diff --git a/sso/services/__init__.py b/sso/services/__init__.py
index e1d858f..dd58f3d 100644
--- a/sso/services/__init__.py
+++ b/sso/services/__init__.py
@@ -57,3 +57,33 @@ class BaseService():
     def login(uid):
         """ Login the user and provide cookies back """ 
         pass
+
+
+class BaseDBService(BaseService):
+
+    @property
+    def _db(self):
+        if not hasattr(self, '_db'):
+            # Use the master DB settings, bar the database name
+            backend = load_backend(settings.DATABASE_ENGINE)
+            self._db = backend.DatabaseWrapper({
+                'DATABASE_HOST': settings.DATABASE_HOST,
+                'DATABASE_NAME': self.settings['database_name'],
+                'DATABASE_OPTIONS': {},
+                'DATABASE_PASSWORD': settings.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
+                'DATABASE_PORT': settings.DATABASE_PORT,
+                'DATABASE_USER': settings.DATABASE_USER,
+                'TIME_ZONE': settings.TIME_ZONE,})
+
+        return self._db
+
+    @property
+    def _dbcursor(self):
+        return self._db.dbcursor()
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        if hasattr(self, '_db'):
+            self._db.connection.commit()
+            self._db.close()
+            self._db = None
+
diff --git a/sso/services/miningbuddy/__init__.py b/sso/services/miningbuddy/__init__.py
index 6151c33..5369bfc 100644
--- a/sso/services/miningbuddy/__init__.py
+++ b/sso/services/miningbuddy/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import crypt
 import random
 import time
 from django.db import load_backend, transaction
-from sso.services import BaseService
+from sso.services import BaseDBService
 import settings
 
-class MiningBuddyService(BaseService):
+class MiningBuddyService(BaseDBService):
     """
     Mining Buddy Class, allows registration and sign-in
 
@@ -25,25 +25,6 @@ class MiningBuddyService(BaseService):
     SQL_CHECK_USER = r"SELECT username from users WHERE username = %s and deleted = 0"
     SQL_DEL_USER = r"UPDATE users set deleted = 1 WHERE username = %s"
 
-    def __init__(self):
-
-        # Use the master DB settings, bar the database name
-        backend = load_backend(settings.DATABASE_ENGINE) 
-        self._db = backend.DatabaseWrapper({
-            'DATABASE_HOST': settings.DATABASE_HOST,
-            'DATABASE_NAME': self.settings['database_name'],
-            'DATABASE_OPTIONS': {},
-            'DATABASE_PASSWORD': settings.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
-            'DATABASE_PORT': settings.DATABASE_PORT,
-            'DATABASE_USER': settings.DATABASE_USER,
-            'TIME_ZONE': settings.TIME_ZONE,})
-
-        self._dbcursor = self._db.cursor()
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        self._db.close()
-        self._db = None
-
     def _gen_salt(self):
         return self.settings['password_salt']
 
diff --git a/sso/services/phpbb/__init__.py b/sso/services/phpbb/__init__.py
index e03d15f..229e286 100644
--- a/sso/services/phpbb/__init__.py
+++ b/sso/services/phpbb/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.db import load_backend, transaction, IntegrityError
 from sso.services import BaseService
 import settings
 
-class PhpBBService(BaseService):
+class PhpBBService(BaseDBService):
     """
     PHPBB Class, allows registration and sign-in
 
@@ -22,26 +22,6 @@ class PhpBBService(BaseService):
     SQL_GET_GROUP = r"SELECT group_id from phpbb_groups WHERE group_name = %s"
     SQL_ADD_GROUP = r"INSERT INTO phpbb_groups (group_name) VALUES (%s)"
 
-
-    def __init__(self):
-
-        # Use the master DB settings, bar the database name
-        backend = load_backend(settings.DATABASE_ENGINE) 
-        self._db = backend.DatabaseWrapper({
-            'DATABASE_HOST': settings.DATABASE_HOST,
-            'DATABASE_NAME': settings.PHPBB_DATABASE,
-            'DATABASE_OPTIONS': {},
-            'DATABASE_PASSWORD': settings.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
-            'DATABASE_PORT': settings.DATABASE_PORT,
-            'DATABASE_USER': settings.DATABASE_USER,
-            'TIME_ZONE': settings.TIME_ZONE,})
-
-        self._dbcursor = self._db.cursor()
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        self._db.close()
-        self._db = None
-
     def _gen_salt(self):
         return "%x" % random.randint(0, 2147483647)
 
diff --git a/sso/services/qms/__init__.py b/sso/services/qms/__init__.py
index e9b2ecf..8a8a6eb 100644
--- a/sso/services/qms/__init__.py
+++ b/sso/services/qms/__init__.py
@@ -20,25 +20,6 @@ class QMSService(BaseService):
     SQL_ENABLE_USER = r"UPDATE users SET passhash = %s, salt = %s, certificate = %s WHERE ssoid = %s"
     SQL_CHECK_USER = r"SELECT ssoid from users WHERE ssoid = %s"
 
-    def __init__(self):
-
-        # Use the master DB settings, bar the database name
-        backend = load_backend(settings.DATABASE_ENGINE) 
-        self._db = backend.DatabaseWrapper({
-            'DATABASE_HOST': settings.DATABASE_HOST,
-            'DATABASE_NAME': self.settings['database_name'],
-            'DATABASE_OPTIONS': {},
-            'DATABASE_PASSWORD': settings.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
-            'DATABASE_PORT': settings.DATABASE_PORT,
-            'DATABASE_USER': settings.DATABASE_USER,
-            'TIME_ZONE': settings.TIME_ZONE,})
-
-        self._dbcursor = self._db.cursor()
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        self._db.close()
-        self._db = None
-
     def _gen_salt(self):
         return hashlib.md5("%x" % random.randint(0, 2147483647)).hexdigest()[:6]
 
diff --git a/sso/services/wiki/__init__.py b/sso/services/wiki/__init__.py
index 91760b8..8b84d67 100644
--- a/sso/services/wiki/__init__.py
+++ b/sso/services/wiki/__init__.py
@@ -25,25 +25,6 @@ class MediawikiService(BaseService):
     SQL_DEL_REV = r"UPDATE revision SET rev_user = (SELECT user_id FROM user WHERE user_name = 'DeletedUser'), rev_user_text = 'DeletedUser' WHERE rev_user = (SELECT user_id FROM user WHERE user_name = %s)"
     SQL_DEL_USER = r"DELETE FROM user WHERE user_name = %s"
 
-    def __init__(self):
-
-        # Use the master DB settings, bar the database name
-        backend = load_backend(settings.DATABASE_ENGINE) 
-        self._db = backend.DatabaseWrapper({
-            'DATABASE_HOST': settings.DATABASE_HOST,
-            'DATABASE_NAME': self.settings['database_name'],
-            'DATABASE_OPTIONS': {},
-            'DATABASE_PASSWORD': settings.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
-            'DATABASE_PORT': settings.DATABASE_PORT,
-            'DATABASE_USER': settings.DATABASE_USER,
-            'TIME_ZONE': settings.TIME_ZONE,})
-
-        self._dbcursor = self._db.cursor()
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        self._db.close()
-        self._db = None
-
     def _gen_salt(self):
         return "%x" % random.randint(0, 2147483647)