diff --git a/utils_v2/database/async_mysql_v2.py b/utils_v2/database/async_mysql_v2.py
index 98c4621..4c916e3 100644
--- a/utils_v2/database/async_mysql_v2.py
+++ b/utils_v2/database/async_mysql_v2.py
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ class AsyncMySQL:
         self.__max_pool_size = max(pool_size, self.__min_pool_size)
         self.__pool = None
 
+        # Minor adjustments for backward compatibility:
+        self.__kwargs["db"] = self.__kwargs.pop("database")
+
         # Set up the debugging tools:
         self.__printer = IceCreamDebugger(prefix = "MySQL | ", includeContext = True)
 
@@ -129,8 +132,6 @@ class AsyncMySQL:
 
         try:
 
-            # self.__kwargs["db"] = self.__kwargs.pop("database", self.__kwargs["db"])
-            self.__kwargs["db"] = self.__kwargs["database"]
             self.__pool = await aiomysql.create_pool(
                 minsize = self.__min_pool_size,
                 maxsize = self.__max_pool_size,