diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a333333a6..c5ac497114 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         <jcip-annotations.version>1.0</jcip-annotations.version> <!-- Annotations for concurrency documentation -->
         <HikariCP.version>5.0.1</HikariCP.version> <!-- Database connection pool -->
         <mysql-connector-java.version>8.0.30</mysql-connector-java.version> <!-- MySQL JDBC driver -->
+        <jdbi-version>3.35.0</jdbi-version> <!-- Convenience wrapper around JDBC -->
         <junit.version>5.9.0</junit.version> <!-- Unit test -->
         <mockito.version>4.7.0</mockito.version> <!-- Unit test -->
     </properties>
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
             <version>${mysql-connector-java.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jdbi</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jdbi3-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${jdbi-version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
 
         <!-- Networking -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/tools/DatabaseConnection.java b/src/main/java/tools/DatabaseConnection.java
index 337c07b14e..a5607477a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tools/DatabaseConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tools/DatabaseConnection.java
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package tools;
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig;
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource;
 import config.YamlConfig;
+import org.jdbi.v3.core.Handle;
+import org.jdbi.v3.core.Jdbi;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.time.Duration;
@@ -21,15 +24,24 @@ import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;
 public class DatabaseConnection {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DatabaseConnection.class);
     private static HikariDataSource dataSource;
+    private static Jdbi jdbi;
 
     public static Connection getConnection() throws SQLException {
         if (dataSource == null) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to get connection from uninitialized connection pool");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to get connection - connection pool is uninitialized");
         }
 
         return dataSource.getConnection();
     }
 
+    public static Handle getHandle() {
+        if (jdbi == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to get handle - connection pool is uninitialized");
+        }
+
+        return jdbi.open();
+    }
+
     private static String getDbUrl() {
         // Environment variables override what's defined in the config file
         // This feature is used for the Docker support
@@ -73,6 +85,7 @@ public class DatabaseConnection {
         Instant initStart = Instant.now();
         try {
             dataSource = new HikariDataSource(config);
+            initializeJdbi(dataSource);
             long initDuration = Duration.between(initStart, Instant.now()).toMillis();
             log.info("Connection pool initialized in {} ms", initDuration);
             return true;
@@ -84,4 +97,9 @@ public class DatabaseConnection {
         // Timed out - failed to initialize
         return false;
     }
+
+    private static void initializeJdbi(DataSource dataSource) {
+        // TODO: configure row mappers
+        jdbi = Jdbi.create(dataSource);
+    }
 }