diff --git a/src/configs/default.json b/src/configs/default.json
index 872d40b9..b930c953 100644
--- a/src/configs/default.json
+++ b/src/configs/default.json
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
             "password": "pass123!",
             "database": "manualdb",
             "charset": "utf8mb4",
+            "sessionTable": "sessions",
             "useFor": []
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/data/map.js b/src/data/map.js
index 8db54573..f23677a6 100644
--- a/src/data/map.js
+++ b/src/data/map.js
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ const getSearchData = async (lat, lon, id, value, iconStyle) => {
             FROM pokestop
             WHERE ${conditions.join(' OR ') || 'FALSE'}
             `;
-            useDb = dbSelection('pokestop');
+            useDb = 'pokestop';
             break;
         case 'search-nest':
             let ids = getPokemonIdsByName(sanitizedValue);
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ const getSearchData = async (lat, lon, id, value, iconStyle) => {
             FROM nests
             WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE '%${sanitizedValue}%' ${pokemonSQL}
             `;
-            useDb = dbSelection('nest');
+            useDb = 'nest';
             break;
         case 'search-portal':
             sql = `
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ const getSearchData = async (lat, lon, id, value, iconStyle) => {
             FROM ingress_portals
             WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE '%${sanitizedValue}%'
             `;
-            useDb = dbSelection('portal');
+            useDb = 'portal';
             break;
         case 'search-gym':
             sql = `
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ const getSearchData = async (lat, lon, id, value, iconStyle) => {
             FROM gym
             WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE '%${sanitizedValue}%'
             `;
-            useDb = dbSelection('gym');
+            useDb = 'gym';
             break;
         case 'search-pokestop':
             sql = `
@@ -1286,11 +1286,11 @@ const getSearchData = async (lat, lon, id, value, iconStyle) => {
             FROM pokestop
             WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE '%${sanitizedValue}%'
             `;
-            useDb = dbSelection('pokestop');
+            useDb = 'pokestop';
             break;
     }
     sql += ` ORDER BY distance LIMIT ${config.searchMaxResults || 20}`;
-    let results = useDb.query(sql, args);
+    let results = await dbSelection(useDb).query(sql, args);
     if (results && results.length > 0) {
         switch (id) {
             case 'search-reward':
diff --git a/src/services/session-store.js b/src/services/session-store.js
index 069cad46..33ff35b2 100644
--- a/src/services/session-store.js
+++ b/src/services/session-store.js
@@ -5,20 +5,23 @@ const MySQLStore = require('express-mysql-session')(session);
 
 const config = require('../services/config.js');
 const MySQLConnector = require('../services/mysql.js');
-const db = new MySQLConnector(config.db.scanner);
+
+const { scanner, manualdb } = config.db;
+const dbSelection = scanner.useFor.includes('session') ? scanner : manualdb;
+const db = new MySQLConnector(dbSelection);
 
 // MySQL session store
 const sessionStore = new MySQLStore({
     // Database server IP address/hostname
-    host: config.db.scanner.host,
+    host: dbSelection.host,
     // Database server listening port
-    port: config.db.scanner.port,
+    port: dbSelection.port,
     // Database username
-    user: config.db.scanner.username,
+    user: dbSelection.username,
     // Password for the above database user
-    password: config.db.scanner.password,
+    password: dbSelection.password,
     // Database name to save sessions table to
-    database: config.db.scanner.database,
+    database: dbSelection.database,
     // Whether or not to automatically check for and clear expired sessions:
     clearExpired: true,
     // How frequently expired sessions will be cleared; milliseconds:
@@ -27,14 +30,14 @@ const sessionStore = new MySQLStore({
     createDatabaseTable: true,
     // Set Sessions table name
     schema: {
-        tableName: config.db.scanner.sessionTable
+        tableName: dbSelection.sessionTable
     }
 });
 
 const isValidSession = async (userId) => {
     let sql = `
     SELECT session_id
-    FROM ${config.db.scanner.sessionTable}
+    FROM ${dbSelection.sessionTable}
     WHERE
         json_extract(data, '$.user_id') = ?
         AND expires >= UNIX_TIMESTAMP()
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ const isValidSession = async (userId) => {
 
 const clearOtherSessions = async (userId, currentSessionId) => {
     let sql = `
-    DELETE FROM ${config.db.scanner.sessionTable}
+    DELETE FROM ${dbSelection.sessionTable}
     WHERE
         json_extract(data, '$.user_id') = ?
         AND session_id != ?