diff --git a/cli/defradb/cmd/start.go b/cli/defradb/cmd/start.go
index 7c672dbef5..7dccd71a4d 100644
--- a/cli/defradb/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cli/defradb/cmd/start.go
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		signal.Notify(signalCh, os.Interrupt)
 
 		var rootstore ds.Batching
+		var options interface{}
 		var err error
 		if config.Database.Store == "badger" {
 			log.Info("opening badger store: ", config.Database.Badger.Path)
 			rootstore, err = badgerds.NewDatastore(config.Database.Badger.Path, config.Database.Badger.Options)
+			options = config.Database.Badger
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("Failed to initiate database:", err)
 				os.Exit(1)
@@ -46,9 +48,10 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		} else if config.Database.Store == "memory" {
 			log.Info("building new memory store")
 			rootstore = ds.NewMapDatastore()
+			options = config.Database.Memory
 		}
 
-		db, err := db.NewDB(rootstore)
+		db, err := db.NewDB(rootstore, options)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Failed to initiate database:", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 6a173c66dd..e116a3105f 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ type DB struct {
 	initialized bool
 
 	log logging.StandardLogger
+
+	// The options used to init the database
+	options interface{}
 }
 
 // NewDB creates a new instance of the DB using the given options
-func NewDB(rootstore ds.Batching) (*DB, error) {
+func NewDB(rootstore ds.Batching, options interface{}) (*DB, error) {
 	log.Debug("loading: internal datastores")
 	systemstore := namespace.Wrap(rootstore, systemStoreKey)
 	datastore := namespace.Wrap(rootstore, dataStoreKey)
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ func NewDB(rootstore ds.Batching) (*DB, error) {
 
 		schema:        sm,
 		queryExecutor: exec,
+		options:       options,
 	}
 
 	return db, err
diff --git a/db/db_test.go b/db/db_test.go
index 5fb9e2385a..4ddcb3cd10 100644
--- a/db/db_test.go
+++ b/db/db_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 func newMemoryDB() (*DB, error) {
 	rootstore := ds.NewMapDatastore()
-	return NewDB(rootstore)
+	return NewDB(rootstore, struct{}{})
 }
 
 func newTestCollection(ctx context.Context, db *DB) (*Collection, error) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func newTestCollection(ctx context.Context, db *DB) (*Collection, error) {
 func TestNewDB(t *testing.T) {
 	rootstore := ds.NewMapDatastore()
 
-	_, err := NewDB(rootstore)
+	_, err := NewDB(rootstore, struct{}{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestNewDBWithCollection_Errors_GivenNoSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	rootstore := ds.NewMapDatastore()
 
-	db, err := NewDB(rootstore)
+	db, err := NewDB(rootstore, struct{}{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/db/tests/utils.go b/db/tests/utils.go
index 66265cd18d..80889f1141 100644
--- a/db/tests/utils.go
+++ b/db/tests/utils.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type QueryTestCase struct {
 
 func NewMemoryDB() (*db.DB, error) {
 	rootstore := ds.NewMapDatastore()
-	return db.NewDB(rootstore)
+	return db.NewDB(rootstore, struct{}{})
 }
 
 func ExecuteQueryTestCase(t *testing.T, schema string, collectionNames []string, test QueryTestCase) {