diff --git a/koala/db.py b/koala/db.py
index a0f7919e..fc238d40 100644
--- a/koala/db.py
+++ b/koala/db.py
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 from functools import wraps
 from pathlib import Path
 
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    print("Windows Detected: Database Encryption Disabled")
+    import sqlite3
+else:
+    print("Linux Detected: Database Encryption Enabled")
+    from pysqlcipher3 import dbapi2 as sqlite3
+
 from sqlalchemy import select, delete, and_, create_engine, func as sql_func
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ def _get_sql_url(db_path, encrypted: bool, db_key=None):
 logger.debug("Database Path: "+DATABASE_PATH)
 engine = create_engine(_get_sql_url(db_path=DATABASE_PATH,
                                     encrypted=ENCRYPTED_DB,
-                                    db_key=DB_KEY), future=True)
+                                    db_key=DB_KEY), module=sqlite3)
 Session = sessionmaker(future=True)
 Session.configure(bind=engine)
 
@@ -213,25 +220,15 @@ def get_all_available_guild_extensions(guild_id: int, session: Session):
         # [extension.extension_id for extension in session.execute(sql_select_all).all()]
 
 
-def fetch_all_tables():
+def clear_all_tables():
     """
-    Fetches all table names within the database
+    Clears all the data from the given tables
     """
     with session_manager() as session:
-        return [table.name for table in
-                session.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' ORDER BY name;").all()]
-
-
-def clear_all_tables(tables):
-    """
-    Clears al the data from the given tables
-
-    :param tables: a list of all tables to be cleared
-    """
-    with session_manager() as session:
-        for table in tables:
-            session.execute('DELETE FROM ' + table + ';')
-            session.commit()
+        for table in reversed(mapper_registry.metadata.sorted_tables):
+            print('Clear table %s' % table)
+            session.execute(table.delete())
+        session.commit()
 
 
 setup()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e1ba4dfd..bff288df 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pytest-ordering==0.6
 python-dotenv==1.0.0
 requests==2.28.2
 six==1.16.0
-sqlalchemy==1.4.37
+sqlalchemy==2.0.4
 toml==0.10.2
 twitchAPI==3.9.0
 urllib3==1.26.14
diff --git a/tests/cogs/base/test_core.py b/tests/cogs/base/test_core.py
index db103d1b..91979766 100644
--- a/tests/cogs/base/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/cogs/base/test_core.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ async def test_list_enabled_extensions(bot: commands.Bot):
 @mock.patch("koalabot.ENABLED_COGS", ["announce"])
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_extensions(bot: commands.Bot):
-    koalabot.load_all_cogs(bot)
+    await koalabot.load_all_cogs(bot)
     guild: discord.Guild = dpytest.get_config().guilds[0]
     resp = core.get_all_available_guild_extensions(guild.id)
     print(resp)
diff --git a/tests/cogs/intro_cog/test_db.py b/tests/cogs/intro_cog/test_db.py
index 25d9778f..eee9f540 100644
--- a/tests/cogs/intro_cog/test_db.py
+++ b/tests/cogs/intro_cog/test_db.py
@@ -137,4 +137,5 @@ async def test_on_member_join():
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='session', autouse=True)
 def setup_db():
-    koala_db.clear_all_tables(koala_db.fetch_all_tables())
+
+    koala_db.clear_all_tables()
diff --git a/tests/cogs/twitch_alert/test_db.py b/tests/cogs/twitch_alert/test_db.py
index 6c6522d6..4d56f72a 100644
--- a/tests/cogs/twitch_alert/test_db.py
+++ b/tests/cogs/twitch_alert/test_db.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from koala.cogs.twitch_alert import utils
 from koala.cogs.twitch_alert.models import TwitchAlerts, TeamInTwitchAlert, UserInTwitchTeam, UserInTwitchAlert
 from koala.db import session_manager, setup
+from koala.models import mapper_registry
 
 # Constants
 DB_PATH = "Koala.db"
@@ -66,13 +67,11 @@ def twitch_alert_db_manager_tables(twitch_alert_db_manager):
 def test_create_tables():
     setup()
     tables = ['TwitchAlerts', 'UserInTwitchAlert', 'TeamInTwitchAlert', 'UserInTwitchTeam']
-    sql_check_table_exists = "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master " \
-                             "WHERE type='table' AND " \
-                             "name IN ('TwitchAlerts', 'UserInTwitchAlert', 'TeamInTwitchAlert', 'UserInTwitchTeam');"
-    with session_manager() as session:
-        tables_found = session.execute(sql_check_table_exists).all()
+    tables_found = mapper_registry.metadata.tables
     for table in tables_found:
-        assert table.name in tables
+        if table in tables:
+            tables.remove(table)
+    assert tables == []
 
 
 def test_new_ta(twitch_alert_db_manager_tables):
diff --git a/tests/test_koalabot.py b/tests/test_koalabot.py
index bb92a1cc..7194cfa2 100644
--- a/tests/test_koalabot.py
+++ b/tests/test_koalabot.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # Own modules
 import koalabot
-from koala.db import clear_all_tables, fetch_all_tables
+from koala.db import clear_all_tables
 
 from tests.tests_utils.utils import FakeAuthor
 from tests.tests_utils.last_ctx_cog import LastCtxCog
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async def test_ctx(bot: commands.Bot):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='session', autouse=True)
 def setup_db():
-    clear_all_tables(fetch_all_tables())
+    clear_all_tables()
 
 
 @pytest_asyncio.fixture(scope='function', autouse=True)