diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index c7e24f54627..f347605febe 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 					config.log_access = 1
 
 				if ("sql_enabled")
-					config.sql_enabled = text2num(value)
+					config.sql_enabled = 1
 
 				if ("log_say")
 					config.log_say = 1
@@ -737,46 +737,6 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 				else
 					log_misc("Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'")
 
-/datum/configuration/proc/loadsql(filename)  // -- TLE
-	var/list/Lines = file2list(filename)
-	for(var/t in Lines)
-		if(!t)	continue
-
-		t = trim(t)
-		if (length(t) == 0)
-			continue
-		else if (copytext(t, 1, 2) == "#")
-			continue
-
-		var/pos = findtext(t, " ")
-		var/name = null
-		var/value = null
-
-		if (pos)
-			name = lowertext(copytext(t, 1, pos))
-			value = copytext(t, pos + 1)
-		else
-			name = lowertext(t)
-
-		if (!name)
-			continue
-
-		switch (name)
-			if ("address")
-				sqladdress = value
-			if ("port")
-				sqlport = value
-			if ("database")
-				sqldb = value
-			if ("login")
-				sqllogin = value
-			if ("password")
-				sqlpass = value
-			if ("enable_stat_tracking")
-				sqllogging = 1
-			else
-				log_misc("Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'")
-
 /datum/configuration/proc/pick_mode(mode_name)
 	// I wish I didn't have to instance the game modes in order to look up
 	// their information, but it is the only way (at least that I know of).
diff --git a/code/defines/procs/dbcore.dm b/code/defines/procs/dbcore.dm
index 88335bd0aa4..67dc76a8e24 100644
--- a/code/defines/procs/dbcore.dm
+++ b/code/defines/procs/dbcore.dm
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ DBConnection/New(server, port = 3306, database, username, password_handler, curs
 	_db_con = _dm_db_new_con()
 
 DBConnection/proc/Connect(dbi_handler = con_dbi, user_handler = con_user, password_handler = con_password, cursor_handler)
-	if (!sqllogging)
+	if (!config.sql_enabled)
 		return 0
 	if (!src)
 		return 0
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ DBConnection/proc/Disconnect()
 	return _dm_db_close(_db_con)
 
 DBConnection/proc/IsConnected()
-	if(!sqllogging)
+	if(!config.sql_enabled)
 		return 0
 	var/success = _dm_db_is_connected(_db_con)
 	return success
diff --git a/code/defines/procs/statistics.dm b/code/defines/procs/statistics.dm
index 8eaf7a90a27..e807e4cbbce 100644
--- a/code/defines/procs/statistics.dm
+++ b/code/defines/procs/statistics.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 proc/sql_poll_population()
-	if(!sqllogging)
+	if(!config.sql_enabled)
 		return
 	var/admincount = admins.len
 	var/playercount = 0
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ proc/sql_poll_population()
 
 proc/sql_report_round_start()
 	// TODO
-	if(!sqllogging)
+	if(!config.sql_enabled)
 		return
 proc/sql_report_round_end()
 	// TODO
-	if(!sqllogging)
+	if(!config.sql_enabled)
 		return
 
 proc/sql_report_death(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	if(!sqllogging)
+	if(!config.sql_enabled)
 		return
 	if(!H)
 		return
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ proc/sql_report_death(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 
 
 proc/sql_report_cyborg_death(var/mob/living/silicon/robot/H)
-	if(!sqllogging)
+	if(!config.sql_enabled)
 		return
 	if(!H)
 		return
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ proc/sql_report_cyborg_death(var/mob/living/silicon/robot/H)
 
 
 proc/statistic_cycle()
-	if(!sqllogging)
+	if(!config.sql_enabled)
 		return
 	while(1)
 		sql_poll_population()
diff --git a/code/global.dm b/code/global.dm
index ed69df69f45..ccb57713b0e 100644
--- a/code/global.dm
+++ b/code/global.dm
@@ -187,22 +187,13 @@ var/datum/subsystem/alarm/alarm_manager	= new() // Alarm Manager, the manager fo
 
 var/list/awaydestinations = list() // Away missions. A list of landmarks that the warpgate can take you to.
 
