diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e9bf3ea..64830a9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### 1.0.7
+
+* SQLALCHEMY_COMMIT_ON_TEARDOWN = True (in config)
+
 ### 1.0.6
 
 * commit after database queries
diff --git a/service/config.py b/service/config.py
index 79fcca5..4894191 100644
--- a/service/config.py
+++ b/service/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 GRAPHICS_SECRET_KEY = 'this should be changed'
 GRAPHICS_INCLUDE_ARXIV = False
 SQLALCHEMY_BINDS = {}
+# Proper handling of database connections
+SQLALCHEMY_COMMIT_ON_TEARDOWN = True
 GRAPHICS_ENABLE_UPDATES = False
 # Define sets for which to obtain graphics data for graphics database
 # The key defines the set and the values are journals (or categories, in the