diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Database/Database.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Database/Database.cs
index de98f468..679674b3 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Database/Database.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Database/Database.cs
@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
                 return await conn.ExecuteAsync(query.Sql + $" {extraSql}", query.NamedBindings);
         }
 
+        public async Task<int> ExecuteQuery(IPKConnection? conn, Query q, string extraSql = "", [CallerMemberName] string queryName = "")
+        {
+            if (conn == null)
+                return await ExecuteQuery(q, extraSql, queryName);
+
+            var query = _compiler.Compile(q);
+            using (_metrics.Measure.Timer.Time(CoreMetrics.DatabaseQuery, new MetricTags("Query", queryName)))
+                return await conn.ExecuteAsync(query.Sql + $" {extraSql}", query.NamedBindings);
+        }
+
         public async Task<T> QueryFirst<T>(Query q, string extraSql = "", [CallerMemberName] string queryName = "")
         {
             var query = _compiler.Compile(q);
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Database/IDatabase.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Database/IDatabase.cs
index 6c48d6be..ead9458c 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Database/IDatabase.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Database/IDatabase.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
         Task<T> Execute<T>(Func<IPKConnection, Task<T>> func);
         IAsyncEnumerable<T> Execute<T>(Func<IPKConnection, IAsyncEnumerable<T>> func);
         Task<int> ExecuteQuery(Query q, string extraSql = "", [CallerMemberName] string queryName = "");
+        Task<int> ExecuteQuery(IPKConnection? conn, Query q, string extraSql = "", [CallerMemberName] string queryName = "");
         Task<T> QueryFirst<T>(Query q, string extraSql = "", [CallerMemberName] string queryName = "");
         Task<T> QueryFirst<T>(IPKConnection? conn, Query q, string extraSql = "", [CallerMemberName] string queryName = "");
         Task<IEnumerable<T>> Query<T>(Query q, [CallerMemberName] string queryName = "");
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Database/Repository/ModelRepository.System.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Database/Repository/ModelRepository.System.cs
index a9a48e28..805892c9 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Database/Repository/ModelRepository.System.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Database/Repository/ModelRepository.System.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             return _db.QueryFirst<PKSystem>(conn, query, extraSql: "returning *");
         }
 
-        public Task AddAccount(SystemId system, ulong accountId)
+        public Task AddAccount(SystemId system, ulong accountId, IPKConnection? conn = null)
         {
             // We have "on conflict do nothing" since linking an account when it's already linked to the same system is idempotent
             // This is used in import/export, although the pk;link command checks for this case beforehand
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             });
 
             _logger.Information("Linked account {UserId} to {SystemId}", accountId, system);
-            return _db.ExecuteQuery(query, extraSql: "on conflict do nothing");
+            return _db.ExecuteQuery(conn, query, extraSql: "on conflict do nothing");
         }
 
         public async Task RemoveAccount(SystemId system, ulong accountId)
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Utils/BulkImporter/BulkImporter.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Utils/BulkImporter/BulkImporter.cs
index 5ad0297e..c7bae342 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Utils/BulkImporter/BulkImporter.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Utils/BulkImporter/BulkImporter.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             if (system == null)
             {
                 system = await repo.CreateSystem(null, importer._conn);
-                await repo.AddAccount(system.Id, userId);
+                await repo.AddAccount(system.Id, userId, importer._conn);
                 importer._result.CreatedSystem = system.Hid;
                 importer._system = system;
             }