diff --git a/pkg/db/db.go b/pkg/db/db.go
index 36540b723..558d8eb81 100644
--- a/pkg/db/db.go
+++ b/pkg/db/db.go
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ package db
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
-	"encoding/gob"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/go-xorm/core"
 	"github.com/go-xorm/xorm"
-	xrc "github.com/go-xorm/xorm-redis-cache"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql" // Because.
@@ -55,21 +53,6 @@ func CreateDBEngine() (engine *xorm.Engine, err error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Cache
-	if viper.GetBool("cache.enabled") {
-		switch viper.GetString("cache.type") {
-		case "memory":
-			cacher := xorm.NewLRUCacher(xorm.NewMemoryStore(), viper.GetInt("cache.maxelementsize"))
-			engine.SetDefaultCacher(cacher)
-		case "redis":
-			cacher := xrc.NewRedisCacher(viper.GetString("redis.host"), viper.GetString("redis.password"), xrc.DEFAULT_EXPIRATION, engine.Logger())
-			engine.SetDefaultCacher(cacher)
-			gob.Register(GetTables())
-		default:
-			log.Log.Info("Did not find a valid cache type. Caching disabled. Please refer to the docs for poosible cache types.")
-		}
-	}
-
 	engine.SetMapper(core.GonicMapper{})
 
 	engine.ShowSQL(viper.GetString("log.database") != "off")
diff --git a/pkg/db/tables.go b/pkg/db/tables.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 562d91ef0..000000000
--- a/pkg/db/tables.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-//  Vikunja is a todo-list application to facilitate your life.
-//  Copyright 2019 Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
-//
-//  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-//  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-//  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-//  (at your option) any later version.
-//
-//  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-//  GNU General Public License for more details.
-//
-//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-//  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package db
-
-import "code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/models"
-
-func GetTables() []interface{} {
-	return []interface{}{
-		&models.User{},
-		&models.List{},
-		&models.ListTask{},
-		&models.Team{},
-		&models.TeamMember{},
-		&models.TeamList{},
-		&models.TeamNamespace{},
-		&models.Namespace{},
-		&models.ListUser{},
-		&models.NamespaceUser{},
-		&models.ListTaskAssginee{},
-		&models.Label{},
-		&models.LabelTask{},
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/migration/migration.go b/pkg/migration/migration.go
index 0cf549aca..9f6711209 100644
--- a/pkg/migration/migration.go
+++ b/pkg/migration/migration.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package migration
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/go-xorm/xorm"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"sort"
@@ -136,6 +137,6 @@ func dropTableColum(x *xorm.Engine, tableName, col string) error {
 
 func initSchema(tx *xorm.Engine) error {
 	return tx.Sync2(
-		db.GetTables(),
+		models.GetTables()...,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/models/models.go b/pkg/models/models.go
index d36b1d5d5..ce415597a 100644
--- a/pkg/models/models.go
+++ b/pkg/models/models.go
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ package models
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
+	"encoding/gob"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql" // Because.
 	"github.com/go-xorm/xorm"
+	xrc "github.com/go-xorm/xorm-redis-cache"
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3" // Because.
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -29,6 +31,24 @@ var (
 	x *xorm.Engine
 )
 
+func GetTables() []interface{} {
+	return []interface{}{
+		&User{},
+		&List{},
+		&ListTask{},
+		&Team{},
+		&TeamMember{},
+		&TeamList{},
+		&TeamNamespace{},
+		&Namespace{},
+		&ListUser{},
+		&NamespaceUser{},
+		&ListTaskAssginee{},
+		&Label{},
+		&LabelTask{},
+	}
+}
+
 // SetEngine sets the xorm.Engine
 func SetEngine() (err error) {
 	x, err = db.CreateDBEngine()
@@ -37,6 +57,22 @@ func SetEngine() (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Cache
+	// We have to initialize the cache here to avoid import cycles
+	if viper.GetBool("cache.enabled") {
+		switch viper.GetString("cache.type") {
+		case "memory":
+			cacher := xorm.NewLRUCacher(xorm.NewMemoryStore(), viper.GetInt("cache.maxelementsize"))
+			x.SetDefaultCacher(cacher)
+		case "redis":
+			cacher := xrc.NewRedisCacher(viper.GetString("redis.host"), viper.GetString("redis.password"), xrc.DEFAULT_EXPIRATION, x.Logger())
+			x.SetDefaultCacher(cacher)
+			gob.Register(GetTables())
+		default:
+			log.Log.Info("Did not find a valid cache type. Caching disabled. Please refer to the docs for poosible cache types.")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/models/unit_tests.go b/pkg/models/unit_tests.go
index de21a64fb..f43469982 100644
--- a/pkg/models/unit_tests.go
+++ b/pkg/models/unit_tests.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func createTestEngine(fixturesDir string) error {
 		x.SetMapper(core.GonicMapper{})
 
 		// Sync dat shit
-		if err := x.StoreEngine("InnoDB").Sync2(tables...); err != nil {
+		if err := x.StoreEngine("InnoDB").Sync2(GetTables()...); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("sync database struct error: %v", err)
 		}