diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 1f0e1d9..844823e 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -180,11 +180,12 @@ async def test_data_provided_to_addtodatabase_ends_up_in_database(app_db: Engine
 
 async def test_created_database_contains_expected_tables(engine: Engine):
 
+    statement = text("SELECT name from sqlite_schema WHERE type = 'table'")
     with engine.connect() as connection:
-        statement = text("SELECT name from sqlite_schema WHERE type = 'table'")
         results = connection.execute(statement).all()
         assert len(results) == 0
 
         create_db_and_tables(engine)
+
         results = connection.execute(statement).all()
         assert len(results) == 1