apply-migrations!)
 
 (s/def ::name keyword?)
 (s/def ::uri ::us/not-empty-string)
 (s/def ::min-pool-size ::us/integer)
 (s/def ::max-pool-size ::us/integer)
 (s/def ::migrations map?)
+(s/def ::read-only ::us/boolean)
 
 (defmethod ig/pre-init-spec ::pool [_]
-  (s/keys :req-un [::uri ::name ::min-pool-size ::max-pool-size ::mtx/metrics]
-          :opt-un [::migrations]))
+  (s/keys :req-un [::uri ::name ::min-pool-size ::max-pool-size]
+          :opt-un [::migrations ::mtx/metrics ::read-only]))
 
 (defmethod ig/init-key ::pool
-  [_ {:keys [migrations metrics] :as cfg}]
-  (l/info :action "initialize connection pool"
-          :name (d/name (:name cfg))
-          :uri (:uri cfg))
-  (instrument-jdbc! (:registry metrics))
+  [_ {:keys [migrations metrics name] :as cfg}]
+  (l/info :action "initialize connection pool" :name (d/name name) :uri (:uri cfg))
+  (some-> metrics :registry instrument-jdbc!)
+
   (let [pool (create-pool cfg)]
-    (when (seq migrations)
-      (with-open [conn ^AutoCloseable (open pool)]
-        (mg/setup! conn)
-        (doseq [[name steps] migrations]
-          (mg/migrate! conn {:name (d/name name) :steps steps}))))
+    (some->> (seq migrations) (apply-migrations! pool))
     pool))
 
 (defmethod ig/halt-key! ::pool
@@ -85,6 +82,13 @@
     :name "database_query_total"
     :help "An absolute counter of database queries."}))
 
+(defn- apply-migrations!
+  [pool migrations]
+  (with-open [conn ^AutoCloseable (open pool)]
+    (mg/setup! conn)
+    (doseq [[name steps] migrations]
+      (mg/migrate! conn {:name (d/name name) :steps steps}))))
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; API & Impl
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -94,28 +98,34 @@
        "SET idle_in_transaction_session_timeout = 200000;"))
 
 (defn- create-datasource-config
-  [{:keys [metrics] :as cfg}]
+  [{:keys [metrics read-only] :or {read-only false} :as cfg}]
   (let [dburi    (:uri cfg)
         username (:username cfg)
         password (:password cfg)
-        config   (HikariConfig.)
-        mtf      (PrometheusMetricsTrackerFactory. (:registry metrics))]
+        config   (HikariConfig.)]
     (doto config
       (.setJdbcUrl (str "jdbc:" dburi))
       (.setPoolName (d/name (:name cfg)))
       (.setAutoCommit true)
-      (.setReadOnly false)
+      (.setReadOnly read-only)
       (.setConnectionTimeout 10000)  ;; 10seg
       (.setValidationTimeout 10000)  ;; 10seg
       (.setIdleTimeout 120000)       ;; 2min
       (.setMaxLifetime 1800000)      ;; 30min
       (.setMinimumIdle (:min-pool-size cfg 0))
       (.setMaximumPoolSize (:max-pool-size cfg 30))
-      (.setMetricsTrackerFactory mtf)
       (.setConnectionInitSql initsql)
       (.setInitializationFailTimeout -1))
+
+    ;; When metrics namespace is provided
+    (when metrics
+      (->> (:registry metrics)
+           (PrometheusMetricsTrackerFactory.)
+           (.setMetricsTrackerFactory config)))
+
     (when username (.setUsername config username))
     (when password (.setPassword config password))
+
     config))
 
 (defn pool?
diff --git a/backend/src/app/main.clj b/backend/src/app/main.clj
index 08c8ef10d..456cd4725 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/main.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/main.clj
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
       :help "A total number of bytes processed by update-file."
       :type :counter}}}
 
-
-
    :app.migrations/all
    {:main (ig/ref :app.migrations/migrations)}
 
diff --git a/backend/src/app/notifications.clj b/backend/src/app/notifications.clj
index f426923a9..62490b212 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/notifications.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/notifications.clj
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
                    :mtx-messages mtx-messages
                    :mtx-sessions mtx-sessions
                    )]
+
     (-> #(handler cfg %)
         (wrap-session)
         (wrap-keyword-params)