diff --git a/stand/adb.py b/stand/adb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbf4627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stand/adb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import arcticdb as adb
+
+
+class ArcticDB(adb.Arctic):
+
+    def get(self, name):
+        return self.get_library(
+            name,
+            create_if_missing=True,
+            library_options=adb.LibraryOptions(
+                dynamic_schema=True
+            )
+        )
+
+
+
diff --git a/stand/state.py b/stand/state.py
index ec3ff7f..7d48e22 100644
--- a/stand/state.py
+++ b/stand/state.py
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 
-import arcticdb as adb
+from adb import ArcticDB
 
 from utils.config import Config
 from utils.registry import Registry
 
 
-uri = "lmdb://adb"
-ac = adb.Arctic(uri)
-
-lib = ac.get_library(
-    "stand",
-    create_if_missing=True,
-    library_options=adb.LibraryOptions(dynamic_schema=True)
-)
+adb = ArcticDB("lmdb://adb")
+lib = adb.get("stand")
 
 
 config = Config(