diff --git a/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/db/__init__.py b/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/db/__init__.py
index edc9e04b..73a5eefa 100644
--- a/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/db/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/db/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from .list import (
         tag_transaction,
         add_tag,
     )
+from cic_cache.db.models.base import SessionBase
 
 
 logg = logging.getLogger()
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ def dsn_from_config(config, name):
         database_name = '{}_{}'.format(config.get('DATABASE_PREFIX'), database_name)
     dsn = ''
     if config.get('DATABASE_ENGINE') == 'sqlite':
+        SessionBase.poolable = False
         dsn = '{}:///{}'.format(
                 scheme,
                 database_name,
diff --git a/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/server.py b/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/server.py
index 16eefed3..8704619c 100644
--- a/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/server.py
+++ b/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/server.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ args = argparser.parse_args()
 config = cic_cache.cli.Config.from_args(args, arg_flags, local_arg_flags)
 
 # connect to database
-dsn = dsn_from_config(config)
+dsn = dsn_from_config(config, 'cic_cache')
 SessionBase.connect(dsn, config.true('DATABASE_DEBUG'))
 
 
diff --git a/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/tasker.py b/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/tasker.py
index 9e990302..190024ce 100644
--- a/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/tasker.py
+++ b/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/tasker.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ args = argparser.parse_args()
 config = cic_cache.cli.Config.from_args(args, arg_flags, local_arg_flags)
 
 # connect to database
-dsn = dsn_from_config(config)
+dsn = dsn_from_config(config, 'cic_cache')
 SessionBase.connect(dsn)
 
 # set up celery
diff --git a/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/tracker.py b/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/tracker.py
index d5646ea9..0094b14e 100644
--- a/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/tracker.py
+++ b/apps/cic-cache/cic_cache/runnable/daemons/tracker.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ args = argparser.parse_args()
 config = cic_cache.cli.Config.from_args(args, arg_flags, local_arg_flags)
 
 # connect to database
-dsn = dsn_from_config(config)
+dsn = dsn_from_config(config, 'cic_cache')
 SessionBase.connect(dsn, debug=config.true('DATABASE_DEBUG'))
 
 # set up rpc