diff --git a/app.yaml b/app.yaml
index bc5b86d..82659d5 100644
--- a/app.yaml
+++ b/app.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ libraries:
 
 env_variables:
     CLOUDSQL_CONNECTION_NAME: hk-hockey:asia-east2:hk-hockey-sql
+    LOCAL_DB_SERVER: mariadb.db.svc.cluster.local
     CLOUDSQL_USER: root
     CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER: hockeyWrite
     CLOUDSQL_READ_USER: hockeyRead
diff --git a/dbWrite.py b/dbWrite.py
index 81009db..0d2c2b4 100644
--- a/dbWrite.py
+++ b/dbWrite.py
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ def write_cloudsql():
         # Connect using the unix socket located at
         # /cloudsql/cloudsql-connection-name.
         cloudsql_unix_socket = os.path.join('/cloudsql', CLOUDSQL_CONNECTION_NAME)
-
-#        db = MySQLdb.connect(unix_socket=cloudsql_unix_socket, user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
         db = pymysql.connect(unix_socket=cloudsql_unix_socket, user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
 
     # If the unix socket is unavailable, then try to connect using TCP. This
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ def write_cloudsql():
     #   $ cloud_sql_proxy -instances=your-connection-name=tcp:3306
     #
     else:
-#        db = MySQLdb.connect(host='db.ipa.champion', user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
         db = pymysql.connect(host=LOCAL_DB_SERVER, user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=LOCAL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
     return db
 
@@ -48,8 +45,6 @@ def write_cloudsql_static():
         # Connect using the unix socket located at
         # /cloudsql/cloudsql-connection-name.
         cloudsql_unix_socket = os.path.join('/cloudsql', CLOUDSQL_CONNECTION_NAME)
-
-#        db = MySQLdb.connect(unix_socket=cloudsql_unix_socket, user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
         db = pymysql.connect(unix_socket=cloudsql_unix_socket, user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
 
     # If the unix socket is unavailable, then try to connect using TCP. This
@@ -59,7 +54,6 @@ def write_cloudsql_static():
     #   $ cloud_sql_proxy -instances=your-connection-name=tcp:3306
     #
     else:
-#        db = MySQLdb.connect(host='db.ipa.champion', user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
         db = pymysql.connect(host=LOCAL_DB_SERVER, user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
     return db
 
@@ -70,8 +64,6 @@ def read_cloudsql():
         # Connect using the unix socket located at
         # /cloudsql/cloudsql-connection-name.
         cloudsql_unix_socket = os.path.join('/cloudsql', CLOUDSQL_CONNECTION_NAME)
-
-#        db = MySQLdb.connect(unix_socket=cloudsql_unix_socket, user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
         db = pymysql.connect(unix_socket=cloudsql_unix_socket, user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
 
     # If the unix socket is unavailable, then try to connect using TCP. This
@@ -81,7 +73,6 @@ def read_cloudsql():
     #   $ cloud_sql_proxy -instances=your-connection-name=tcp:3306
     #
     else:
-#        db = MySQLdb.connect(host='db.ipa.champion', user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
         db = pymysql.connect(host=LOCAL_DB_SERVER, user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=LOCAL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
     return db
 
@@ -92,8 +83,6 @@ def read_cloudsql_static():
         # Connect using the unix socket located at
         # /cloudsql/cloudsql-connection-name.
         cloudsql_unix_socket = os.path.join('/cloudsql', CLOUDSQL_CONNECTION_NAME)
-
-#        db = MySQLdb.connect(unix_socket=cloudsql_unix_socket, user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
         db = pymysql.connect(unix_socket=cloudsql_unix_socket, user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
 
     # If the unix socket is unavailable, then try to connect using TCP. This
@@ -103,14 +92,12 @@ def read_cloudsql_static():
     #   $ cloud_sql_proxy -instances=your-connection-name=tcp:3306
     #
     else:
-#        db = MySQLdb.connect(host='db.ipa.champion', user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
         db = pymysql.connect(host=LOCAL_DB_SERVER, user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
     return db
 
 def sql_write(sql_cmd):
     try:
         db = write_cloudsql()
-#        cursor = db.cursor(MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor)
         cursor = db.cursor(pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
         cursor.execute(sql_cmd)
         db.commit()
@@ -124,7 +111,6 @@ def sql_write(sql_cmd):
 def sql_write_static(sql_cmd):
     try:
         db = write_cloudsql_static()
-#        cursor = db.cursor(MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor)
         cursor = db.cursor(pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
         cursor.execute(sql_cmd)
         db.commit()
@@ -138,7 +124,6 @@ def sql_write_static(sql_cmd):
 def sql_read(sql_cmd):
     try:
         db = read_cloudsql()
-#        cursor = db.cursor(MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor)
         cursor = db.cursor(pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
         cursor.execute(sql_cmd)
         rows = cursor.fetchall()
@@ -153,7 +138,6 @@ def sql_read(sql_cmd):
 def sql_read_static(sql_cmd):
     try:
         db = read_cloudsql_static()
-#        cursor = db.cursor(MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor)
         cursor = db.cursor(pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
         cursor.execute(sql_cmd)
         rows = cursor.fetchall()