-// MySQL configuration
-var/sqladdress = "localhost"
-var/sqlport    = "3306"
-var/sqldb      = "tgstation"
-var/sqllogin   = "root"
-var/sqlpass    = ""
-var/sqllogging   = 0 // Should we log deaths, population stats, etc.?
-
 // For FTP requests. (i.e. downloading runtime logs.)
 // However it'd be ok to use for accessing attack logs and such too, which are even laggier.
 var/fileaccess_timer = 0
 var/custom_event_msg = null
 
-// Database connections. A connection is established on world creation.
+// Database connections. A connection is established along with /hook/startup/proc/load_databases().
 // Ideally, the connection dies when the server restarts (After feedback logging.).
-// Feedback database. Constructor in /hook/startup/proc/connectDB()
 var/DBConnection/dbcon
 
 // Reference list for disposal sort junctions. Filled up by sorting junction's New()
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index bc23a3a54ea..6148324b93b 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ var/world_topic_spam_protect_time = world.timeofday
 	config = new /datum/configuration()
 	config.load("config/config.txt")
 	config.load("config/game_options.txt","game_options")
-	config.loadsql("config/dbconfig.txt")
 
 /hook/startup/proc/loadMods()
 	world.load_mods()
@@ -642,12 +641,10 @@ var/world_topic_spam_protect_time = world.timeofday
 		src.status = s
 
 #define FAILED_DB_CONNECTION_CUTOFF 5
-var/failed_db_connections = 0
-var/failed_old_db_connections = 0
 
-/hook/startup/proc/connectDB()
-	//Construct the database object now that configs are loaded
-	dbcon = new(sqladdress, sqlport, sqldb, sqllogin, sqlpass)
+/hook/startup/proc/load_databases()
+	//Construct the database object from an init file.
+	dbcon = initialize_database_object("config/dbconfig.txt")
 
 	if (!setup_database_connection(dbcon))
 		world.log << "Your server failed to establish a connection with the feedback database."
@@ -655,8 +652,48 @@ var/failed_old_db_connections = 0
 		world.log << "Feedback database connection established."
 	return 1
 
+/proc/initialize_database_object(var/filename)
+	if (!filename)
+		return 0
+
+	var/list/data = list("address", "port", "database", "login", "password")
+
+	var/list/Lines = file2list(filename)
+	for (var/t in Lines)
+		if (!t)
+			continue
+
+		t = trim(t)
+		if (length(t) == 0)
+			continue
+		else if (copytext(t, 1, 2) == "#")
+			continue
+
+		var/pos = findtext(t, " ")
+		var/name = null
+		var/value = null
+
+		name = lowertext(copytext(t, 1, pos))
+		value = copytext(t, pos + 1)
+
+		if (!name)
+			continue
+
+		if (name in data)
+			data[name] = value
+		else
+			log_misc("Unknown setting while setting up database connection. Filename: '[filename]', value: '[value]'.")
+
+	//Validate the data before proceeding.
+	for (var/d in data)
+		if (!data[d] || data[d] == null)
+			return 0
+
+	return new/DBConnection(data["address"], data["port"], data["database"], data["login"], data["password"])
+
 /proc/setup_database_connection(var/DBConnection/con)
 	if (!con)
+		error("No DBConnection object passed to setup_database_connection().")
 		return 0
 
 	if (con.failed_connections > FAILED_DB_CONNECTION_CUTOFF)	//If it failed to establish a connection more than 5 times in a row, don't bother attempting to conenct anymore.
@@ -675,6 +712,7 @@ var/failed_old_db_connections = 0
 //This proc ensures that the connection to the feedback database (global variable dbcon) is established
 /proc/establish_db_connection(var/DBConnection/con)
 	if (!con)
+		error("No DBConnection object passed to establish_db_connection() proc.")
 		return 0
 
 	if (con.failed_connections > FAILED_DB_CONNECTION_CUTOFF)