diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index a159cdc..09b0202 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -6,32 +6,30 @@ class VVVVIDatabase():
 	def __init__(self, path):
 		self.path = path
 		self.is_valid = os.path.isfile(self.path)
+		self.con = sqlite3.connect(self.path)
+
+	def __del__(self):
+		self.con.close()
 
 	def create(self):
-		con = sqlite3.connect(self.path)
-		cur = con.cursor()
+		cur = self.con.cursor()
 		cur.execute("CREATE TABLE series (id INTEGER NOT NULL, name TEXT NOT NULL, season_id INTEGER NOT NULL, type TEXT NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id, season_id));")
 		cur.execute("CREATE TABLE episodes (id INTEGER NOT NULL, serie_id INTEGER NOT NULL, season_id INTEGER NOT NULL, cdn_url TEXT NOT NULL, type TEXT NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id, serie_id, season_id, cdn_url, type));")
-		con.commit()
-		con.close()
+		self.con.commit()
 
 	def last_serie(self):
-		con = sqlite3.connect(self.path)
-		cur = con.cursor()
+		cur = self.con.cursor()
 		cur.execute("SELECT id FROM series ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1;")
 		rows = cur.fetchall()
 		last = (rows[0][0] + 1) if len(rows) > 0 else 0
-		con.commit()
-		con.close()
+		self.con.commit()
 		return last
 
 	def series_id(self):
-		con = sqlite3.connect(self.path)
-		cur = con.cursor()
+		cur = self.con.cursor()
 		cur.execute("SELECT id, season_id FROM series ORDER BY id, season_id DESC;")
 		rows = cur.fetchall()
-		con.commit()
-		con.close()
+		self.con.commit()
 		# getting series in a useful format for later
 		series = {}
 		for i, s in rows:
@@ -41,12 +39,10 @@ class VVVVIDatabase():
 		return series
 
 	def series_episodes(self, serie_id):
-		con = sqlite3.connect(self.path)
-		cur = con.cursor()
+		cur = self.con.cursor()
 		cur.execute("SELECT id, serie_id, season_id FROM episodes ORDER BY id, serie_id, season_id DESC;")
 		rows = cur.fetchall()
-		con.commit()
-		con.close()
+		self.con.commit()
 		# getting series in a useful format for later
 		series = {}
 		for i, s in rows:
@@ -56,12 +52,10 @@ class VVVVIDatabase():
 		return series
 
 	def insert_serie(self, serie):
-		con = sqlite3.connect(self.path)
-		cur = con.cursor()
+		cur = self.con.cursor()
 		try:
 			cur.execute("INSERT INTO series (id, name, season_id, type) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?);", serie)
-			con.commit()
-			con.close()
+			self.con.commit()
 			return True
 		except sqlite3.IntegrityError:
 			# serie gia' presente
@@ -69,15 +63,11 @@ class VVVVIDatabase():
 		return False
 
 	def insert_episodes(self, eps):
-		con = sqlite3.connect(self.path)
-		cur = con.cursor()
+		cur = self.con.cursor()
 		for ep in eps:
 			try:
 				cur.execute("INSERT INTO episodes (id, serie_id, season_id, type, cdn_url) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?);", ep)
-				con.commit()
-				con.close()
-				return True
+				self.con.commit()
 			except sqlite3.IntegrityError:
 				# episodi gia' presenti
 				pass
-		return False