diff --git a/common/server.cpp b/common/server.cpp
index 9ecf196fb..5fc9b2b8b 100644
--- a/common/server.cpp
+++ b/common/server.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,21 @@ Server::~Server()
 
 void Server::prepareDestroy()
 {
-	clientsLock.lockForWrite();
-	while (!clients.isEmpty())
-		clients.first()->prepareDestroy();
+	clientsLock.lockForRead();
+	for (int i = 0; i < clients.size(); ++i)
+		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(clients.at(i), "prepareDestroy", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 	clientsLock.unlock();
 	
+	// dirty :(
+	bool done = false;
+	do {
+		usleep(10000);
+		clientsLock.lockForRead();
+		if (clients.isEmpty())
+			done = true;
+		clientsLock.unlock();
+	} while (!done);
+	
 	roomsLock.lockForWrite();
 	QMapIterator<int, Server_Room *> roomIterator(rooms);
 	while (roomIterator.hasNext())
diff --git a/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp b/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
index 707a861a3..9cd1d2532 100644
--- a/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
+++ b/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 Server_ProtocolHandler::Server_ProtocolHandler(Server *_server, Server_DatabaseInterface *_databaseInterface, QObject *parent)
 	: QObject(parent),
 	  Server_AbstractUserInterface(_server),
+	  deleted(false),
 	  databaseInterface(_databaseInterface),
 	  authState(NotLoggedIn),
 	  acceptsUserListChanges(false),
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ Server_ProtocolHandler::~Server_ProtocolHandler()
 
 void Server_ProtocolHandler::prepareDestroy()
 {
-	qDebug("Server_ProtocolHandler::prepareDestroy");
+	if (deleted)
+		return;
+	deleted = true;
 	
 	QMapIterator<int, Server_Room *> roomIterator(rooms);
 	while (roomIterator.hasNext())
diff --git a/common/server_protocolhandler.h b/common/server_protocolhandler.h
index bcf26f656..562f77ada 100644
--- a/common/server_protocolhandler.h
+++ b/common/server_protocolhandler.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class Server_ProtocolHandler : public QObject, public Server_AbstractUserInterfa
 	Q_OBJECT
 protected:
 	QMap<int, Server_Room *> rooms;
-
+	
+	bool deleted;
 	Server_DatabaseInterface *databaseInterface;
 	AuthenticationResult authState;
 	bool acceptsUserListChanges;
diff --git a/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt b/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
index 11f9ee7ac..3f9d38006 100644
--- a/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SET(servatrice_SOURCES
  src/main.cpp
  src/passwordhasher.cpp
  src/servatrice.cpp 
+ src/servatrice_connection_pool.cpp
  src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp
  src/server_logger.cpp 
  src/serversocketinterface.cpp 
diff --git a/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example b/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
index b8e8f6261..bce913606 100644
--- a/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
+++ b/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ statusupdate=15000
 logfile=server.log
 name="My Cockatrice server"
 id=1
-threaded=0
+number_pools=1
+
+[servernetwork]
+active=0
+port=14747
+ssl_cert=ssl_cert.pem
+ssl_key=ssl_key.pem
 
 [authentication]
 method=none
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp b/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
index 94a7f14f8..a3c179cad 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
  *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
  ***************************************************************************/
-#include <QtSql>
+#include <QSqlQuery>
 #include <QSettings>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTimer>
+#include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "servatrice.h"
@@ -36,45 +39,59 @@
 #include "pb/event_server_shutdown.pb.h"
 #include "pb/event_connection_closed.pb.h"
 
-Servatrice_GameServer::Servatrice_GameServer(Servatrice *_server, bool _threaded, int _numberPools, const QSqlDatabase &_sqlDatabase, QObject *parent)
+Servatrice_GameServer::Servatrice_GameServer(Servatrice *_server, int _numberPools, const QSqlDatabase &_sqlDatabase, QObject *parent)
 	: QTcpServer(parent),
-	  server(_server),
-	  threaded(_threaded)
+	  server(_server)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < _numberPools; ++i) {
 		Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *newDatabaseInterface = new Servatrice_DatabaseInterface(i, server);
 		Servatrice_ConnectionPool *newPool = new Servatrice_ConnectionPool(newDatabaseInterface);
 		
