diff --git a/lib/dbwrap.js b/lib/dbwrap.js
index a594867..5cecf42 100644
--- a/lib/dbwrap.js
+++ b/lib/dbwrap.js
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@ function wrap(db, dir, dbsMap) {
     dbsMap = {};
   }
 
-  db.escape = function (str) {
-    // TODO? literals for true,false,null
-    // error on undefined?
-    if (undefined === str) {
-      str = '';
-    }
-    return String(str).replace(/'/g, "''");
-  };
-
   function lowerFirst(str) {
     return str.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + str.slice(1);
   }
@@ -157,19 +148,6 @@ function wrap(db, dir, dbsMap) {
     dir.indices.forEach(normalizeColumn);
     DB._indices = dir.indices;
 
-    db = PromiseA.promisifyAll(db);
-
-    if (dir && dir.verbose || db.verbose) {
-      console.log('Getting Verbose up in here');
-      db.on('trace', function (str) {
-        console.log('SQL:', str);
-      });
-
-      db.on('profile', function (sql, ms) {
-        console.log('Profile:', ms);
-      });
-    }
-
     function simpleParse(row) {
       if (!row) {
         return null;
@@ -581,6 +559,32 @@ function wrap(db, dir, dbsMap) {
     });
   }
 
+  if (!db.__masterquest_init) {
+    db.__masterquest_init = true;
+    db = PromiseA.promisifyAll(db);
+    db.__masterquest_init = true;
+    db.escape = function (str) {
+      // TODO? literals for true,false,null
+      // error on undefined?
+      if (undefined === str) {
+        str = '';
+      }
+      return String(str).replace(/'/g, "''");
+    };
+
+    if (dir && dir.verbose || db.verbose) {
+      console.log('Getting Verbose up in here');
+      db.on('trace', function (str) {
+        console.log('SQL:', str);
+      });
+
+      db.on('profile', function (sql, ms) {
+        console.log('Profile:', ms);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  dbsMap.sql = db;
+
   dir.forEach(function (dir) {
     // TODO if directive is the same as existing dbsMap, skip it
     promises.push(createTable(dir).then(function (dbw) {
@@ -591,8 +595,6 @@ function wrap(db, dir, dbsMap) {
     }));
   });
 
-  dbsMap.sql = db;
-
   return PromiseA.all(promises).then(function (/*dbs*/) {
     return dbsMap;
   });