diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index 22cfc15..f59f2a4 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BRMINV_OBJS=brminv.o frontend.o command-line.o util-proc.o duck.o	\
 	$(CSC) -regenerate-import-libraries -P -J $<
 
 ../brminv: $(BRMINV_OBJS)
-	$(CSC) -L --no-lto -L -Wl,-static -L -Wl,-lssl -L -Wl,-lcrypto -L -Wl,-Bdynamic -strip -static -o $@ $(BRMINV_OBJS)
+	$(CSC) -L --no-lto -L -Wl,-static -L -Wl,-lssl -L -Wl,-lcrypto -L -Wl,-Bdynamic -L -Wl,-lpq -strip -static -o $@ $(BRMINV_OBJS)
 
 frontend.o: frontend.import.scm
 frontend.import.scm: frontend.scm
diff --git a/backend/brminv.scm b/backend/brminv.scm
index 27525a6..4911524 100644
--- a/backend/brminv.scm
+++ b/backend/brminv.scm
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 	(chicken tcp)
 	intarweb
 	uri-common
-	(chicken string))
+	(chicken string)
+	postgresql)
 
 (define -port- (make-parameter #f))
 (define -certificate- (make-parameter #f))
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@
   (print "  Certificate:" (-certificate-))
   (print "  Key:" (-key-)))
 
+(define dbconn (connect "postgresql:///brmbar"))
+(print dbconn)
+
 (define listener
   (if ssl?
       (ssl-listen port)
diff --git a/install-eggs.sh b/install-eggs.sh
index 1f39a84..c17213d 100644
--- a/install-eggs.sh
+++ b/install-eggs.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ trap chicken_cleanup INT QUIT
 # Install required eggs
 chicken_install spiffy
 chicken_install openssl
+chicken_install postgresql
 
 # Normal termination cleanup
 chicken_cleanup