diff --git a/src/typosquat/database.rs b/src/typosquat/database.rs
index 0f55afec4ab..8dc7f180ecf 100644
--- a/src/typosquat/database.rs
+++ b/src/typosquat/database.rs
@@ -182,26 +182,24 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn top_crates() -> Result<(), Error> {
         let test_db = TestDatabase::new();
-        let mut conn = test_db.connect();
-        let mut async_conn = test_db.async_connect().await;
+        let mut conn = test_db.async_connect().await;
 
         // Set up two users.
-        let user_a = faker::user(&mut conn, "a")?;
-        let user_b = faker::user(&mut conn, "b")?;
+        let user_a = faker::user(&mut conn, "a").await?;
+        let user_b = faker::user(&mut conn, "b").await?;
 
         // Set up three crates with various ownership schemes.
-        let _top_a = faker::crate_and_version(&mut async_conn, "a", "Hello", &user_a, 2).await?;
+        let _top_a = faker::crate_and_version(&mut conn, "a", "Hello", &user_a, 2).await?;
         let top_b =
-            faker::crate_and_version(&mut async_conn, "b", "Yes, this is dog", &user_b, 1).await?;
-        let not_top_c =
-            faker::crate_and_version(&mut async_conn, "c", "Unpopular", &user_a, 0).await?;
+            faker::crate_and_version(&mut conn, "b", "Yes, this is dog", &user_b, 1).await?;
+        let not_top_c = faker::crate_and_version(&mut conn, "c", "Unpopular", &user_a, 0).await?;
 
         // Let's set up a team that owns both b and c, but not a.
-        let not_the_a_team = faker::team(&mut async_conn, "org", "team").await?;
-        add_team_to_crate(&not_the_a_team, &top_b, &user_b, &mut async_conn).await?;
-        add_team_to_crate(&not_the_a_team, &not_top_c, &user_b, &mut async_conn).await?;
+        let not_the_a_team = faker::team(&mut conn, "org", "team").await?;
+        add_team_to_crate(&not_the_a_team, &top_b, &user_b, &mut conn).await?;
+        add_team_to_crate(&not_the_a_team, &not_top_c, &user_b, &mut conn).await?;
 
-        let top_crates = TopCrates::new(&mut async_conn, 2).await?;
+        let top_crates = TopCrates::new(&mut conn, 2).await?;
 
         // Let's ensure the top crates include what we expect (which is a and b, since we asked for
         // 2 crates and they're the most downloaded).
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!pkg_a.shared_authors(pkg_b.authors()));
 
         // Now let's go get package c and pretend it's a new package.
-        let pkg_c = Crate::from_name(&mut async_conn, "c").await?;
+        let pkg_c = Crate::from_name(&mut conn, "c").await?;
 
         // c _does_ have an author in common with a.
         assert!(pkg_a.shared_authors(pkg_c.authors()));
diff --git a/src/typosquat/test_util.rs b/src/typosquat/test_util.rs
index bb25d73092a..2e15b3165ca 100644
--- a/src/typosquat/test_util.rs
+++ b/src/typosquat/test_util.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use diesel::{prelude::*, PgConnection};
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 
 use crate::tests::util::github::next_gh_id;
 use crate::{
@@ -40,11 +41,12 @@ pub mod faker {
         Ok(team.async_create_or_update(conn).await?)
     }
 
-    pub fn user(conn: &mut PgConnection, login: &str) -> QueryResult<User> {
+    pub async fn user(conn: &mut AsyncPgConnection, login: &str) -> QueryResult<User> {
         let user = NewUser::new(next_gh_id(), login, None, None, "token");
 
         diesel::insert_into(users::table)
             .values(user)
             .get_result(conn)
+            .await
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/worker/jobs/typosquat.rs b/src/worker/jobs/typosquat.rs
index 59ada026cfa..8c42b92f15d 100644
--- a/src/worker/jobs/typosquat.rs
+++ b/src/worker/jobs/typosquat.rs
@@ -130,12 +130,11 @@ mod tests {
     async fn integration() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let emails = Emails::new_in_memory();
         let test_db = TestDatabase::new();
-        let mut conn = test_db.connect();
-        let mut async_conn = test_db.async_connect().await;
+        let mut conn = test_db.async_connect().await;
 
         // Set up a user and a popular crate to match against.
-        let user = faker::user(&mut conn, "a")?;
-        faker::crate_and_version(&mut async_conn, "my-crate", "It's awesome", &user, 100).await?;
+        let user = faker::user(&mut conn, "a").await?;
+        faker::crate_and_version(&mut conn, "my-crate", "It's awesome", &user, 100).await?;
 
         // Prime the cache so it only includes the crate we just created.
         let mut async_conn = test_db.async_connect().await;
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ mod tests {
         let cache = Arc::new(cache);
 
         // Now we'll create new crates: one problematic, one not so.
-        let other_user = faker::user(&mut conn, "b")?;
+        let other_user = faker::user(&mut async_conn, "b").await?;
         let angel = faker::crate_and_version(
             &mut async_conn,
             "innocent-crate",