-		// ---
-		newDatabaseInterface->initDatabase(_sqlDatabase);
-		// ---
+		QThread *newThread = new QThread;
+		newPool->moveToThread(newThread);
+		newDatabaseInterface->moveToThread(newThread);
+		server->addDatabaseInterface(newThread, newDatabaseInterface);
+		
+		newThread->start();
+		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(newDatabaseInterface, "initDatabase", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QSqlDatabase, _sqlDatabase));
 		
 		connectionPools.append(newPool);
 	}
 }
 
+Servatrice_GameServer::~Servatrice_GameServer()
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < connectionPools.size(); ++i) {
+		logger->logMessage(QString("Closing pool %1...").arg(i));
+		QThread *poolThread = connectionPools[i]->thread();
+		connectionPools[i]->deleteLater(); // pool destructor calls thread()->quit()
+		poolThread->wait();
+	}
+}
+
 void Servatrice_GameServer::incomingConnection(int socketDescriptor)
 {
 	// Determine connection pool with smallest client count
 	int minClientCount = -1;
 	int poolIndex = -1;
+	QStringList debugStr;
 	for (int i = 0; i < connectionPools.size(); ++i) {
 		const int clientCount = connectionPools[i]->getClientCount();
 		if ((poolIndex == -1) || (clientCount < minClientCount)) {
 			minClientCount = clientCount;
 			poolIndex = i;
 		}
+		debugStr.append(QString::number(clientCount));
 	}
+	qDebug() << "Pool utilisation:" << debugStr;
 	Servatrice_ConnectionPool *pool = connectionPools[poolIndex];
 	
-	QTcpSocket *socket = new QTcpSocket;
-	ServerSocketInterface *ssi = new ServerSocketInterface(server, pool->getDatabaseInterface(), socket);
+	ServerSocketInterface *ssi = new ServerSocketInterface(server, pool->getDatabaseInterface());
+	ssi->moveToThread(pool->thread());
 	pool->addClient();
 	connect(ssi, SIGNAL(destroyed()), pool, SLOT(removeClient()));
-	socket->setSocketDescriptor(socketDescriptor);
-	socket->setSocketOption(QAbstractSocket::LowDelayOption, 1);
-	logger->logMessage(QString("[pool %1] Incoming connection: %2").arg(poolIndex).arg(socket->peerAddress().toString()), ssi);
-	ssi->initSessionDeprecated();
+	
+	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(ssi, "initConnection", Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(int, socketDescriptor));
 }
 
 void Servatrice_IslServer::incomingConnection(int socketDescriptor)
@@ -97,8 +114,8 @@ Servatrice::Servatrice(QSettings *_settings, QObject *parent)
 
 Servatrice::~Servatrice()
 {
+	gameServer->close();
 	prepareDestroy();
-	QSqlDatabase::database().close();
 }
 
 bool Servatrice::initServer()
@@ -261,9 +278,8 @@ bool Servatrice::initServer()
 		statusUpdateClock->start(statusUpdateTime);
 	}
 	
-	threaded = settings->value("server/threaded", false).toInt();
 	const int numberPools = settings->value("server/number_pools", 1).toInt();
-	gameServer = new Servatrice_GameServer(this, threaded, numberPools, servatriceDatabaseInterface->getDatabase(), this);
+	gameServer = new Servatrice_GameServer(this, numberPools, servatriceDatabaseInterface->getDatabase(), this);
 	const int gamePort = settings->value("server/port", 4747).toInt();
 	qDebug() << "Starting server on port" << gamePort;
 	if (gameServer->listen(QHostAddress::Any, gamePort))
@@ -275,6 +291,11 @@ bool Servatrice::initServer()
 	return true;
 }
 
