diff --git a/db/sql/assignment/create.sql b/db/sql/assignment/create.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1eecc96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/sql/assignment/create.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+INSERT INTO assignment (eventId, availabilityId, function, startTimestamp, endTimestamp)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5);
diff --git a/db/sql/assignment/read.sql b/db/sql/assignment/read.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47f47af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/sql/assignment/read.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+SELECT
+    assignment.eventId,
+    assignment.availabilityId,
+    assignment.function AS "function: Function",
+    assignment.startTimestamp,
+    assignment.endTimestamp
+FROM assignment
+WHERE
+    assignment.eventId = $1
+    AND assignment.availabilityId = $2;
diff --git a/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_availability.sql b/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_availability.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fa7770f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_availability.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+SELECT
+    assignment.eventId,
+    assignment.availabilityId,
+    assignment.function AS "function: Function",
+    assignment.startTimestamp,
+    assignment.endTimestamp
+FROM assignment
+WHERE assignment.AvailabilityId = $1;
diff --git a/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_daterange_and_user.sql b/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_daterange_and_user.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63039cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_daterange_and_user.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+SELECT
+    assignment.eventId,
+    assignment.availabilityId,
+    assignment.function AS "function: Function",
+    assignment.startTimestamp,
+    assignment.endTimestamp
+FROM assignment
+JOIN
+    availability ON assignment.availabilityId = availability.id
+WHERE
+    assignment.starttimestamp::date >= $1
+    AND assignment.starttimestamp::date <= $2
+    AND availability.userId = $3
+ORDER BY assignment.starttimestamp;
diff --git a/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_event.sql b/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_event.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef0e3e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/sql/assignment/read_all_by_event.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+SELECT
+    assignment.eventId,
+    assignment.availabilityId,
+    assignment.function AS "function: Function",
+    assignment.startTimestamp,
+    assignment.endTimestamp
+FROM assignment
+WHERE assignment.eventId = $1;
diff --git a/db/src/models/assignment.rs b/db/src/models/assignment.rs
index 90009407..97f1150a 100644
--- a/db/src/models/assignment.rs
+++ b/db/src/models/assignment.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use chrono::{NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime};
-use sqlx::{PgPool, query};
+use sqlx::{PgPool, query, query_file};
 
 use super::{AssignmentChangeset, Function, Result};
 
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ impl Assignment {
         availability_id: i32,
         changeset: AssignmentChangeset,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        query!(
-            r##"
-                INSERT INTO assignment (eventId, availabilityId, function, startTimestamp, endTimestamp)
-                VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5);
-            "##,
+        query_file!(
+            "sql/assignment/create.sql",
             event_id,
             availability_id,
             changeset.function as Function,
@@ -40,23 +37,14 @@ impl Assignment {
         pool: &PgPool,
         availability_id: i32,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Assignment>> {
-        let records = query!(
-            r##"
-                SELECT
-                    assignment.eventId,
-                    assignment.availabilityId,
-                    assignment.function AS "function: Function",
-                    assignment.startTimestamp,
-                    assignment.endTimestamp
-                FROM assignment
-                WHERE assignment.AvailabilityId = $1;
-            "##,
+        let records = query_file!(
+            "sql/assignment/read_all_by_availability.sql",
             availability_id
         )
         .fetch_all(pool)
         .await?;
 
-        let assignemnets = records
+        let assignments = records
             .iter()
             .map(|r| Assignment {
                 event_id: r.eventid,
@@ -67,27 +55,15 @@ impl Assignment {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        Ok(assignemnets)
+        Ok(assignments)
     }
 
     pub async fn read_all_by_event(pool: &PgPool, event_id: i32) -> Result<Vec<Assignment>> {
-        let records = query!(
-            r##"
-                SELECT
-                    assignment.eventId,
-                    assignment.availabilityId,
-                    assignment.function AS "function: Function",
-                    assignment.startTimestamp,
-                    assignment.endTimestamp
-                FROM assignment
-                WHERE assignment.eventId = $1;
-            "##,
-            event_id,
-        )
-        .fetch_all(pool)
-        .await?;
+        let records = query_file!("sql/assignment/read_all_by_event.sql", event_id,)
+            .fetch_all(pool)
+            .await?;
 
