diff -r 72950b29569e -r 4ddc1020a154 src/org/sonews/storage/impl/DrupalDatabaseProvider.java
--- a/src/org/sonews/storage/impl/DrupalDatabaseProvider.java	Sun Oct 09 00:00:25 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/org/sonews/storage/impl/DrupalDatabaseProvider.java	Sun Nov 06 00:08:05 2011 +0100
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 package org.sonews.storage.impl;
 
-import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import org.sonews.storage.Storage;
@@ -38,19 +37,14 @@
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Storage storage(Thread thread)
-			throws StorageBackendException {
-		try {
-			if (!instances.containsKey(Thread.currentThread())) {
-				DrupalDatabase db = new DrupalDatabase();
-				db.arise();
-				instances.put(Thread.currentThread(), db);
-				return db;
-			} else {
-				return instances.get(Thread.currentThread());
-			}
-		} catch (SQLException ex) {
-			throw new StorageBackendException(ex);
+	public Storage storage(Thread thread) throws StorageBackendException {
+		DrupalDatabase db = instances.get(Thread.currentThread());
+
+		if (db == null) {
+			db = new DrupalDatabase();
+			instances.put(Thread.currentThread(), db);
 		}
+
+		return db;
 	}
-}
+}
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