+void Servatrice::addDatabaseInterface(QThread *thread, Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *databaseInterface)
+{
+	databaseInterfaces.insert(thread, databaseInterface);
+}
+
 void Servatrice::updateServerList()
 {
 	qDebug() << "Updating server list...";
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice.h b/servatrice/src/servatrice.h
index 32dd53e51..e0596f06d 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice.h
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice.h
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class Servatrice_GameServer : public QTcpServer {
 	Q_OBJECT
 private:
 	Servatrice *server;
-	bool threaded;
 	QList<Servatrice_ConnectionPool *> connectionPools;
 public:
-	Servatrice_GameServer(Servatrice *_server, bool _threaded, int _numberPools, const QSqlDatabase &_sqlDatabase, QObject *parent = 0);
+	Servatrice_GameServer(Servatrice *_server, int _numberPools, const QSqlDatabase &_sqlDatabase, QObject *parent = 0);
+	~Servatrice_GameServer();
 protected:
 	void incomingConnection(int socketDescriptor);
 };
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ private:
 	QSettings *settings;
 	Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *servatriceDatabaseInterface;
 	int serverId;
-	bool threaded;
 	int uptime;
 	QMutex txBytesMutex, rxBytesMutex;
 	quint64 txBytes, rxBytes;
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ public:
 	int getMaxMessageSizePerInterval() const { return maxMessageSizePerInterval; }
 	int getMaxGamesPerUser() const { return maxGamesPerUser; }
 	AuthenticationMethod getAuthenticationMethod() const { return authenticationMethod; }
-	bool getThreaded() const { return threaded; }
 	QString getDbPrefix() const { return dbPrefix; }
 	int getServerId() const { return serverId; }
 	void updateLoginMessage();
@@ -144,6 +142,7 @@ public:
 	void incTxBytes(quint64 num);
 	void incRxBytes(quint64 num);
 	void storeGameInformation(int secondsElapsed, const QSet<QString> &allPlayersEver, const QSet<QString> &allSpectatorsEver, const QList<GameReplay *> &replays);
+	void addDatabaseInterface(QThread *thread, Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *databaseInterface);
 	
 	bool islConnectionExists(int serverId) const;
 	void addIslInterface(int serverId, IslInterface *interface);
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice_connection_pool.cpp b/servatrice/src/servatrice_connection_pool.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2f849be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice_connection_pool.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "servatrice_connection_pool.h"
+#include "servatrice_database_interface.h"
+#include <QThread>
+
+Servatrice_ConnectionPool::Servatrice_ConnectionPool(Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *_databaseInterface)
+	: databaseInterface(_databaseInterface),
+	  clientCount(0)
+{
+}
+
+Servatrice_ConnectionPool::~Servatrice_ConnectionPool()
+{
+	delete databaseInterface;
+	thread()->quit();
+}
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice_connection_pool.h b/servatrice/src/servatrice_connection_pool.h
index 38772105f..f1bbc26f7 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice_connection_pool.h
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice_connection_pool.h
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ class Servatrice_ConnectionPool : public QObject {
 	Q_OBJECT
 private:
 	Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *databaseInterface;
+	bool threaded;
 	mutable QMutex clientCountMutex;
 	int clientCount;
 public:
-	Servatrice_ConnectionPool(Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *_databaseInterface)
-		: databaseInterface(_databaseInterface), clientCount(0)
-	{
-	}
+	Servatrice_ConnectionPool(Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *_databaseInterface);
+	~Servatrice_ConnectionPool();
+	
 	Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *getDatabaseInterface() const { return databaseInterface; }
 	
 	int getClientCount() const { QMutexLocker locker(&clientCountMutex); return clientCount; }
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp
index 24302d6a5..c0fc6b0bf 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Servatrice_DatabaseInterface::Servatrice_DatabaseInterface(int _instanceId, Serv
 {
 }
 
