diff --git a/cmd/ssh/main.go b/cmd/ssh/main.go
index ddf2937..096c870 100644
--- a/cmd/ssh/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ssh/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/resource"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/state"
-	gdbmdb "git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db/gdbm"
 
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/handlers"
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/storage"
@@ -282,8 +281,11 @@ func(s *sshRunner) Run(ctx context.Context) {//, mss *storage.MenuStorageService
 
 func sshLoadKeys(ctx context.Context, dbDir string) error {
 	keyStoreFile := path.Join(dbDir, "ssh_authorized_keys.gdbm")
-	keyStore = gdbmdb.NewGdbmDb()
-	keyStore.Connect(ctx, keyStoreFile)
+	keyStore = storage.NewThreadGdbmDb()
+	err := keyStore.Connect(ctx, keyStoreFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	pubKey, _, _, _, err := ssh.ParseAuthorizedKey([]byte("ssh-rsa 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 lash@furioso"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/storage/gdbm.go b/internal/storage/gdbm.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b6867c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/storage/gdbm.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package storage
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db"
+	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/lang"
+	gdbmdb "git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db/gdbm"
+)
+
+var (
+	dbC map[string]chan db.Db
+)
+
+type ThreadGdbmDb struct {
+	db db.Db
+	registered bool
+	connStr string
+}
+
+func NewThreadGdbmDb() *ThreadGdbmDb {
+	if dbC == nil {
+		dbC = make(map[string]chan db.Db)
+	}
+	return &ThreadGdbmDb{}
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) Connect(ctx context.Context, connStr string) error {
+	var ok bool
+	_, ok = dbC[connStr]
+	if ok {
+		logg.WarnCtxf(ctx, "already registered thread gdbm, skipping", "connStr", connStr)
+	}
+	gdb := gdbmdb.NewGdbmDb()
+	err := gdb.Connect(ctx, connStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	dbC[connStr] = make(chan db.Db, 1)
+	dbC[connStr]<- gdb
+	tdb.connStr = connStr
+	tdb.registered = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) reserve() {
+	if tdb.db == nil {
+		tdb.db = <-dbC[tdb.connStr]
+	}
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) release() {
+	if tdb.db == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	dbC[tdb.connStr] <- tdb.db
+	tdb.db = nil
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) SetPrefix(pfx uint8) {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	tdb.db.SetPrefix(pfx)
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) SetSession(sessionId string) {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	tdb.db.SetSession(sessionId)
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) SetLanguage(lng *lang.Language) {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	tdb.db.SetLanguage(lng)
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) Safe() bool {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	v := tdb.db.Safe()
+	tdb.release()
+	return v
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) Prefix() uint8 {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	v := tdb.db.Prefix()
+	tdb.release()
+	return v
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) SetLock(typ uint8, locked bool) error {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	err := tdb.db.SetLock(typ, locked)
+	tdb.release()
+	return err
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) Put(ctx context.Context, key []byte, val []byte) error {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	err := tdb.db.Put(ctx, key, val)
+	tdb.release()
+	return err
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) Get(ctx context.Context, key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	v, err := tdb.db.Get(ctx, key)
+	tdb.release()
+	return v, err
+}
+
+func(tdb *ThreadGdbmDb) Close() error {
+	tdb.reserve()
+	close(dbC[tdb.connStr])
+	err := tdb.db.Close()
+	tdb.db = nil
+	return err
+}