diff --git a/app/Services/DatabaseService.php b/app/Services/DatabaseService.php
index c3c4ae3e..c5b3d5db 100644
--- a/app/Services/DatabaseService.php
+++ b/app/Services/DatabaseService.php
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 namespace App\Services;
 
 use App\Interfaces\Service;
+use App\Support\Database;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Symfony\Component\VarDumper\Cloner\Data;
 use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Yaml;
 use Webpatser\Uuid\Uuid;
 
@@ -42,8 +44,7 @@ class DatabaseService extends Service
      */
     public function seed_from_yaml_file($yaml_file, $ignore_errors = false): array
     {
-        $yml = file_get_contents($yaml_file);
-        return $this->seed_from_yaml($yml, $ignore_errors);
+        return Database::seed_from_yaml_file($yaml_file, $ignore_errors);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -54,27 +55,7 @@ class DatabaseService extends Service
      */
     public function seed_from_yaml($yml, $ignore_errors = false): array
     {
-        $imported = [];
-        $yml = Yaml::parse($yml);
-        foreach ($yml as $table => $rows) {
-            $imported[$table] = 0;
-
-            foreach ($rows as $row) {
-                try {
-                    $row = $this->insert_row($table, $row);
-                } catch(QueryException $e) {
-                    if ($ignore_errors) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    throw $e;
-                }
-
-                ++$imported[$table];
-            }
-        }
-
-        return $imported;
+        return Database::seed_from_yaml($yml, $ignore_errors);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -92,24 +73,6 @@ class DatabaseService extends Service
             }
         }
 
-        # encrypt any password fields
-        if (array_key_exists('password', $row)) {
-            $row['password'] = bcrypt($row['password']);
-        }
-
-        # if any time fields are == to "now", then insert the right time
-        foreach($row as $column => $value) {
-            if(strtolower($value) === 'now') {
-                $row[$column] = $this->time();
-            }
-        }
-
-        try {
-            DB::table($table)->insert($row);
-        } catch (QueryException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
-
-        return $row;
+        return Database::insert_row($table, $row);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Support/Database.php b/app/Support/Database.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d23b7d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/Database.php
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace App\Support;
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Yaml;
+use Webpatser\Uuid\Uuid;
+
+class Database
+{
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected static function time(): string
+    {
+        return Carbon::now('UTC');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param      $yaml_file
+     * @param bool $ignore_errors
+     * @return array
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public static function seed_from_yaml_file($yaml_file, $ignore_errors = false): array
+    {
+        $yml = file_get_contents($yaml_file);
+        return static::seed_from_yaml($yml, $ignore_errors);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param      $yml
+     * @param bool $ignore_errors
+     * @return array
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public static function seed_from_yaml($yml, $ignore_errors = false): array
+    {
+        $imported = [];
+        $yml = Yaml::parse($yml);
+        foreach ($yml as $table => $rows) {
+            $imported[$table] = 0;
+
+            foreach ($rows as $row) {
+                try {
+                    static::insert_row($table, $row);
+                } catch (QueryException $e) {
+                    if ($ignore_errors) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    throw $e;
+                }
+
+                ++$imported[$table];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $imported;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param      $table
+     * @param      $row
+     * @return mixed
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public static function insert_row($table, $row)
+    {
+        # encrypt any password fields
+        if (array_key_exists('password', $row)) {
+            $row['password'] = bcrypt($row['password']);
+        }
+
+        # if any time fields are == to "now", then insert the right time
+        foreach ($row as $column => $value) {
+            if (strtolower($value) === 'now') {
+                $row[$column] = static::time();
+            }
+        }
+
+        try {
+            DB::table($table)->insert($row);
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
+            throw $e;
+        }
+
+        return $row;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/modules.php b/config/modules.php
index 1929a665..b44531a4 100644
--- a/config/modules.php
+++ b/config/modules.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ return [
             'config'           => ['path' => 'Config', 'generate' => true],
             'command'          => ['path' => 'Console', 'generate' => true],
             'migration'        => ['path' => 'Database/migrations', 'generate' => true],
-            'seeder'           => ['path' => 'Database/seeders', 'generate' => true],
+            'seeds'            => ['path' => 'Database/seeds', 'generate' => true],
             'factory'          => ['path' => 'Database/factories', 'generate' => true],
             'model'            => ['path' => 'Models', 'generate' => true],
             'controller'       => ['path' => 'Http/Controllers', 'generate' => true],