+Servatrice_DatabaseInterface::~Servatrice_DatabaseInterface()
+{
+	sqlDatabase.close();
+}
+
 void Servatrice_DatabaseInterface::initDatabase(const QSqlDatabase &_sqlDatabase)
 {
 	sqlDatabase = QSqlDatabase::cloneDatabase(_sqlDatabase, "pool_" + QString::number(instanceId));
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
index 4f0d09107..d9bd856a6 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ private:
 	ServerInfo_User evalUserQueryResult(const QSqlQuery &query, bool complete, bool withId = false);
 protected:
 	AuthenticationResult checkUserPassword(Server_ProtocolHandler *handler, const QString &user, const QString &password, QString &reasonStr, int &secondsLeft);
+public slots:
+	void initDatabase(const QSqlDatabase &_sqlDatabase);
 public:
 	Servatrice_DatabaseInterface(int _instanceId, Servatrice *_server);
-	void initDatabase(const QSqlDatabase &_sqlDatabase);
+	~Servatrice_DatabaseInterface();
 	void initDatabase(const QString &type, const QString &hostName, const QString &databaseName, const QString &userName, const QString &password);
 	bool openDatabase();
 	bool checkSql();
diff --git a/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp b/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp
index ca3e1a704..efb6b1d6d 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void ServerLogger::logMessage(QString message, void *caller)
 	QString callerString;
 	if (caller)
 		callerString = QString::number((qulonglong) caller, 16) + " ";
-	buffer.append(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString() + " " + QString::number((qulonglong) QThread::currentThread(), 16) + " " + callerString + message);
+	buffer.append(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString() + " " + callerString + message);
 	bufferMutex.unlock();
 	
 	emit sigFlushBuffer();
diff --git a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
index 08fe0d1c5..e223a6519 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
@@ -61,14 +61,15 @@
 
 static const int protocolVersion = 14;
 
-ServerSocketInterface::ServerSocketInterface(Servatrice *_server, Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *_databaseInterface, QTcpSocket *_socket, QObject *parent)
+ServerSocketInterface::ServerSocketInterface(Servatrice *_server, Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *_databaseInterface, QObject *parent)
 	: Server_ProtocolHandler(_server, _databaseInterface, parent),
 	  servatrice(_server),
 	  sqlInterface(reinterpret_cast<Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *>(databaseInterface)),
-	  socket(_socket),
 	  messageInProgress(false),
 	  handshakeStarted(false)
 {
+	socket = new QTcpSocket(this);
+	socket->setSocketOption(QAbstractSocket::LowDelayOption, 1);
 	connect(socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(readClient()));
 	connect(socket, SIGNAL(error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError)), this, SLOT(catchSocketError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError)));
 	connect(this, SIGNAL(outputBufferChanged()), this, SLOT(flushOutputBuffer()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
@@ -79,8 +80,13 @@ ServerSocketInterface::~ServerSocketInterface()
 	logger->logMessage("ServerSocketInterface destructor", this);
 	
 	flushOutputBuffer();
-	delete socket;
-	socket = 0;
+}
+
+void ServerSocketInterface::initConnection(int socketDescriptor)
+{
+	socket->setSocketDescriptor(socketDescriptor);
+	logger->logMessage(QString("Incoming connection: %1").arg(socket->peerAddress().toString()), this);
+	initSessionDeprecated();
 }
 
 void ServerSocketInterface::initSessionDeprecated()
diff --git a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.h b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.h
index adce9f234..643ea412b 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.h
+++ b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private:
 	Response::ResponseCode processExtendedModeratorCommand(int cmdType, const ModeratorCommand &cmd, ResponseContainer &rc);
 	Response::ResponseCode processExtendedAdminCommand(int cmdType, const AdminCommand &cmd, ResponseContainer &rc);
 public:
-	ServerSocketInterface(Servatrice *_server, Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *_databaseInterface, QTcpSocket *_socket, QObject *parent = 0);
+	ServerSocketInterface(Servatrice *_server, Servatrice_DatabaseInterface *_databaseInterface, QObject *parent = 0);
 	~ServerSocketInterface();
 	void initSessionDeprecated();
 	bool initSession();
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ public:
 	QString getAddress() const { return socket->peerAddress().toString(); }
 
 	void transmitProtocolItem(const ServerMessage &item);
+public slots:
+	void initConnection(int socketDescriptor);
 };
 
 #endif