diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 5419367..9c04ee3 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SQL_TEST_DB=testdb
 SQL_HOST=db
 SQL_USER=user
 SQL_PASS=secret
+SQL_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://${SQL_USER}:${SQL_PASS}@${SQL_HOST}/${SQL_DB}
 
 ALGORITHM=HS256
 ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES=30
diff --git a/app/api/nonsense.py b/app/api/nonsense.py
index 7cf7ac6..ebcad4d 100644
--- a/app/api/nonsense.py
+++ b/app/api/nonsense.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async def update_nonsense(
     db_session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     nonsense = await Nonsense.find(db_session, name)
-    await nonsense.update(db_session, **payload.dict())
+    await nonsense.update(db_session, **payload.model_dump())
     return nonsense
 
 
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ async def merge_nonsense(
     payload: NonsenseSchema,
     db_session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
 ):
-    nonsense = Nonsense(**payload.dict())
+    nonsense = Nonsense(**payload.model_dump())
     await nonsense.save_or_update(db_session)
     return nonsense
diff --git a/app/api/shakespeare.py b/app/api/shakespeare.py
index 170d33e..1463e52 100644
--- a/app/api/shakespeare.py
+++ b/app/api/shakespeare.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Annotated
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query
-from pydantic import Required
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 
 from app.database import get_db
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ router = APIRouter(prefix="/v1/shakespeare")
     "/",
 )
 async def find_paragraph(
-    character: Annotated[str, Query(description="Character name")] = Required,
+    character: Annotated[str, Query(description="Character name")],
     db_session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     return await Paragraph.find(db_session=db_session, character=character)
diff --git a/app/api/stuff.py b/app/api/stuff.py
index 6f60f6e..11bd8fb 100644
--- a/app/api/stuff.py
+++ b/app/api/stuff.py
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ async def update_stuff(
     db_session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     stuff = await Stuff.find(db_session, name)
-    await stuff.update(db_session, **payload.dict())
+    await stuff.update(db_session, **payload.model_dump())
     return stuff
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index ded6e05..0905c18 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import os
 from functools import lru_cache
 
-from pydantic import BaseSettings, PostgresDsn
+from pydantic import PostgresDsn
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
-    asyncpg_url: PostgresDsn = PostgresDsn.build(
-        scheme="postgresql+asyncpg",
-        user=os.getenv("SQL_USER"),
-        password=os.getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD"),
-        host=os.getenv("SQL_HOST"),
-        port="5432",
-        path=f"/{os.getenv('SQL_DB') or ''}",
-    )
+    asyncpg_url: PostgresDsn = os.getenv("SQL_URL")
 
 
 @lru_cache
diff --git a/app/database.py b/app/database.py
index 8ebd60f..20a4351 100644
--- a/app/database.py
+++ b/app/database.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ global_settings = config.get_settings()
 logger = AppLogger.__call__().get_logger()
 
 engine = create_async_engine(
-    global_settings.asyncpg_url,
+    global_settings.asyncpg_url.unicode_string(),
     future=True,
     echo=True,
 )
diff --git a/app/schemas/nnonsense.py b/app/schemas/nnonsense.py
index 8c691c9..627d72c 100644
--- a/app/schemas/nnonsense.py
+++ b/app/schemas/nnonsense.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ class NonsenseSchema(BaseModel):
     )
 
     class Config:
-        orm_mode = True
-        schema_extra = {
+        from_attributes = True
+        json_schema_extra = {
             "example": {
                 "name": "Name for Some Nonsense",
                 "description": "Some Nonsense Description",
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class NonsenseResponse(BaseModel):
     )
 
     class Config:
-        orm_mode = True
-        schema_extra = {
+        from_attributes = True
+        json_schema_extra = {
             "example": {
                 "config_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
                 "name": "Name for Some Nonsense",
diff --git a/app/schemas/stuff.py b/app/schemas/stuff.py
index c7a3f21..642d4eb 100644
--- a/app/schemas/stuff.py
+++ b/app/schemas/stuff.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ class StuffSchema(BaseModel):
     )
 
     class Config:
-        orm_mode = True
-        schema_extra = {
+        from_attributes = True
+        json_schema_extra = {
             "example": {
                 "name": "Name for Some Stuff",
                 "description": "Some Stuff Description",
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class StuffResponse(BaseModel):
     )
 
     class Config:
-        orm_mode = True
-        schema_extra = {
+        from_attributes = True
+        json_schema_extra = {
             "example": {
                 "config_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
                 "name": "Name for Some Stuff",