diff --git a/NzbDrone.Services/NzbDrone.Services.Service/App_Start/NinjectMVC3.cs b/NzbDrone.Services/NzbDrone.Services.Service/App_Start/NinjectMVC3.cs
index 4d179bd57..406a3581c 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Services/NzbDrone.Services.Service/App_Start/NinjectMVC3.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Services/NzbDrone.Services.Service/App_Start/NinjectMVC3.cs
@@ -29,15 +29,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Services.Service.App_Start
         private static IKernel CreateKernel()
         {
             var kernel = new StandardKernel();
-            InitDb(kernel);
+            kernel.Bind<IDatabase>().ToMethod(c => Connection.GetPetaPocoDb());
             return kernel;
         }
-
-
-        private static void InitDb(IKernel kernel)
-        {
-            var db = Connection.GetPetaPocoDb();
-            kernel.Bind<IDatabase>().ToConstant(db);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Services/NzbDrone.Services.Service/Datastore/Connection.cs b/NzbDrone.Services/NzbDrone.Services.Service/Datastore/Connection.cs
index 9e49a573b..e3f70c729 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Services/NzbDrone.Services.Service/Datastore/Connection.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Services/NzbDrone.Services.Service/Datastore/Connection.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Configuration;
-using System.Data.SqlClient;
+using System.Configuration;
 using System.Linq;
 using NzbDrone.Services.Service.Migrations;
 using Services.PetaPoco;
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Services.Service.Datastore
 
             var db = new Database("SqlExpress")
             {
-                KeepConnectionAlive = true,
+                KeepConnectionAlive = false,
                 ForceDateTimesToUtc = false,
             };