diff --git a/api/models/dbConnect.js b/api/lib/db/connectDb.js
similarity index 94%
rename from api/models/dbConnect.js
rename to api/lib/db/connectDb.js
index f9a8455442..c30f830383 100644
--- a/api/models/dbConnect.js
+++ b/api/lib/db/connectDb.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if (!cached) {
   cached = global.mongoose = { conn: null, promise: null };
 }
 
-async function dbConnect() {
+async function connectDb() {
   if (cached.conn) {
     return cached.conn;
   }
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ async function dbConnect() {
   return cached.conn;
 }
 
-module.exports = dbConnect;
+module.exports = connectDb;
diff --git a/api/lib/db/migrateDb.js b/api/lib/db/migrateDb.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bd1cb358f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/lib/db/migrateDb.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const { Conversation, } = require('../../models/Conversation');
+const { getMessages, } = require('../../models/');
+
+async function migrateDb() {
+  try {
+    const conversations = await Conversation.find({ model: null }).exec();
+
+    if (!conversations || conversations.length === 0)
+      return { message: '[Migrate] No conversations to migrate' };
+
+    for (let convo of conversations) {
+      const messages = await getMessages({
+        conversationId: convo.conversationId,
+        messageId: { $exists: false }
+      });
+
+      let model;
+      let oldId;
+      const promises = [];
+      messages.forEach((message, i) => {
+        const msgObj = message.toObject();
+        const newId = msgObj.id;
+        if (i === 0) {
+          message.parentMessageId = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';
+        } else {
+          message.parentMessageId = oldId;
+        }
+
+        oldId = newId;
+        message.messageId = newId;
+        if (message.sender.toLowerCase() !== 'user' && !model) {
+          model = message.sender.toLowerCase();
+        }
+
+        if (message.sender.toLowerCase() === 'user') {
+          message.isCreatedByUser = true;
+        }
+        promises.push(message.save());
+      });
+      await Promise.all(promises);
+
+      await Conversation.findOneAndUpdate(
+        { conversationId: convo.conversationId },
+        { model },
+        { new: true }
+      ).exec();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await mongoose.connection.db.collection('messages').dropIndex('id_1');
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log("[Migrate] Index doesn't exist or already dropped");
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(error);
+    return { message: '[Migrate] Error migrating conversations' };
+  }
+}
+
+
+module.exports = migrateDb;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/models/Conversation.js b/api/models/Conversation.js
index 7506fafe43..ea48644318 100644
--- a/api/models/Conversation.js
+++ b/api/models/Conversation.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-const crypto = require('crypto');
 const { getMessages, deleteMessages } = require('./Message');
 
 const convoSchema = mongoose.Schema(
@@ -65,13 +64,14 @@ const getConvo = async (user, conversationId) => {
 };
 
 module.exports = {
+  Conversation,
   saveConvo: async (user, { conversationId, newConversationId, title, ...convo }) => {
     try {
       const messages = await getMessages({ conversationId });
       const update = { ...convo, messages };
       if (title) {
         update.title = title;
-        update.user = user
+        update.user = user;
       }
       if (newConversationId) {
         update.conversationId = newConversationId;
@@ -97,9 +97,13 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   updateConvo: async (user, { conversationId, ...update }) => {
     try {
-      return await Conversation.findOneAndUpdate({ conversationId: conversationId, user }, update, {
-        new: true
-      }).exec();
+      return await Conversation.findOneAndUpdate(
+        { conversationId: conversationId, user },
+        update,
+        {
+          new: true
+        }
+      ).exec();
     } catch (error) {
       console.log(error);
       return { message: 'Error updating conversation' };
@@ -132,63 +136,8 @@ module.exports = {
     }
   },
   deleteConvos: async (user, filter) => {
-    let deleteCount = await Conversation.deleteMany({...filter, user}).exec();
+    let deleteCount = await Conversation.deleteMany({ ...filter, user }).exec();
     deleteCount.messages = await deleteMessages(filter);
     return deleteCount;
-  },
-  migrateDb: async () => {
-    try {
-      const conversations = await Conversation.find({ model: null }).exec();
-
-      if (!conversations || conversations.length === 0)
-        return { message: '[Migrate] No conversations to migrate' };
-
-      for (let convo of conversations) {
-        const messages = await getMessages({
-          conversationId: convo.conversationId,
-          messageId: { $exists: false }
-        });
-
-        let model;
-        let oldId;
-        const promises = [];
-        messages.forEach((message, i) => {
-          const msgObj = message.toObject();
-          const newId = msgObj.id;
-          if (i === 0) {
-            message.parentMessageId = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';
-          } else {
-            message.parentMessageId = oldId;
-          }
-
-          oldId = newId;
-          message.messageId = newId;
-          if (message.sender.toLowerCase() !== 'user' && !model) {
-            model = message.sender.toLowerCase();
-          }
-
-          if (message.sender.toLowerCase() === 'user') {
-            message.isCreatedByUser = true;
-          }
-          promises.push(message.save());
-        });
-        await Promise.all(promises);
-
-        await Conversation.findOneAndUpdate(
-          { conversationId: convo.conversationId },
-          { model },
-          { new: true }
-        ).exec();
-      }
-
-      try {
-        await mongoose.connection.db.collection('messages').dropIndex('id_1');
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.log("[Migrate] Index doesn't exist or already dropped");
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.log(error);
-      return { message: '[Migrate] Error migrating conversations' };
-    }
   }
 };
diff --git a/api/models/index.js b/api/models/index.js
index cd75b9c6a3..d9c5dc8e9d 100644
--- a/api/models/index.js
+++ b/api/models/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-const { saveMessage, deleteMessagesSince, deleteMessages } = require('./Message');
+const { getMessages, saveMessage, deleteMessagesSince, deleteMessages } = require('./Message');
 const { getCustomGpts, updateCustomGpt, updateByLabel, deleteCustomGpts } = require('./CustomGpt');
-const { getConvoTitle, getConvo, saveConvo, migrateDb } = require('./Conversation');
+const { getConvoTitle, getConvo, saveConvo } = require('./Conversation');
 
 module.exports = {
+  getMessages,
   saveMessage,
   deleteMessagesSince,
   deleteMessages,
   getConvoTitle,
   getConvo,
   saveConvo,
-  migrateDb,
   getCustomGpts,
   updateCustomGpt,
   updateByLabel,
diff --git a/api/server/index.js b/api/server/index.js
index dd9a500ed5..cb9781623a 100644
--- a/api/server/index.js
+++ b/api/server/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const session = require('express-session')
-const dbConnect = require('../models/dbConnect');
-const { migrateDb } = require('../models');
+const connectDb = require('../lib/db/connectDb');
+const migrateDb = require('../lib/db/migrateDb');
 const path = require('path');
 const cors = require('cors');
 const routes = require('./routes');
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const port = process.env.PORT || 3080;
 const host = process.env.HOST || 'localhost'
 const userSystemEnabled = process.env.ENABLE_USER_SYSTEM || false
 const projectPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'client');
-dbConnect().then(() => {
+connectDb().then(() => {
   console.log('Connected to MongoDB');
   migrateDb();
 });