diff --git a/web_ui/src/main.py b/web_ui/src/main.py
index c22b45d..72facfd 100644
--- a/web_ui/src/main.py
+++ b/web_ui/src/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 
 from .app import init_app
+from shared.data_store import connect as connect_minio
 from shared.database import connect
 from shared.utils import check_env
 from shared.utils import setup_logging
@@ -17,7 +18,13 @@ setup_logging()
 # connect to database
 collection, db, client = connect()
 
+# connect to minio
+minio_client = connect_minio()
+
 # initialise application
-app = init_app(collection=collection)
+app = init_app(
+    mongo_collection=collection,
+    minio_client=minio_client,
+)
 server = app.server
 server.config.update(SECRET_KEY=os.urandom(24))