diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 7ccfd3a..056032b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Ip            string // Bind address, if different than 0.0.0.0 (server)
 	Port          string // listen port, if different than '7777' (server)
 	MongoHost     string // mongoDB host, if different than 'localhost' (server)
-	MongoDB       string // mongoDB db name, if different than 'filesrv' (server)
+	MongoDbName   string // mongoDB db name, if different than 'filesrv' (server)
 	MongoUsername string // mongoDB username, if any (server)
 	MongoPassword string // mongoDB password, if any (server)
 
@@ -37,37 +37,37 @@ func (c Config) GetString(option string) (value string) {
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Merge(other *Config) error {
-  if other == nil {
-    return nil
-  }
-  if other.Server {
-    c.Server = other.Server
-  }
-  if len(other.Ip) > 0 {
-    c.Ip = other.Ip
-  }
-  if len(other.Port) > 0 {
-    c.Port = other.Port
-  }
-  if len(other.Port) > 0 {
-    c.Port = other.Port
-  }
-  if len(other.MongoHost) > 0 {
-    c.MongoHost = other.MongoHost
-  }
-  if len(other.MongoDB) > 0 {
-    c.MongoDB = other.MongoDB
-  }
-  if len(other.MongoUsername) > 0 {
-    c.MongoUsername = other.MongoUsername
-  }
-  if len(other.MongoPassword) > 0 {
-    c.MongoPassword = other.MongoPassword
-  }
-  if len(other.RemoteHost) > 0 {
-    c.RemoteHost = other.RemoteHost
-  }
-  return nil
+	if other == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if other.Server {
+		c.Server = other.Server
+	}
+	if len(other.Ip) > 0 {
+		c.Ip = other.Ip
+	}
+	if len(other.Port) > 0 {
+		c.Port = other.Port
+	}
+	if len(other.Port) > 0 {
+		c.Port = other.Port
+	}
+	if len(other.MongoHost) > 0 {
+		c.MongoHost = other.MongoHost
+	}
+	if len(other.MongoDbName) > 0 {
+		c.MongoDbName = other.MongoDbName
+	}
+	if len(other.MongoUsername) > 0 {
+		c.MongoUsername = other.MongoUsername
+	}
+	if len(other.MongoPassword) > 0 {
+		c.MongoPassword = other.MongoPassword
+	}
+	if len(other.RemoteHost) > 0 {
+		c.RemoteHost = other.RemoteHost
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Given a filename to a YAML file, unmarshal it, and return a Config
diff --git a/dbutil/dbutil.go b/dbutil/dbutil.go
index 6a8ba68..db39361 100644
--- a/dbutil/dbutil.go
+++ b/dbutil/dbutil.go
@@ -8,8 +8,45 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+const (
+	DEFAULT_DB_NAME = "filesrv"
+)
+
 type Util struct {
-	Gfs *mgo.GridFS
+	Seed    string // mongo host seed to Dial into
+	User    string // mongo credentials, if needed
+	Pass    string // mongo credentials, if needed
+	DbName  string // mongo database name, if needed
+	Session *mgo.Session
+	FileDb  *mgo.Database
+	Gfs     *mgo.GridFS
+}
+
+func (u *Util) Init() error {
+	var err error
+	u.Session, err = mgo.Dial(u.Seed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(u.DbName) > 0 {
+		u.FileDb = u.Session.DB(u.DbName)
+	} else {
+		u.FileDb = u.Session.DB(DEFAULT_DB_NAME)
+	}
+
+	if len(u.User) > 0 && len(u.Pass) > 0 {
+		err = u.FileDb.Login(u.User, u.Pass)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	u.Gfs = u.FileDb.GridFS("fs")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (u Util) Close() {
+	u.Session.Close()
 }
 
 /*
@@ -71,6 +108,7 @@ Get all the files.
 pass -1 for all files
 */
 func (u Util) GetFiles(limit int) (files []types.File, err error) {
+	//files = []types.File{}
 	if limit == -1 {
 		err = u.Gfs.Find(nil).Sort("-metadata.timestamp").Limit(limit).All(&files)
 	} else {
diff --git a/imgsrv.go b/imgsrv.go
index 0b53075..33255cf 100644
--- a/imgsrv.go
+++ b/imgsrv.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 		Ip:            "0.0.0.0",
 		Port:          "7777",
 		MongoHost:     "localhost",
-		MongoDB:       "filesrv",
+		MongoDbName:   "filesrv",
 		MongoUsername: "",
 		MongoPassword: "",
 		RemoteHost:    "",
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ func init() {
 		"mongo-host",
 		DefaultConfig.MongoHost,
 		"Mongo Host to connect to ('mongohost' in the config)")
-	flag.StringVar(&DefaultConfig.MongoDB,
+	flag.StringVar(&DefaultConfig.MongoDbName,
 		"mongo-db",
-		DefaultConfig.MongoDB,
+		DefaultConfig.MongoDbName,
 		"Mongo db to connect to ('mongodb' in the config)")
 	flag.StringVar(&DefaultConfig.MongoUsername,
 		"mongo-username",
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 838539f..1e26c32 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -36,8 +36,17 @@ Run as the file/image server
 func runServer(c *config.Config) {
 	serverConfig = *c
 
-	initMongo()
-	defer mongo_session.Close()
+	du = dbutil.Util{
+		Seed:   serverConfig.MongoHost,
+		User:   serverConfig.MongoUsername,
+		Pass:   serverConfig.MongoPassword,
+		DbName: serverConfig.MongoDbName,
+	}
+  err := du.Init()
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Fatal(err)
+  }
+	defer du.Close() // TODO this ought to catch a signal to cleanup
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/", routeRoot)
 	http.HandleFunc("/favicon.ico", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -64,7 +73,7 @@ func initMongo() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panic(err)
 	}
-	images_db = mongo_session.DB(serverConfig.MongoDB)
+	images_db = mongo_session.DB(serverConfig.MongoDbName)
 	if len(serverConfig.MongoUsername) > 0 && len(serverConfig.MongoPassword) > 0 {
 		err = images_db.Login(serverConfig.MongoUsername, serverConfig.MongoPassword)
 		if err != nil {