diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/db/DbAccess.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/db/DbAccess.java
index 37645ed40..4928f2751 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/db/DbAccess.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/db/DbAccess.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class DbAccess {
         //
         GenericObjectPool connectionPool =
                 new GenericObjectPool();
+        connectionPool.setTestOnBorrow(true);
 
         //
         // Next we'll create the PoolableConnectionFactory, which wraps