diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index 5ae2bd8..e74f1bf 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -1,41 +1,54 @@
 package bot
 
 import irc "github.com/fluffle/goirc/client"
+import "labix.org/v2/mgo"
+import "godeepintir/config"
 
 // Bot type provides storage for bot-wide information, configs, and database connections
 type Bot struct {
 	Plugins []Handler
-	Users []User
-	Conn *irc.Conn
+	Users   []User
+	Conn    *irc.Conn
 	// mongodb connection will go here
+	DbSession *mgo.Session
+	Db        *mgo.Database
 }
 
 // User type stores user history. This is a vehicle that will follow the user for the active 
 // session
 type User struct {
 	// Current nickname known
-	Name	 string
+	Name string
 
 	// LastSeen	DateTime
 
 	// Alternative nicknames seen
-	Alts	[]string
+	Alts []string
 
 	// Last N messages sent to the user
-	MessageLog	[]string
+	MessageLog []string
 }
 
 // NewBot creates a Bot for a given connection and set of handlers. The handlers must not
 // require the bot as input for their creation (so use AddHandler instead to add handlers)
-func NewBot(c *irc.Conn, p ...Handler) *Bot {
+func NewBot(config *config.Config, c *irc.Conn, p ...Handler) *Bot {
+	session, err := mgo.Dial(config.DbServer)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	db := session.DB(config.DbName)
+
 	return &Bot{
-		Plugins: p,
-		Users: make([]User, 10),
-		Conn: c,
+		Plugins:   p,
+		Users:     make([]User, 10),
+		Conn:      c,
+		DbSession: session,
+		Db:        db,
 	}
 }
 
 // Adds a constructed handler to the bots handlers list
 func (b *Bot) AddHandler(h Handler) {
 	b.Plugins = append(b.Plugins, h)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/bot/handlers.go b/bot/handlers.go
index 7d9df30..f7c9996 100644
--- a/bot/handlers.go
+++ b/bot/handlers.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ func (b *Bot) checkuser(nick string) *User {
 	if user == nil {
 		fmt.Println("Making a new user")
 		user = &User{
-			Name: nick,
-			Alts: make([]string, 1),
+			Name:       nick,
+			Alts:       make([]string, 1),
 			MessageLog: make([]string, 50),
 		}
 		b.Users = append(b.Users, *user)
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ func (b *Bot) filter(input string) string {
 // Sends message to channel
 func (b *Bot) SendMessage(channel, message string) {
 	b.Conn.Privmsg(channel, message)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index f1732c3..d224202 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import "io/ioutil"
 // Config stores any system-wide startup information that cannot be easily configured via
 // the database
 type Config struct {
-	Dbname 	string
-	Dbserver	string
-	Channels	[]string
-	Plugins	[]string
-	Nick, Server, Pass	string
- }
+	DbName             string
+	DbServer           string
+	Channels           []string
+	Plugins            []string
+	Nick, Server, Pass string
+}
 
- // Readconfig loads the config data out of a JSON file located in cfile
+// Readconfig loads the config data out of a JSON file located in cfile
 func Readconfig(cfile string) *Config {
 	fmt.Printf("Using %s as config file.\n", cfile)
 	file, e := ioutil.ReadFile(cfile)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 55839df..900b454 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"godeepintir/config"
 	"godeepintir/bot"
+	"godeepintir/config"
 	"godeepintir/plugins"
 )
 import irc "github.com/fluffle/goirc/client"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Add handlers to do things here!
 	// e.g. join a channel on connect.
 	c.AddHandler("connected",
-		func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) { 
+		func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) {
 			for _, channel := range config.Channels {
 				conn.Join(channel)
 			}
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 	c.AddHandler("disconnected",
 		func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) { quit <- true })
 
-	b := bot.NewBot(c)
+	b := bot.NewBot(config, c)
 	b.AddHandler(plugins.NewTestPlugin(b))
 
 	c.AddHandler("PRIVMSG", func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) {