diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 397ce75..8ee03eb 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 repos:
--   repo: https://github.com/ambv/black
-    rev: 20.8b1
+-   repo: local
     hooks:
-    - id: black
-      language_version: python3.9
+    - id: system
+      name: Black
+      entry: poetry run black .
+      pass_filenames: false
+      language: system
 -   repo: local
     hooks:
     - id: pylint
diff --git a/alembic/env.py b/alembic/env.py
index cbb52c1..7e5e6cd 100644
--- a/alembic/env.py
+++ b/alembic/env.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ from sqlalchemy import pool
 
 from alembic import context
 
-from mev_inspect.db import get_sqlalchemy_database_uri
+from mev_inspect.db import get_inspect_database_uri
 
 # this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
 # access to the values within the .ini file in use.
 config = context.config
-config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", get_sqlalchemy_database_uri())
+config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", get_inspect_database_uri())
 
 # Interpret the config file for Python logging.
 # This line sets up loggers basically.
diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index e7f2386..898fd42 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import click
 from web3 import Web3
 
 from mev_inspect.classifiers.trace import TraceClassifier
-from mev_inspect.db import get_session
+from mev_inspect.db import get_inspect_session
 from mev_inspect.inspect_block import inspect_block
 from mev_inspect.provider import get_base_provider
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def cli():
 @click.option("--rpc", default=lambda: os.environ.get(RPC_URL_ENV, ""))
 @click.option("--cache/--no-cache", default=True)
 def inspect_block_command(block_number: int, rpc: str, cache: bool):
-    db_session = get_session()
+    db_session = get_inspect_session()
     base_provider = get_base_provider(rpc)
     w3 = Web3(base_provider)
     trace_classifier = TraceClassifier()
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def inspect_many_blocks_command(
     after_block: int, before_block: int, rpc: str, cache: bool
 ):
 
-    db_session = get_session()
+    db_session = get_inspect_session()
     base_provider = get_base_provider(rpc)
     w3 = Web3(base_provider)
     trace_classifier = TraceClassifier()
diff --git a/listener.py b/listener.py
index 88e364c..05cfb38 100644
--- a/listener.py
+++ b/listener.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from mev_inspect.crud.latest_block_update import (
     find_latest_block_update,
     update_latest_block,
 )
-from mev_inspect.db import get_session
+from mev_inspect.db import get_inspect_session
 from mev_inspect.inspect_block import inspect_block
 from mev_inspect.provider import get_base_provider
 from mev_inspect.signal_handler import GracefulKiller
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def run():
 
     killer = GracefulKiller()
 
-    db_session = get_session()
+    db_session = get_inspect_session()
     base_provider = get_base_provider(rpc)
     w3 = Web3(base_provider)
 
diff --git a/mev_inspect/db.py b/mev_inspect/db.py
index df2b7d9..9cdaa48 100644
--- a/mev_inspect/db.py
+++ b/mev_inspect/db.py
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 import os
+from typing import Optional
 
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, orm
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 
-def get_sqlalchemy_database_uri():
+def get_trace_database_uri() -> Optional[str]:
+    username = os.getenv("TRACE_DB_USER")
+    password = os.getenv("TRACE_DB_PASSWORD")
+    host = os.getenv("TRACE_DB_HOST")
+    db_name = "trace_db"
+
+    if all(field is not None for field in [username, password, host]):
+        return f"postgresql://{username}:{password}@{host}/{db_name}"
+
+    return None
+
+
+def get_inspect_database_uri():
     username = os.getenv("POSTGRES_USER")
     password = os.getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD")
     host = os.getenv("POSTGRES_HOST")
@@ -12,10 +25,24 @@ def get_sqlalchemy_database_uri():
     return f"postgresql://{username}:{password}@{host}/{db_name}"
 
 
-def get_engine():
-    return create_engine(get_sqlalchemy_database_uri())
+def _get_engine(uri: str):
+    return create_engine(uri)
 
 
-def get_session():
-    Session = sessionmaker(bind=get_engine())
+def _get_session(uri: str):
+    Session = sessionmaker(bind=_get_engine(uri))
     return Session()
+
+
+def get_inspect_session() -> orm.Session:
+    uri = get_inspect_database_uri()
+    return _get_session(uri)
+
+
+def get_trace_session() -> Optional[orm.Session]:
+    uri = get_trace_database_uri()
+
+    if uri is not None:
+        return _get_session(uri)
+
+    return None