diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/database/MySQL.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/database/MySQL.java
index 6c7af04e3..6338bee7f 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/database/MySQL.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/database/MySQL.java
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public class MySQL extends Database {
         this.connection = null;
     }
 
+    public Connection forceConnection() throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
+        Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
+        this.connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://" + this.hostname + ":" + this.port + "/" + this.database, this.user, this.password);
+        return this.connection;
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public Connection openConnection() throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
         if (checkConnection()) {
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/database/SQLManager.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/database/SQLManager.java
index 432616194..8630bab4e 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/database/SQLManager.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/database/SQLManager.java
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ public class SQLManager implements AbstractDB {
         Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(PlotMain.getMain(), new Runnable(){
             public void run(){
                 try {
-                    connection = PlotMain.getMySQL().openConnection();
+                    connection = PlotMain.getMySQL().forceConnection();
                 }
                 catch (Exception e) {
                     e.printStackTrace();
                 }
             }
-        }, 500000, 500000);
+        }, 11000, 11000);
         
     }