diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6dd13e7..56e0212 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-To install dependencies:
-```sh
-bun install
-```
+### Scheduler
+
+- Setup with PM2
 
-To run:
-```sh
-bun run dev
-```
 
-open http://localhost:3000
diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 13bca2c..1e5a63a 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6dce8c6..23f7626 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "bun run --hot src/index.ts",
     "start": "bun run src/index.ts",
-    "codante-apis:update-senator-expenses": "bun run src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/updater.ts",
     "scheduler": "bun run src/scheduler/index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@
     "axios": "^1.7.3",
     "base62str": "^1.0.10",
     "cron": "^3.1.7",
+    "croner": "^8.1.1",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.33.0",
     "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.3",
     "hono": "^4.5.3",
diff --git a/src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/db/db.ts b/src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/db/db.ts
index 4edf750..4e8804c 100644
--- a/src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/db/db.ts
+++ b/src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/db/db.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/mysql2';
-import * as schema from './schema';
 import mysql from 'mysql2/promise';
 
-const connection = await mysql.createConnection({
+declare global {
+  var _db: ReturnType<typeof drizzle> | undefined;
+}
+
+const poolConnection = mysql.createPool({
   user: process.env.DATABASE_USER_SENATOR_EXPENSES,
   password: process.env.DATABASE_PASSWORD_SENATOR_EXPENSES,
   database: process.env.DATABASE_SENATOR_EXPENSES,
 });
 
-const db = drizzle(connection, { schema, mode: 'default' });
+const db = globalThis._db || drizzle(poolConnection);
+
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+  globalThis._db = db;
+}
 
-export { db, connection };
+export { db, poolConnection };
diff --git a/src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/updater.ts b/src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/updater.ts
index 3df42e8..123651f 100644
--- a/src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/updater.ts
+++ b/src/features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/updater.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { connection } from './db/db';
 import { scrapeExpenses } from './expenses/scrapeExpenses';
 import { updatePartySummary } from './summaries/updatePartySummary';
 import { updateUFSummary } from './summaries/updateUFSummary';
 
-await updater();
-
-async function updater() {
+export async function updater() {
   const YEAR = 2024;
 
   // update expenses
@@ -17,6 +14,4 @@ async function updater() {
   await updatePartySummary(YEAR);
   console.log('Updating UF summary...');
   await updateUFSummary(YEAR);
-
-  await connection.end();
 }
diff --git a/src/scheduler/index.ts b/src/scheduler/index.ts
index fcebb2e..66f3867 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/index.ts
+++ b/src/scheduler/index.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
-import { CronJob } from 'cron';
-import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { Cron } from 'croner';
+import { updater } from '../features/codante-apis/senator-expenses/updater';
 
-// Schedule the task to run every day at 2am
-new CronJob(
-  '0 2 * * *',
-  () => {
-    console.log('Running the npm script every day at 2am');
-    runNpmScript('codante-apis:update-senator-expenses');
-  },
-  null,
-  true,
-  'America/Sao_Paulo'
-);
-
-function runNpmScript(scriptName: string): void {
-  exec(`npm run ${scriptName}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
-    if (error) {
-      console.error(`Error executing npm script: ${error.message}`);
-      return;
-    }
-    if (stderr) {
-      console.error(`npm script stderr: ${stderr}`);
-    }
-    console.log(`npm script output: ${stdout}`);
-  });
-}
+const job = Cron('0 2 * * *', async () => {
+  console.log('Running ');
+  await updater();
+});