diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 602efb7..48796c4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   auto const threads = std::max<int>(1, std::atoi(argv[4]));
   string mysql_credentials = argv[5];
 
-  mysqlx::Session session(mysql_credentials);
-
-  uad::SetMySqlSession(&session);
+  uad::SetMySqlSession(new mysqlx::Session(mysql_credentials));
 
   net::io_context ioc{threads};