diff --git a/bot/main.py b/bot/main.py
index ee39145..bc20127 100644
--- a/bot/main.py
+++ b/bot/main.py
@@ -62,5 +62,7 @@ class ChatBot():
     def start(self):
         self.sub_modules = {"clock" : self.commands.clock.Clock(self.db, self.modules["clock"], self.api_art)}
         self.add_commands()
-        self.telegram.start_polling()
+        self.telegram.start_polling(
+            poll_interval=0.2,
+        )
         # self.telegram.idle()
diff --git a/launcher.py b/launcher.py
index 30af97c..16f7749 100644
--- a/launcher.py
+++ b/launcher.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Launcher:
     def __init__(self, **modules):
         """"""
         self.persistence = p_io.PersistentDict("persistence/prst.json")
-        self.db = p_out.DBLogging
+        self.db = p_out.DBConnector()
 
         logger.info(self.__class__.__name__ + " initialized")
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Launcher:
             logger.info("Starting module "+ module.__class__.__name__)
             module.modules = self.modules
             module.persistence = self.persistence
-            module.db = self.db() # newly initialized for every module
+            module.db = self.db # pooled ie multithreaded
             module.start()
 
 
diff --git a/persistence/models.py b/persistence/models.py
index 64c3dac..f37cc17 100644
--- a/persistence/models.py
+++ b/persistence/models.py
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 from peewee import *
-import datetime
+# from playhouse.pool import PooledMySQLDatabase
+from playhouse.shortcuts import ReconnectMixin
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-from threading import Thread
 
 from . import keys
 dbk = keys.db_keys
 
 
-db = MySQLDatabase(dbk["name"], user=dbk["username"], password=dbk["password"], host=dbk["url"], port=dbk["port"], autorollback=True)
+
+class ReconnectDataBase(ReconnectMixin, MySQLDatabase):
+    pass
 
 
 
+db = ReconnectDataBase(
+    dbk["name"],
+    user=dbk["username"],
+    password=dbk["password"],
+    host=dbk["url"],
+    port=dbk["port"],
+    autorollback=True
+)
+
 class DBModel(Model):
     # specific to the above DB
     class Meta:
@@ -28,6 +39,13 @@ class DBModel(Model):
             logger.error(e)
             # db.atomic().rollback()
 
+    def get(self, *query, **filters):
+        try:
+            return super().get(*query, **filters)
+        except:
+            logger.error("Error while 'getting' from db.")
+            print(query, filters)
+
 
 class Metric(DBModel):
     time = DateTimeField()
@@ -40,19 +58,24 @@ class SensorMetric(Metric):
     temperature = IntegerField()
     humidity = IntegerField()
     luminosity = IntegerField()
+    default = {"temperature": 100, "humidity": 100, "luminosity": 100}
+
 
 
 class ChatMetric(Metric):
     read = BooleanField()
     send = BooleanField()
     execute = BooleanField()
+    default = {"read": False, "send": False, "execute": False}
 
 
 class ErrorMetric(Metric):
     # same as above
     error = TextField()
+    default = {"error": "SQL connection broke off"}
 
 
 class List(DBModel):
     name = CharField(unique=True)
-    content = TextField() # unlimited length, use to serialise list into
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+    content = TextField() # unlimited length, use to serialise list into
+    default = {"content": "SQL connection broke off"}
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diff --git a/persistence/p_out.py b/persistence/p_out.py
index 6bcf64f..6181b62 100644
--- a/persistence/p_out.py
+++ b/persistence/p_out.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from . import models
 
 
-class DBLogging:
+class DBConnector:
     """Create a connection to a remote database and log some quantities that will be visualized otherwhere"""
     def __init__(self):
         self.db = models.db
@@ -16,42 +16,3 @@ class DBLogging:
     def create_tables(self):
         self.db.create_tables([self.sensors, self.chats, self.errors, self.lists])
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-# writin to the db gets handled through the model directly
-
-# create_tables()
-# # read from json, excel, txt ... whatever
-# now = dt.datetime.timestamp(dt.datetime.now())
-
-
-# for i in range(1000):
-#     with db:
-#         sensor_data = SensorMetric.create(
-#             time = now + i,
-#             temperature = 23,
-#             humidity = 30 + randint(0,20),
-#             luminosity = 1
-#         )
-#         chat = ChatMetric(
-#             time = now + i,
-#             activity = "Hello world"
-#         )
-#         errors = ErrorMetric(
-#             time = now + i,
-#             error = "Could not load module"
-#         )
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