diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 80ddf2a..a6779b4 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-use std::fs;
-use std::io;
-use std::path::*;
-use std::ops::Deref;
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
+use diesel::prelude::*;
 use iron::prelude::*;
 use iron::headers::{Authorization, Basic};
 use iron::{AroundMiddleware, Handler, status};
@@ -12,10 +7,17 @@ use params;
 use secure_session::middleware::{SessionMiddleware, SessionConfig};
 use secure_session::session::{SessionManager, ChaCha20Poly1305SessionManager};
 use serde_json;
+use std::fs;
+use std::io;
+use std::path::*;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use typemap;
 use url::percent_encoding::percent_decode;
 
-use db::DB;
+use config::MiscSettings;
+use db::{ConnectionSource, DB};
+use db::misc_settings;
 use errors::*;
 use thumbnails::*;
 use index;
@@ -52,11 +54,22 @@ impl typemap::Key for SessionKey {
 	type Value = Session;
 }
 
+fn get_auth_secret<T>(db: &T) -> Result<String>
+	where T: ConnectionSource
+{
+	use self::misc_settings::dsl::*;
+	let connection = db.get_connection();
+	let connection = connection.lock().unwrap();
+	let connection = connection.deref();
+	let misc: MiscSettings = misc_settings.get_result(connection)?;
+	Ok(misc.auth_secret.to_owned())
+}
+
 pub fn get_handler(db: Arc<DB>) -> Result<Chain> {
 	let api_handler = get_endpoints(db.clone());
 	let mut api_chain = Chain::new(api_handler);
 
-	let auth_secret = db.deref().get_auth_secret()?;
+	let auth_secret = get_auth_secret(db.deref())?;
 	let session_manager =
 		ChaCha20Poly1305SessionManager::<Session>::from_password(auth_secret.as_bytes());
 	let session_config = SessionConfig::default();
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index de74450..fb9c7d1 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -59,23 +59,29 @@ pub fn parse(path: &path::Path) -> Result<UserConfig> {
 	Ok(config)
 }
 
-fn reset<T>(db: &T) -> Result<()> where T:ConnectionSource {
+fn reset<T>(db: &T) -> Result<()>
+	where T: ConnectionSource
+{
 	let connection = db.get_connection();
 	let connection = connection.lock().unwrap();
 	let connection = connection.deref();
 
 	diesel::delete(mount_points::table).execute(connection)?;
 	diesel::delete(users::table).execute(connection)?;
-	
+
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn overwrite<T>(db: &T, new_config: &UserConfig) -> Result<()> where T:ConnectionSource {
+pub fn overwrite<T>(db: &T, new_config: &UserConfig) -> Result<()>
+	where T: ConnectionSource
+{
 	reset(db)?;
 	ammend(db, new_config)
 }
 
-pub fn ammend<T>(db: &T, new_config: &UserConfig) -> Result<()> where T:ConnectionSource {
+pub fn ammend<T>(db: &T, new_config: &UserConfig) -> Result<()>
+	where T: ConnectionSource
+{
 	let connection = db.get_connection();
 	let connection = connection.lock().unwrap();
 	let connection = connection.deref();
diff --git a/src/db/mod.rs b/src/db/mod.rs
index c73518d..5d18a7f 100644
--- a/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-use config::MiscSettings;
 use errors::*;
 
 mod schema;
@@ -64,13 +63,6 @@ impl DB {
 		embedded_migrations::run(connection)?;
 		Ok(())
 	}
-
-	pub fn get_auth_secret(&self) -> Result<String> {
-		let connection = self.connection.lock().unwrap();
-		let connection = connection.deref();
-		let misc: MiscSettings = misc_settings::table.get_result(connection)?;
-		Ok(misc.auth_secret.to_owned())
-	}
 }
 
 impl ConnectionSource for DB {