diff --git a/Sources/D2Commands/Misc/MessageDatabase.swift b/Sources/D2Commands/Misc/MessageDatabase.swift
index 286a3906..8c77f83c 100644
--- a/Sources/D2Commands/Misc/MessageDatabase.swift
+++ b/Sources/D2Commands/Misc/MessageDatabase.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import SQLite
 import D2MessageIO
 import Utils
 
+typealias Expression = SQLite.Expression
+
 fileprivate let guilds = Table("guilds")
 fileprivate let guildId = Expression<Int64>("guild_id")
 fileprivate let guildName = Expression<String>("guild_name")