diff --git a/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal b/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
index 40105b28..632c86e8 100644
--- a/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
+++ b/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ library
                    , random                >= 1.0.0.2  && < 1.1
                    , cereal                >= 0.3      && < 0.4
                    , old-locale            >= 1.0.0.2  && < 1.1
-                   , failure               >= 0.1      && < 0.2
+                   , failure               >= 0.2      && < 0.3
                    , containers            >= 0.2      && < 0.5
                    , monad-control         >= 0.3      && < 0.4
                    , transformers-base     >= 0.4
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/Application.hs.cg b/yesod/scaffold/Application.hs.cg
index 896d12c8..e66ff96f 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/Application.hs.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/Application.hs.cg
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ getApplication conf logger = do
               Database.Persist.Store.loadConfig >>=
               Database.Persist.Store.applyEnv
     p <- Database.Persist.Store.createPoolConfig (dbconf :: Settings.PersistConfig)~runMigration~
-    let foundation = ~sitearg~ conf setLogger s p manager
+    let foundation = ~sitearg~ conf setLogger s p manager dbconf
     app <- toWaiAppPlain foundation
     return $ logWare app
   where
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/Foundation.hs.cg b/yesod/scaffold/Foundation.hs.cg
index d0607bfd..dd3e7320 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/Foundation.hs.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/Foundation.hs.cg
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ data ~sitearg~ = ~sitearg~
     , getStatic :: Static -- ^ Settings for static file serving.
     , connPool :: Database.Persist.Store.PersistConfigPool Settings.PersistConfig -- ^ Database connection pool.
     , httpManager :: Manager
+    , persistConfig :: Settings.PersistConfig
     }
 
 -- Set up i18n messages. See the message folder.
@@ -127,7 +128,12 @@ instance Yesod ~sitearg~ where
 -- How to run database actions.
 instance YesodPersist ~sitearg~ where
     type YesodPersistBackend ~sitearg~ = ~dbMonad~
-    runDB f = fmap connPool getYesod >>= Database.Persist.Store.runPool (undefined :: Settings.PersistConfig) f
+    runDB f = do
+        master <- getYesod
+        Database.Persist.Store.runPool
+            (persistConfig master)
+            f
+            (connPool master)
 
 instance YesodAuth ~sitearg~ where
     type AuthId ~sitearg~ = UserId