diff --git a/api/dbsettings.php b/api/dbsettings.php
index 7789529..6484a1b 100644
--- a/api/dbsettings.php
+++ b/api/dbsettings.php
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 
 // DBSettings
 
-global $apidb = new mysqli('localhost', 'api', 'password', 'api'); // Connect to main APIDB
+$apidb = new mysqli('localhost', 'api', 'password', 'api'); // Connect to main APIDB
 if($apidb->connect_errno > 0) die('Unable to connect to database [' . $apidb->connect_error . '] - Check dbsettings.php');
 
-global $shortdb = new mysqli('localhost', 'short', 'password', 'short'); // Connect to link shortener DB
+$shortdb = new mysqli('localhost', 'short', 'password', 'short'); // Connect to link shortener DB
 if($shortdb->connect_errno > 0) die('Unable to connect to database [' . $shortdb->connect_error . '] - Check dbsettings.php');
 
-global $key = '9a211e90b0a0570ed33e47428231e702af47b6f54fb347960f661184e063a1d0'; // KEEP THIS PRIVATE! This is the only thing that authenticates the application
-
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/process.php b/process.php
index 2541596..ba57f98 100644
--- a/process.php
+++ b/process.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 	require('api/api.backend.php');
 	require('api/dbsettings.php');
 
+    $key = '9a211e90b0a0570ed33e47428231e702af47b6f54fb347960f661184e063a1d0'; // KEEP THIS PRIVATE! This is the only thing that authenticates the application
+
 	function sanitize($input){
 		if ($input == null) die("<div id=\"error\">Sanatize() - No Input Provided, Aborting</div>");
 		include('api/dbsettings.php');