diff --git a/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/Citadel/BlockListener.java b/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/Citadel/BlockListener.java
index 32c71c7a5..d47a98226 100644
--- a/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/Citadel/BlockListener.java
+++ b/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/Citadel/BlockListener.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class BlockListener implements Listener {
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		List<Coordinate> reinforcedBlocks = new ArrayList<Coordinate>();
+		List<Coordinate> reinforcedBlocksCoords = new ArrayList<Coordinate>();
 		HashMap<Coordinate, Block> affectedBlocks = new HashMap<Coordinate, Block>();
 		
 		//Initialize min & max X,Y,Z coordinates
@@ -165,18 +165,19 @@ public class BlockListener implements Listener {
 		
 		//Query database for any reinforced blocks that may be in the blast radius
 		//Reinforced blocks should have a durability > 0 (aka >= 1)
-		reinforcedBlocks = dao.selectReinforcements(worldName, smallestX, largestX, smallestY, largestY, smallestZ, largestZ);
-		System.out.println(reinforcedBlocks.get(0));
+		reinforcedBlocksCoords = dao.selectReinforcements(worldName, smallestX, largestX, smallestY, largestY, smallestZ, largestZ);
 		
-		if(reinforcedBlocks.size() < 1){
+		if(reinforcedBlocksCoords.size() < 1){
 			return;
 		}
 		
 		//If there was some found, loop through each one
-		for(int i = 0; i < reinforcedBlocks.size(); i++){
-			Coordinate reinforcedBlock = reinforcedBlocks.get(i);
+		for(int i = 0; i < reinforcedBlocksCoords.size(); i++){
+			Coordinate rbCoords = reinforcedBlocksCoords.get(i);
+			Block reinforcedBlock = affectedBlocks.get(rbCoords);
+			
 			//Then remove it from explosion
-			event.blockList().remove(affectedBlocks.get(reinforcedBlock));
+			event.blockList().remove(reinforcedBlock);
 		}
 		 
 		//Update reinforcements to set durability of blocks that are within blast radius
diff --git a/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/Citadel/Citadel.java b/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/Citadel/Citadel.java
index edc4a655e..16ccde3e8 100644
--- a/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/Citadel/Citadel.java
+++ b/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/Citadel/Citadel.java
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.DriverManager;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ public class Citadel extends JavaPlugin {
     public HashMap<Player, Integer> playerPlacementState;
     public CitadelDao dao;
     public Logger log;
+	public Connection connection;
 
     public void onEnable() {
         log = this.getLogger();
@@ -46,14 +50,41 @@ public class Citadel extends JavaPlugin {
             materialRequirements.put(Material.getMaterial(keys[i]), requirements[i]);
         }
 
-        try {
-            dao = new CitadelDao();
+        try
+		{
+			Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC");
+
+			this.connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:plugins/Citadel/Citadel.db");
+			this.connection.createStatement().execute(
+				"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS REINFORCEMENTS (x INTEGER,y INTEGER,z INTEGER,world TEXT,durability INTEGER);");
+
+			this.connection.createStatement().execute(
+				"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS GROUPS (grpName TEXT,member TEXT);");
+
+			this.connection.createStatement().execute(
+				"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS REGISTRY (x INTEGER,y INTEGER,z INTEGER,world TEXT,grp TEXT);");
+
+			Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new BlockListener(this), this);
+		}
+		catch (SQLException e)
+		{
+			System.err.println("sorry there was some sort of sql exception:");
+			System.err.println(e.toString());
+			System.err.println(e.getSQLState());
+			return;
+		} 
+		catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
+		{
+			System.err.println("sorry we couldn't find the sqlite driver:");
+			System.err.println(e.toString());
+			return;
+		} 
+		catch (Exception e)
+		{
+			System.err.println("Other weird error when enabling Citadel: ");
+			System.err.println(e.toString());
+		}
 
-            Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new BlockListener(this), this);
-            log.info("Citadel - Hi folks, Citadel is now on :D.");
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
-        }
     }
 
     public void onDisable() {