-        let assignemnets = records
+        let assignments = records
             .iter()
             .map(|r| Assignment {
                 event_id: r.eventid,
@@ -98,7 +74,7 @@ impl Assignment {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        Ok(assignemnets)
+        Ok(assignments)
     }
 
     pub async fn read_all_by_daterange_and_user(
@@ -106,21 +82,8 @@ impl Assignment {
         date_range: (&NaiveDate, &NaiveDate),
         user_id: i32,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Assignment>> {
-        let records = query!(
-            r##"
-                SELECT
-                    assignment.eventId,
-                    assignment.availabilityId,
-                    assignment.function AS "function: Function",
-                    assignment.startTimestamp,
-                    assignment.endTimestamp
-                FROM assignment
-                JOIN availability ON assignment.availabilityId = availability.id
-                WHERE assignment.starttimestamp::date >= $1
-                AND assignment.starttimestamp::date <= $2
-                AND availability.userId = $3
-                ORDER BY assignment.starttimestamp;
-            "##,
+        let records = query_file!(
+            "sql/assignment/read_all_by_daterange_and_user.sql",
             date_range.0,
             date_range.1,
             user_id
@@ -128,7 +91,7 @@ impl Assignment {
         .fetch_all(pool)
         .await?;
 
-        let assignemnets = records
+        let assignments = records
             .iter()
             .map(|r| Assignment {
                 event_id: r.eventid,
@@ -139,7 +102,7 @@ impl Assignment {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        Ok(assignemnets)
+        Ok(assignments)
     }
 
     pub async fn read(
@@ -147,26 +110,11 @@ impl Assignment {
         event_id: i32,
         availability_id: i32,
     ) -> Result<Option<Assignment>> {
-        let record = query!(
-            r##"
-                SELECT
-                    assignment.eventId,
-                    assignment.availabilityId,
-                    assignment.function AS "function: Function",
-                    assignment.startTimestamp,
-                    assignment.endTimestamp
-                FROM assignment
-                WHERE
-                    assignment.eventId = $1 AND
-                    assignment.availabilityId = $2;
-            "##,
-            event_id,
-            availability_id
-        )
-        .fetch_optional(pool)
-        .await?;
+        let record = query_file!("sql/assignment/read.sql", event_id, availability_id)
+            .fetch_optional(pool)
+            .await?;
 
-        let assignemnet = record.map(|r| Assignment {
+        let assignment = record.map(|r| Assignment {
             event_id: r.eventid,
             availability_id: r.availabilityid,
             function: r.function,
@@ -174,7 +122,7 @@ impl Assignment {
             end: r.endtimestamp.naive_utc(),
         });
 
-        Ok(assignemnet)
+        Ok(assignment)
     }
 
     pub async fn update(
@@ -183,7 +131,15 @@ impl Assignment {
         availability_id: i32,
         changeset: AssignmentChangeset,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        query!("UPDATE assignment SET function = $1, startTimestamp = $2, endTimestamp = $3 WHERE eventId = $4 AND availabilityId = $5;", changeset.function as Function, changeset.time.0.and_utc(), changeset.time.1.and_utc(), event_id, availability_id).execute(pool).await?;
+        query!(
+            "UPDATE assignment SET function = $1, startTimestamp = $2, endTimestamp = $3 WHERE eventId = $4 AND availabilityId = $5;",
+            changeset.function as Function,
+            changeset.time.0.and_utc(),
+            changeset.time.1.and_utc(),
+            event_id, availability_id
+        )
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await?;
 
         Ok(())
     }