diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5229a6794..487b94a39d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ If you encounter issues while upgrading to a newer version, don't hesitate to re
 
 > Collect changes for the next release below
 
+### Backend (example-backend, or backends created with @backstage/create-app)
+
+- A plugin database manager has been created, and plugins can now accept that interface as an argument during initialisation. Notably, the `auth` plugin has a [`createRouter` signature change](./plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts). See [packages/backend/src/index.ts](./packages/backend/src/index.ts) on how to set it up. [#2697](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/pull/2697)
+
 ## v0.1.1-alpha.24
 
 ### Backend (example-backend, or backends created with @backstage/create-app)
 
 - The default mount point for backend plugins have been changed to `/api`. These changes are done in the backend package itself, so it is recommended that you sync up existing backend packages with this new pattern. [#2562](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/pull/2562)
 - A service discovery mechanism for backend plugins has been added, and is now a requirement for several backend plugins. See [packages/backend/src/index.ts](./packages/backend/src/index.ts) for how to set it up using `SingleHostDiscovery` from `@backstage/backend-common`. Note that the default base path for plugins is set to `/api` to that change, but it can be set to use the old behavior via the `basePath` option. [#2600](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/pull/2600)
-- A plugin database manager has been created, and plugins can now accept that interface as an argument during initialisation. Notably, the `auth` plugin has a [`createRouter` signature change](./plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts). See [packages/backend/src/index.ts](./packages/backend/src/index.ts) on how to set it up. [#2697](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/pull/2697)
 
 ### @backstage/auth-backend
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/SingleConnection.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/SingleConnection.ts
index f8c86838a1..777ced54a0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/SingleConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/SingleConnection.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ import { PluginDatabaseManager } from './types';
 /**
  * Implements a Database Manager which will automatically create new databases
  * for plugins when requested. All requested databases are created with the
- * credentials provided.
+ * credentials provided; if the database already exists no attempt to create
+ * the database will be made.
  */
 export class SingleConnectionDatabaseManager {
-  private readonly config: Config;
-
   /**
    * Creates a new SingleConnectionDatabaseManager instance by reading from the `backend`
    * config section, specifically the `.database` key for discovering the management
@@ -40,17 +39,7 @@ export class SingleConnectionDatabaseManager {
     );
   }
 
-  private constructor(config: Config) {
-    this.config = config;
-  }
-
-  private getDatabaseConfig(): Config {
-    return this.config;
-  }
-
-  private getAdminConfig(): Config {
-    return this.config;
-  }
+  private constructor(private readonly config: Config) {}
 
   /**
    * Generates a PluginDatabaseManager for consumption by plugins.
@@ -68,7 +57,7 @@ export class SingleConnectionDatabaseManager {
   }
 
   private async getDatabase(pluginId: string): Promise<Knex> {
-    const config = this.getDatabaseConfig();
+    const config = this.config;
     const overrides = SingleConnectionDatabaseManager.getDatabaseOverrides(
       pluginId,
     );
@@ -87,7 +76,7 @@ export class SingleConnectionDatabaseManager {
   }
 
   private async ensureDatabase(database: string) {
-    const config = this.getAdminConfig();
+    const config = this.config;
     await ensureDatabaseExists(config, database);
   }
 }