diff --git a/app/db_sql.py b/app/db_sql.py
index 389d363..3594ae6 100644
--- a/app/db_sql.py
+++ b/app/db_sql.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ engine = create_engine(
     echo = False,
     pool_use_lifo = True,
     pool_pre_ping = True,
+    pool_recycle = settings.DB['pool_recycle'],
     isolation_level = 'READ COMMITTED',
     connect_args = {'connect_timeout': settings.DB['connect_timeout']}
     )
@@ -380,20 +381,42 @@ def sql_update(
         return None
     except OperationalError as e: # Likely an unknown field or related
         trans.rollback()
-        log.error('An operational error exception happened. This is likely because there was an unknown field or similar included. Returning False')
-        log.exception('**** *** ** * ### BEGIN ### Operational Error Exception Happened: Returning False * ** *** ****')
-        log.error('^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ### END ### Operational Error Exception ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^')
+        # log.error('An operational error exception happened. This is likely because there was an unknown field or similar included. Returning False')
+        # log.exception('**** *** ** * ### BEGIN ### Operational Error Exception Happened: Returning False * ** *** ****')
+        # log.error('^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ### END ### Operational Error Exception ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^')
 
-        log.error('**** *** ** * ### BEGIN ### Operational Error Exception Details: * ** *** ****')
-        log.error('**** *** ** * SQL Statement: * ** *** ****')
-        log.error(e.statement)
-        log.error('**** *** ** * SQL Parameters: * ** *** ****')
-        log.error(e.params)
-        log.error('**** *** ** * SQL Origin Message: * ** *** ****')
-        log.error(e.orig)
-        log.error('**** *** ** * ### END ### Operational Error Exception Details: * ** *** ****')
+        # log.error('**** *** ** * ### BEGIN ### Operational Error Exception Details: * ** *** ****')
+        # log.error('**** *** ** * SQL Statement: * ** *** ****')
+        # log.error(e.statement)
+        # log.error('**** *** ** * SQL Parameters: * ** *** ****')
+        # log.error(e.params)
+        # log.error('**** *** ** * SQL Origin Message: * ** *** ****')
+        # log.error(e.orig)
+        # log.error('**** *** ** * ### END ### Operational Error Exception Details: * ** *** ****')
 
-        return False
+        # return False
+
+        log.error('An operational error exception happened. This is likely a "MySQL server has gone away" error. Going to try again...')
+        log.exception('**** *** ** * ### BEGIN ### Operational Exception Happened: Trying again... * ** *** ****')
+        log.error('^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ### END ### Operational Exception ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^')
+
+        sql_connect(current_db=db)
+
+        log.info('Now trying the query again...')
+        try:
+            # log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG) # DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, EXCEPTION, CRITICAL
+
+            log.info('2x Executing with SQL statement and data...')
+            result_update = db.execute(sql_update, data)
+            trans.commit()
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error('Tried again an exception was raised again. Not going to try again.')
+            log.exception('**** *** ** * ### BEGIN ### (2x) Second Exception Happened: Returning False * ** *** ****')
+            log.error('^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ### END ### Exception ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^')
+            return False # Not successful
+        else:
+            log.info('Successfully executed the SQL on the second try.')
+            pass
     except Exception as e:
         trans.rollback()
         log.error('An unknown exception happened. Returning False')
@@ -1202,7 +1225,7 @@ def sql_delete(
         log.debug(dir(result))
         log.debug(vars(result))
     except OperationalError as e:
-        log.error('An operational error exception happended. This is likely a "MySQL server has gone away" error. Going to try again...')
+        log.error('An operational error exception happened. This is likely a "MySQL server has gone away" error. Going to try again...')
         log.exception('**** *** ** * ### BEGIN ### Operational Exception Happened: Trying again... * ** *** ****')
         log.error('^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ### END ### Operational Exception ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^')