diff --git a/autowl/Cogs/Group.py b/autowl/Cogs/Group.py
index 6a9cefa..0c271db 100644
--- a/autowl/Cogs/Group.py
+++ b/autowl/Cogs/Group.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import discord
 import random
 import logging
+
+import mysql.connector
+
 from autowl import config
 from autowl.bot import Bot
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord import app_commands
 
-
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ class Group(commands.Cog, name="group"):
         self.client = client
 
     async def baseperm(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, role: discord.Role, perms: str):
+
         await interaction.response.send_message("Whitelist group successfully added/updated")
         if role.id in self.client.whitelistGrps.keys():
             self.client.whitelistGrps[role.id].squadPerms = perms
@@ -25,11 +28,13 @@ 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)
         membsup = []
         for memb in role.members:
             membsup.append(memb.id)
         if len(membsup) > 0:
-            memupcur = self.client.squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
+            memupcur = squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
             in_params = ','.join(['%s'] * len(membsup))
             sqlstate = "SELECT * FROM DBLog_SteamUsers WHERE discordID IN (%s)" % in_params
             log.info(sqlstate)
@@ -39,13 +44,14 @@ class Group(commands.Cog, name="group"):
             for data in udata:
                 self.client.whitelistGrps[role.id].addMember(config.WhitelistMember(data[2], data[1], data[0]))
 
-        self.client.squadjs.commit()
+        squadjs.commit()
+        squadjs.close()
 
     @app_commands.command()
     async def add(
-        self,
-        interaction: discord.Interaction,
-        role: discord.Role,
+            self,
+            interaction: discord.Interaction,
+            role: discord.Role,
     ):
         await self.baseperm(interaction, role, "reserve")
 
@@ -60,9 +66,9 @@ class Group(commands.Cog, name="group"):
 
     @app_commands.command()
     async def remove(
-        self,
-        interaction: discord.Interaction,
-        role: discord.Role,
+            self,
+            interaction: discord.Interaction,
+            role: discord.Role,
     ):
         if not self.client.whitelistGrps.get(role.id):
             await interaction.response.send_message(
diff --git a/autowl/Cogs/Whitelist.py b/autowl/Cogs/Whitelist.py
index f899dbc..7f08362 100644
--- a/autowl/Cogs/Whitelist.py
+++ b/autowl/Cogs/Whitelist.py
@@ -18,12 +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)
         if not interaction.guild:
             await interaction.response.send_message(
                 "This command must be ran within a discord server!"
             )
             return
-        updatecur = self.client.squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
+        updatecur = squadjs.cursor(buffered=True)
         try:
             updatecur.execute(self.client.squadjs_updateDiscordID, (interaction.user.id, steam64))
             rowsaffected = updatecur.rowcount
@@ -37,7 +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.")
-                self.client.squadjs.commit()
+                squadjs.commit()
                 return
         except mysql.connector.Error as err:
             log.error("MYSQL error!")
@@ -47,5 +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))
-        self.client.squadjs.commit()
+        squadjs.commit()
+        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 fbaa553..4834c18 100644
--- a/autowl/bot.py
+++ b/autowl/bot.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
             intents=intents,
             help_command=commands.DefaultHelpCommand(dm_help=True),
         )
-        self.squadjs = mysql.connector.connect(user='squadjs', password=mysqlpass, host='asgard.orion-technologies.io', database='squadjs', use_pure=False)
+        self.mysqlpass = mysqlpass
 
     async def on_command(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         log.info(f"{ctx.author} ({ctx.author.id}) invoked command: {ctx.command.name}, {ctx.message}")