diff --git a/doobie-hikari/src/main/scala/com/avast/sst/doobie/DoobieHikariModule.scala b/doobie-hikari/src/main/scala/com/avast/sst/doobie/DoobieHikariModule.scala
index 1e1fd387f..247fa9d33 100644
--- a/doobie-hikari/src/main/scala/com/avast/sst/doobie/DoobieHikariModule.scala
+++ b/doobie-hikari/src/main/scala/com/avast/sst/doobie/DoobieHikariModule.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ object DoobieHikariModule {
   )(implicit cs: ContextShift[F]): Resource[F, HikariTransactor[F]] = {
     for {
       hikariConfig <- Resource.liftF(makeHikariConfig(config, metricsTrackerFactory))
-      transactor <- HikariTransactor.fromHikariConfig(hikariConfig, boundedConnectExecutionContext, blocker)
+      transactor <- HikariTransactor.fromHikariConfig(hikariConfig, boundedConnectExecutionContext, blocker.blockingContext)
     } yield transactor
   }
 
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index f53e21190..e4d2b7137 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   object Versions {
 
-    val doobie = "0.8.4"
+    val doobie = "0.7.1"
     val http4s = "0.20.11"
     val micrometer = "1.3.0"
     val silencer = "1.4.4"