diff --git a/autowl/Cogs/Group.py b/autowl/Cogs/Group.py
index d7d99ec..327f085 100644
--- a/autowl/Cogs/Group.py
+++ b/autowl/Cogs/Group.py
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ class Group(commands.Cog, name="group"):
                 name=role.name, roleID=role.id, permissions=perms
             )
 
-        squadjs = mysql.connector.connect(user='squadjs', password=self.client.mysqlpass,
-                                          host='asgard.orion-technologies.io', database='squadjs', use_pure=False)
+        self.client.squadjs.connect()
         membsup = []
         for memb in role.members:
             membsup.append(memb.id)
         if len(membsup) > 0:
-            memupcur = squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
+            memupcur = self.client.squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
             in_params = ','.join(['%s'] * len(membsup))
             sqlstate = "SELECT * FROM DBLog_SteamUsers WHERE discordID IN (%s)" % in_params
             log.info(sqlstate)
@@ -46,8 +45,8 @@ class Group(commands.Cog, name="group"):
             for data in udata:
                 self.client.whitelistGrps[role.id].addMember(config.WhitelistMember(data[2], data[1], data[0]))
 
-        squadjs.commit()
-        squadjs.close()
+        self.client.squadjs.commit()
+        self.client.squadjs.close()
 
     @app_commands.command()
     async def add(
diff --git a/autowl/Cogs/Whitelist.py b/autowl/Cogs/Whitelist.py
index 7f08362..f69a3b0 100644
--- a/autowl/Cogs/Whitelist.py
+++ b/autowl/Cogs/Whitelist.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ class Whitelist(commands.Cog):
 
     @app_commands.command()
     async def link(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, steam64: str):
-        squadjs = mysql.connector.connect(user='squadjs', password=self.client.mysqlpass, host='asgard.orion-technologies.io', database='squadjs', use_pure=False)
+        self.client.squadjs.connect()
         if not interaction.guild:
             await interaction.response.send_message(
                 "This command must be ran within a discord server!"
             )
             return
-        updatecur = squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
+        updatecur = self.client.squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
         try:
             updatecur.execute(self.client.squadjs_updateDiscordID, (interaction.user.id, steam64))
             rowsaffected = updatecur.rowcount
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Whitelist(commands.Cog):
                             self.client.whitelistGrps[urole.id].members[f"{interaction.user.id}"].steam64 = steam64
                             self.client.whitelistGrps[urole.id].updateGroup()
                     await interaction.response.send_message("SteamID already linked, roles updated.")
-                squadjs.commit()
+                self.client.squadjs.commit()
                 return
         except mysql.connector.Error as err:
             log.error("MYSQL error!")
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ class Whitelist(commands.Cog):
             if urole.id in self.client.whitelistGrps.keys():
                 disusername = interaction.user.nick if interaction.user.nick is not None else interaction.user.name
                 self.client.whitelistGrps[urole.id].addMember(config.WhitelistMember(interaction.user.id, disusername, steam64))
-        squadjs.commit()
-        squadjs.close()
+        self.client.squadjs.commit()
+        self.client.squadjs.close()
         await interaction.response.send_message(f"discord is linked to steamID, roles updated.")
diff --git a/autowl/bot.py b/autowl/bot.py
index 4834c18..9cf8f7a 100644
--- a/autowl/bot.py
+++ b/autowl/bot.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
             intents=intents,
             help_command=commands.DefaultHelpCommand(dm_help=True),
         )
-        self.mysqlpass = mysqlpass
+        self.squadjs = mysql.connector.connect(user='squadjs', password=mysqlpass,
+                                          host='asgard.orion-technologies.io', database='squadjs', use_pure=False)
 
     async def on_command(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         log.info(f"{ctx.author} ({ctx.author.id}) invoked command: {ctx.command.name}, {ctx.message}")
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
 
     async def on_member_update(self, before: discord.Member, after: discord.Member):
         disusername = after.nick if after.nick is not None else after.name
+        self.squadjs.connect()
         findcur = self.squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
         findcur.execute(self.squadjs_findByDiscordID, [f"{after.id}"])
         if findcur.arraysize <= 0:
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
                 continue
             self.whitelistGrps[addroleid].addMember(config.WhitelistMember(after.id, disusername, userdata[0]))
         self.squadjs.commit()
+        self.squadjs.close()
 
     async def setup_hook(self):
         log.info("Setting up bot")