diff --git a/upgradedb.go b/upgradedb.go
index 268bc06..70798cb 100644
--- a/upgradedb.go
+++ b/upgradedb.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+var myVersion = 25
+
 func doordie(db *sql.DB, s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	_, err := db.Exec(s, args...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index b140706..3ecc8de 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ var alreadyopendb *sql.DB
 var dbname = "honk.db"
 var blobdbname = "blob.db"
 var stmtConfig *sql.Stmt
-var myVersion = 25
 
 func initdb() {
 	schema, err := ioutil.ReadFile("schema.sql")