diff --git a/src/database.erl b/src/database.erl
index e410e18..1a801e5 100644
--- a/src/database.erl
+++ b/src/database.erl
@@ -2,19 +2,27 @@
 
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
--export([start_link/0, init/1, handle_cast/2, handle_call/3, add_teams/1]).
+-export([start_link/1, init/1, handle_cast/2, handle_call/3, add_teams/1]).
 
--export([set_test_config/0, new/1, load/1]).
+-export([set_test_config/0, new/1, close/0]).
 
 -record(division, {teams = [], practice = 0, qualification = 0}).
 -record(config, {divisions = []}).
 -record(state, {database_file = none, database = none, teams = [], config = none}).
 
-start_link() ->
-  gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], []).
+start_link(DatabaseFile) ->
+  gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [DatabaseFile], []).
 
-init([]) ->
-  {ok, #state{}}.
+init([DatabaseFile]) ->
+  Exists = filelib:is_regular(DatabaseFile),
+  if Exists =:= true ->
+       {ok, DB} = sqlite3:open(schedule_db, [{file, DatabaseFile}]),
+       ok = sqlite3:sql_exec(DB, "PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;"),
+       {ok, #state{database_file = DatabaseFile, database = DB}};
+     true ->
+       io:format("Failed to load database ~s~n", [DatabaseFile]),
+       {ok, #state{database_file = none, database = none}}
+  end.
 
 init_db(Database) ->
   ok = sqlite3:create_table(Database, genids, [{genid, text, [not_null]},
@@ -66,16 +74,16 @@ init_db(Database) ->
 
 delete_teams(Database, Teams) ->
   SQL = lists:append(["BEGIN; ",
-         lists:append([io_lib:format("DELETE FROM teams WHERE name = ~p; ",
-                                     [Team]) || Team <- Teams]),
-         "COMMIT;"]),
+                      lists:append([io_lib:format("DELETE FROM teams WHERE name = ~p; ",
+                                                  [Team]) || Team <- Teams]),
+                      "COMMIT;"]),
   first_error(sqlite3:sql_exec_script(Database, SQL)).
 
 add_teams(Database, Teams) ->
   SQL = lists:append(["BEGIN; ",
-         lists:append([io_lib:format("INSERT INTO teams(name) VALUES('~s') ON CONFLICT(name) DO NOTHING; ",
-                                     [Team]) || Team <- Teams]),
-         "COMMIT;"]),
+                      lists:append([io_lib:format("INSERT INTO teams(name) VALUES('~s') ON CONFLICT(name) DO NOTHING; ",
+                                                  [Team]) || Team <- Teams]),
+                      "COMMIT;"]),
   first_error(sqlite3:sql_exec_script(Database, SQL)).
 
 first_error([]) -> ok;
@@ -93,7 +101,7 @@ write_matches(Database, Type, Teams, Seed, Size, Round, Matches) ->
                                     [GenID, atom_to_list(Type), Size, Seed]),
                       lists:append([io_lib:format(
                                       "INSERT INTO matches(genid, round, number, blue_1, blue_2, red_1, red_2)
-                                       VALUES ('~s', '~s', ~p, '~s', '~s', '~s', '~s'); ",
+                                      VALUES ('~s', '~s', ~p, '~s', '~s', '~s', '~s'); ",
                                        [GenID, atom_to_list(Round), N, B1, B2, R1, R2])
                                         || {N, [B1, B2, R1, R2]} <- lists:enumerate(Matches)]),
                       "COMMIT;"]),
@@ -111,11 +119,17 @@ add_teams(Teams) ->
 new(DatabaseFile) ->
   gen_server:call(?MODULE, {new_db, DatabaseFile}).
 
-load(DatabaseFile) ->
-  gen_server:call(?MODULE, {load_db, DatabaseFile}).
+close() ->
+  gen_server:call(?MODULE, close_db).
 
 handle_call({set_config, Config}, _, State) when is_record(Config, config) ->
   {reply, ok, State#state{config = Config}};
+handle_call(close_db, _, State) ->
+  if State#state.database =:= none -> {reply, ok, State};
+     true ->
+       ok = sqlite3:close(State#state.database),
+       {reply, ok, State#state{database = none, database_file = none}}
+  end;
 handle_call({new_db, DatabaseFile}, _, State) ->
   ok = if State#state.database =:= none -> ok;
           true -> sqlite3:close(State#state.database)
@@ -150,11 +164,11 @@ handle_call({new_schedule, Division, Round, Seed}, _, State) ->
   DivInfo = lists:nth(Division, State#state.config#config.divisions),
   Teams = DivInfo#division.teams,
   Size = case Round of
-      practice when DivInfo#division.practice =/= 0 ->
-        DivInfo#division.practice;
-      qualification when DivInfo#division.qualification =/= 0->
-        DivInfo#division.qualification
-  end,
+           practice when DivInfo#division.practice =/= 0 ->
+             DivInfo#division.practice;
+           qualification when DivInfo#division.qualification =/= 0->
+             DivInfo#division.qualification
+         end,
   Matches = schedule:create(Seed, Size, Teams),
   {ok, GenID} = write_matches(State#state.database, division, Teams, Seed, Size, Round, Matches),
   {reply, GenID, State};
diff --git a/src/erlk_app.erl b/src/erlk_app.erl
index 290e7b7..2aec2e1 100644
--- a/src/erlk_app.erl
+++ b/src/erlk_app.erl
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@
 -export([start/2, stop/1]).
 
 start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
-  erlk_sup:start_link().
+  DBPath = case os:getenv("ERLK_DB") of
+             false ->
+               ConfigRoot = os:getenv("HOME", "/etc"),
+               io_lib:format("~s/erlk.db", [ConfigRoot]);
+             Value -> Value
+           end,
+
+  erlk_sup:start_link(DBPath).
 
 stop(_State) ->
   ok.
diff --git a/src/erlk_sup.erl b/src/erlk_sup.erl
index 3055527..95dc396 100644
--- a/src/erlk_sup.erl
+++ b/src/erlk_sup.erl
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 -behaviour(supervisor).
 
--export([start_link/0]).
+-export([start_link/1]).
 
 -export([init/1]).
 
-start_link() ->
-    supervisor:start_link(?MODULE, []).
+start_link(DBPath) ->
+    supervisor:start_link(?MODULE, [DBPath]).
 
 %% sup_flags() = #{strategy => strategy(),         % optional
 %%                 intensity => non_neg_integer(), % optional
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ start_link() ->
 %%                  type => worker(),       % optional
 %%                  modules => modules()}   % optional
 
-init(_) ->
+init(DBPath) ->
     SupFlags = #{strategy => rest_for_one},
     ChildSpecs = [
                   #{id => schedule,
                     start => {schedule, start_link, []}
                    },
                   #{id => database,
-                    start => {database, start_link, []}
+                    start => {database, start_link, [DBPath]}
                    },
                   #{id => mqtt,
                     start => {mqtt, start_link, []}