diff --git a/dev/clj/app/db.clj b/dev/clj/app/db.clj
index dfcb6f5..aed7bb7 100644
--- a/dev/clj/app/db.clj
+++ b/dev/clj/app/db.clj
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 (defstate conn :start (new-connection config)
                :stop (disconnect config conn))
 
-;; datomic schema (staging as an example)
+;; datomic schema (staging for an example)
 (defn create-schema [conn]
   (let [schema [{:db/id #db/id [:db.part/db]
                  :db/ident :order/symbol
diff --git a/dev/clj/app/example.clj b/dev/clj/app/example.clj
index 6583d02..ab425eb 100644
--- a/dev/clj/app/example.clj
+++ b/dev/clj/app/example.clj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (:require [clojure.tools.nrepl.server :refer [start-server stop-server]]
             [mount.core :as mount :refer [defstate]]
             [app.conf :refer [config]]
-            [app.www :refer [nyse-app]])
+            [app.www])
   (:gen-class))         ;; for -main / uberjar (no need in dev)
 
 ;; example on creating a network REPL
diff --git a/dev/clj/app/nyse.clj b/dev/clj/app/nyse.clj
index 6cd1147..1d45255 100644
--- a/dev/clj/app/nyse.clj
+++ b/dev/clj/app/nyse.clj
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 (ns app.nyse
   (:require [datomic.api :as d]
-            [app.db :refer [create-schema] :as db]
             [app.utils.datomic :refer [touch]]))
 
-(defn add-order [ticker bid offer qty]                       ;; can take connection as param
-  @(d/transact db/conn [{:db/id (d/tempid :db.part/user)
-                         :order/symbol ticker
-                         :order/bid bid
-                         :order/offer offer
-                         :order/qty qty}]))
+(defn add-order [conn {:keys [ticker bid offer qty]}]
+  @(d/transact conn [{:db/id (d/tempid :db.part/user)
+                      :order/symbol ticker
+                      :order/bid bid
+                      :order/offer offer
+                      :order/qty qty}]))
 
-(defn find-orders [ticker]                                   ;; can take connection as param
+(defn find-orders [conn ticker]
   (let [orders (d/q '[:find ?e :in $ ?ticker
                       :where [?e :order/symbol ?ticker]] 
-                    (d/db db/conn) ticker)]
-    (touch db/conn orders)))
-
-(defn create-nyse-schema []
-  (create-schema db/conn))
+                    (d/db conn) ticker)]
+    (touch conn orders)))
diff --git a/dev/clj/app/www.clj b/dev/clj/app/www.clj
index 2103d4e..8c02986 100644
--- a/dev/clj/app/www.clj
+++ b/dev/clj/app/www.clj
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (ns app.www
-  (:require [app.nyse :refer [add-order find-orders create-nyse-schema]]
+  (:require [app.nyse :refer [add-order find-orders]]
+            [app.db :refer [conn create-schema]]
             [app.conf :refer [config]]
             [mount.core :refer [defstate]]
             [cheshire.core :refer [generate-string]]
@@ -11,21 +12,22 @@
 
   (GET "/" [] "welcome to mount sample app!")
   (GET "/nyse/orders/:ticker" [ticker]
-       (generate-string (find-orders ticker)))
+       (generate-string (find-orders conn ticker)))
 
   (POST "/nyse/orders" [ticker qty bid offer] 
-        (add-order ticker (bigdec bid) (bigdec offer) (Integer/parseInt qty))
-        (generate-string {:added {:ticker ticker 
-                                  :qty qty 
-                                  :bid bid 
-                                  :offer offer}})))
+        (let [order {:ticker ticker 
+                     :bid (bigdec bid) 
+                     :offer (bigdec offer) 
+                     :qty (Integer/parseInt qty)}]
+          (add-order conn order)
+          (generate-string {:added order}))))
 
-(defn start-nyse [{:keys [www]}]
-  (create-nyse-schema)              ;; creating schema (usually done long before the app is started..)
+(defn start-nyse [conn {:keys [www]}]     ;; app entry point
+  (create-schema conn)                    ;; just an example, usually schema would already be there
   (-> (routes mount-example-routes)
       (handler/site)
       (run-jetty {:join? false
                   :port (:port www)})))
 
-(defstate nyse-app :start (start-nyse config)
+(defstate nyse-app :start (start-nyse conn config)
                    :stop (.stop nyse-app))  ;; it's a "org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server" at this point
diff --git a/dev/clj/dev.clj b/dev/clj/dev.clj
index 079095b..3fccfd4 100644
--- a/dev/clj/dev.clj
+++ b/dev/clj/dev.clj
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
             [mount.tools.graph :refer [states-with-deps]]
             [app.utils.logging :refer [with-logging-status]]
             [app.www]
+            [app.db :refer [conn]]
             [app.example]
-            [app.nyse :refer [create-nyse-schema find-orders add-order]]))  ;; <<<< replace this your "app" namespace(s) you want to be available at REPL time
+            [app.nyse :refer [find-orders add-order]]))  ;; <<<< replace this your "app" namespace(s) you want to be available at REPL time
 
 (defn start []
   (with-logging-status)