diff --git a/services/identity/src/main.rs b/services/identity/src/main.rs
--- a/services/identity/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use database::DatabaseClient;
 use tonic::transport::Server;
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@
       let addr = IDENTITY_SERVICE_SOCKET_ADDR.parse()?;
       let config = Config::load()?;
       let aws_config = aws_config::from_env().region("us-east-2").load().await;
-      let database_client = DatabaseClient::new(&aws_config);
+      let database_client = Arc::new(DatabaseClient::new(&aws_config));
       let identity_service = MyIdentityService::new(config, database_client);
       Server::builder()
         .add_service(IdentityServiceServer::new(identity_service))
diff --git a/services/identity/src/service.rs b/services/identity/src/service.rs
--- a/services/identity/src/service.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/service.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
 use siwe::Message;
 use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_stream::{wrappers::ReceiverStream, StreamExt};
 use tonic::{Request, Response, Status};
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
 #[derive(derive_more::Constructor)]
 pub struct MyIdentityService {
   config: Config,
-  client: DatabaseClient,
+  client: Arc<DatabaseClient>,
 }
 
 #[tonic::async_trait]
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@
 }
 
 async fn put_token_helper(
-  client: DatabaseClient,
+  client: Arc<DatabaseClient>,
   auth_type: AuthType,
   user_id: &str,
   device_id: &str,
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@
 }
 
 async fn wallet_login_helper(
-  client: DatabaseClient,
+  client: Arc<DatabaseClient>,
   wallet_login_request: WalletLoginRequestStruct,
   rng: &mut (impl Rng + CryptoRng),
   num_messages_received: u8,
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@
 
 async fn pake_login_start(
   config: Config,
-  client: DatabaseClient,
+  client: Arc<DatabaseClient>,
   user_id: &str,
   pake_credential_request: &[u8],
   num_messages_received: u8,
@@ -532,7 +533,7 @@
 async fn pake_login_finish(
   user_id: &str,
   device_id: &str,
-  client: DatabaseClient,
+  client: Arc<DatabaseClient>,
   server_login: Option<ServerLogin<Cipher>>,
   pake_credential_finalization: &[u8],
   rng: &mut (impl Rng + CryptoRng),
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@
 
 async fn pake_registration_finish(
   user_id: &str,
-  client: DatabaseClient,
+  client: Arc<DatabaseClient>,
   registration_upload_bytes: &[u8],
   server_registration: Option<ServerRegistration<Cipher>>,
   num_messages_received: u8,