diff --git a/golpe b/golpe
index c95388c..e938a71 160000
--- a/golpe
+++ b/golpe
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c95388c4619fffad4ff6632ccafc2780a6d32663
+Subproject commit e938a71c0d5bda1bf89594d3f745056af70ff7ec
diff --git a/golpe.yaml b/golpe.yaml
index 013acf6..e1c1262 100644
--- a/golpe.yaml
+++ b/golpe.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 appName: strfry
-quadrable: true
 onAppStartup: true
 useGlobalH: true
 customLMDBSetup: true
diff --git a/src/RelayCron.cpp b/src/RelayCron.cpp
index 5d41802..7e19d81 100644
--- a/src/RelayCron.cpp
+++ b/src/RelayCron.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ void RelayServer::cleanupOldEvents() {
     }
 
     if (expiredLevIds.size() > 0) {
-        auto txn = env.txn_rw();
+        auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
-        quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-        qdb.init(txn);
-        qdb.checkout("events");
+        auto txn = env.txn_rw();
 
         uint64_t numDeleted = 0;
         auto changes = qdb.change();
@@ -67,12 +65,7 @@ void RelayServer::cleanupOldEvents() {
 }
 
 void RelayServer::garbageCollect() {
-    quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-    {
-        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-        qdb.init(txn);
-    }
-    qdb.checkout("events");
+    auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
     quadrableGarbageCollect(qdb, 1);
 }
diff --git a/src/RelayWriter.cpp b/src/RelayWriter.cpp
index 7810a69..94a1413 100644
--- a/src/RelayWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/RelayWriter.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 
 
 void RelayServer::runWriter(ThreadPool<MsgWriter>::Thread &thr) {
-    quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-    {
-        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-        qdb.init(txn);
-    }
-    qdb.checkout("events");
+    auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
     while(1) {
         auto newMsgs = thr.inbox.pop_all();
diff --git a/src/RelayYesstr.cpp b/src/RelayYesstr.cpp
index 4d5f2c5..fef3eb8 100644
--- a/src/RelayYesstr.cpp
+++ b/src/RelayYesstr.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@
 
 
 void RelayServer::runYesstr(ThreadPool<MsgYesstr>::Thread &thr) {
-    quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-    {
-        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-        qdb.init(txn);
-    }
-
+    auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
     struct SyncState {
         quadrable::MemStore m;
diff --git a/src/WriterPipeline.h b/src/WriterPipeline.h
index 6eb4011..0fd041f 100644
--- a/src/WriterPipeline.h
+++ b/src/WriterPipeline.h
@@ -58,12 +58,7 @@ struct WriterPipeline {
         writerThread = std::thread([&]() {
             setThreadName("Writer");
 
-            quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-            {
-                auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-                qdb.init(txn);
-            }
-            qdb.checkout("events");
+            auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
             while (1) {
                 // Debounce
diff --git a/src/cmd_compact.cpp b/src/cmd_compact.cpp
index 2f994fd..7d009d9 100644
--- a/src/cmd_compact.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_compact.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,7 @@ void cmd_compact(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
             env.copy_fd(::fileno(f));
         }
     } else if (args["quad-gc"].asBool()) {
-        quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-        {
-            auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-            qdb.init(txn);
-        }
-        qdb.checkout("events");
+        auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
         quadrableGarbageCollect(qdb, 2);
     }
diff --git a/src/cmd_import.cpp b/src/cmd_import.cpp
index cb0f1df..f9ba6f9 100644
--- a/src/cmd_import.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_import.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@ void cmd_import(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
 
     if (noVerify) LW << "not verifying event IDs or signatures!";
 
-    quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-    {
-        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-        qdb.init(txn);
-    }
-    qdb.checkout("events");
+    auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
     auto txn = env.txn_rw();
 
diff --git a/src/cmd_info.cpp b/src/cmd_info.cpp
index df9b9cd..dfcdc71 100644
--- a/src/cmd_info.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_info.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,7 @@ R"(
 void cmd_info(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
     std::map<std::string, docopt::value> args = docopt::docopt(USAGE, subArgs, true, "");
 
-    quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-    {
-        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-        qdb.init(txn);
-    }
-    qdb.checkout("events");
+    auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
     auto txn = env.txn_ro();
 
diff --git a/src/cmd_sync.cpp b/src/cmd_sync.cpp
index 25b3d4e..cf1dc71 100644
--- a/src/cmd_sync.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_sync.cpp
@@ -133,20 +133,12 @@ void cmd_sync(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
     std::unique_ptr<SyncController> controller;
     WriterPipeline writer;
     WSConnection ws(url);
-
-    quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
-    {
-        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
-        qdb.init(txn);
-    }
-    qdb.checkout("events");
-
+    auto qdb = getQdbInstance();
 
 
     ws.reconnect = false;
 
 
-
     if (filterStr.size()) {
         std::vector<uint64_t> levIds;
 
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index a7a4ce7..222d363 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@
 #include <parallel_hashmap/btree.h>
 
 using namespace phmap;
+
+
+#include <quadrable.h>
+
+quadrable::Quadrable getQdbInstance(lmdb::txn &txn);
+quadrable::Quadrable getQdbInstance();
diff --git a/src/onAppStartup.cpp b/src/onAppStartup.cpp
index a5cc4f6..6127a1f 100644
--- a/src/onAppStartup.cpp
+++ b/src/onAppStartup.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,24 @@ static void setRLimits() {
     if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &curr)) throw herr("Failed setting NOFILES limit to ", cfg().relay__nofiles, ": ", strerror(errno));
 }
 
+
+
+quadrable::Quadrable getQdbInstance(lmdb::txn &txn) {
+    quadrable::Quadrable qdb;
+    qdb.init(txn);
+    qdb.checkout("events");
+    return qdb;
+}
+
+quadrable::Quadrable getQdbInstance() {
+    auto txn = env.txn_ro();
+    return getQdbInstance(txn);
+}
+
 void onAppStartup(lmdb::txn &txn, const std::string &cmd) {
     dbCheck(txn, cmd);
+
     setRLimits();
+
+    (void)getQdbInstance(txn);
 }