diff --git a/postgres-websockets.cabal b/postgres-websockets.cabal
--- a/postgres-websockets.cabal
+++ b/postgres-websockets.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       3.0
 name:                postgres-websockets
-version:             0.11.2.4
+version:             0.11.2.5
 synopsis:            Middleware to map LISTEN/NOTIFY messages to Websockets
 description:         WAI middleware that adds websockets capabilites on top of PostgreSQL's asynchronous notifications using LISTEN and NOTIFY commands. Fully functioning server included.
 homepage:            https://github.com/diogob/postgres-websockets#readme
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
                      , bytestring >= 0.11.5 && < 0.13
                      , either >= 5.0.1.1 && < 5.1
                      , envparse >= 0.5.0 && < 0.7
-                     , hasql >= 1.7 && < 1.9
-                     , hasql-notifications >= 0.2.3.0 && < 0.3
-                     , hasql-pool ^>= 1.2
+                     , hasql >= 1.9 && < 1.10
+                     , hasql-notifications >= 0.2.4.0 && < 0.3
+                     , hasql-pool ^>= 1.3
                      , http-types >= 0.12.3 && < 0.13
                      , jose >= 0.11 && < 0.12
                      , lens >= 5.2.3 && < 5.4
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                      , stm >= 2.5.0.0 && < 2.6
                      , stm-containers >= 1.1.0.2 && < 1.3
                      , text >= 1.2 && < 2.2
-                     , time >= 1.8.0.2 && < 1.13
+                     , time >= 1.8.0.2 && < 2
                      , unordered-containers >= 0.2.19 && < 0.3
                      , wai >= 3.2 && < 4
                      , wai-app-static >= 3.1.7.1 && < 3.2
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@
                      , postgres-websockets
                      , hspec >= 2.7.1 && < 2.12
                      , aeson >= 2.0 && < 2.3
-                     , hasql >= 1.7 && < 1.9
-                     , hasql-pool ^>= 1.2
-                     , hasql-notifications >= 0.2.3.0 && < 0.3
+                     , hasql >= 1.9 && < 1.10
+                     , hasql-pool ^>= 1.3
+                     , hasql-notifications >= 0.2.4.0 && < 0.3
                      , http-types >= 0.9
-                     , time >= 1.8.0.2 && < 1.13
+                     , time >= 1.8.0.2 && < 2
                      , unordered-containers >= 0.2
                      , wai-extra >= 3.0.29 && < 3.2
                      , stm >= 2.5.0.0 && < 2.6
diff --git a/src/PostgresWebsockets/Context.hs b/src/PostgresWebsockets/Context.hs
--- a/src/PostgresWebsockets/Context.hs
+++ b/src/PostgresWebsockets/Context.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 import Data.Time.Clock (UTCTime, getCurrentTime)
 import qualified Hasql.Pool as P
 import qualified Hasql.Pool.Config as P
+import qualified Hasql.Connection.Setting as C
+import qualified Hasql.Connection.Setting.Connection as C
 import PostgresWebsockets.Broadcast (Multiplexer)
 import PostgresWebsockets.Config (AppConfig (..))
 import PostgresWebsockets.HasqlBroadcast (newHasqlBroadcaster)
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@
     <*> newHasqlBroadcaster shutdown configListenChannel configRetries configReconnectInterval pgSettings
     <*> mkGetTime
   where
-    config = P.settings [P.staticConnectionSettings pgSettings]
+    config = P.settings [P.staticConnectionSettings [C.connection $ C.string $ decodeUtf8 pgSettings]]
     shutdown =
       maybe
         shutdownServer
diff --git a/src/PostgresWebsockets/HasqlBroadcast.hs b/src/PostgresWebsockets/HasqlBroadcast.hs
--- a/src/PostgresWebsockets/HasqlBroadcast.hs
+++ b/src/PostgresWebsockets/HasqlBroadcast.hs
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 import qualified Data.Aeson.Key as Key
 import qualified Data.Aeson.KeyMap as JSON
 import Data.Either.Combinators (mapBoth)
-import Hasql.Connection
+import Hasql.Connection (Connection, ConnectionError)
+import qualified Hasql.Connection as HC
+import qualified Hasql.Connection.Setting as HC
+import qualified Hasql.Connection.Setting.Connection as HC
 import qualified Hasql.Decoders as HD
 import qualified Hasql.Encoders as HE
 import Hasql.Notifications
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@
 import qualified Hasql.Statement as H
 import PostgresWebsockets.Broadcast
 
+acquire :: ByteString -> IO (Either ConnectionError Connection)
+acquire settings = HC.acquire  [HC.connection $ HC.string $ decodeUtf8 settings]
 -- | Returns a multiplexer from a connection URI, keeps trying to connect in case there is any error.
 --   This function also spawns a thread that keeps relaying the messages from the database to the multiplexer's listeners
 newHasqlBroadcaster :: IO () -> Text -> Int -> Maybe Int -> ByteString -> IO Multiplexer