diff --git a/server/eclipse-project/src/main/java/us/freeandfair/corla/persistence/Persistence.java b/server/eclipse-project/src/main/java/us/freeandfair/corla/persistence/Persistence.java
index 72999515..2871d734 100644
--- a/server/eclipse-project/src/main/java/us/freeandfair/corla/persistence/Persistence.java
+++ b/server/eclipse-project/src/main/java/us/freeandfair/corla/persistence/Persistence.java
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ public static synchronized void setProperties(final Properties the_properties) {
     if (env.containsKey("HIBERNATE_URL")) {
       system_properties.setProperty("hibernate.url", env.get("HIBERNATE_URL"));
     }
+
+    // Properties have changed, we need to reinitialize our DB connectors
+    session_info.remove();
+    session_factory = null;
   }
 
   /**