diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b8c22d4..f98dad4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 FROM python:3.13-slim
 
+#ENV PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages
+RUN python3 -m venv venv
 COPY requirements.txt ./
-RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+RUN ./venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+#RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 COPY *.py *.txt *.toml ./
 COPY inventory ./inventory
-CMD ["rio", "run", "--release", "--public", "--port", "8000"]
+#ENV PYTHONPATH=/inventory
+CMD ["./venv/bin/python3", "-m", "rio", "run", "--release", "--public", "--port", "8000"]
 EXPOSE 8000
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diff --git a/db_classes.py b/db_classes.py
index 877cb9d..8e9206a 100644
--- a/db_classes.py
+++ b/db_classes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 from peewee import *
 from search import InventorySearch as ivs
+from playhouse.shortcuts import ReconnectMixin
 
-db = MySQLDatabase('inventory', thread_safe=True, user='inventory', password='nfrwnfprifbwef', host='database', port=3306)
+class ReconnectMySQLDatabase(ReconnectMixin, MySQLDatabase):
+    pass
+
+# auto-reconnect if mysql disconnects
+db = ReconnectMySQLDatabase('inventory', thread_safe=True, user='inventory', password='nfrwnfprifbwef', host='database', port=3306)
 search = None 
 
 class user(Model):
@@ -144,7 +149,8 @@ def create_item(fullname, serial, officename, barcode, locationid=None, descript
         if loc == False:
             loc = None
         else:
-            print("Found location: " + loc.name)
+            pass
+            #print("Found location: " + loc.name)
         off = office.select().where(office.name == officename)[0]
         itm = item(office=off, barcode=barcode, fullname=fullname, description=description, loc=loc, serial=serial, mac=mac, fwver=fwver, manufacturer=manufacturer)
         itm.save(force_insert=True)
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ def create_item(fullname, serial, officename, barcode, locationid=None, descript
         except:
             pass
         search.add_document(itmdict) 
-        print("item: " + itm.fullname)
+        print("added item: " + itm.fullname)
         return itm
     except IntegrityError:
         print("Duplicate item " + fullname)
@@ -174,7 +180,8 @@ def update_item(fullname, serial, officename, barcode, locationid=None, descript
         if loc == False:
             loc = None
         else:
-            print("Found location: " + loc.name)
+            pass
+            #print("Found location: " + loc.name)
         off = office.select().where(office.name == officename)[0]
         itm = item(office=off, barcode=barcode, fullname=fullname, description=description, loc=loc, serial=serial, mac=mac, fwver=fwver, manufacturer=manufacturer)
         itm.save()
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ def update_item(fullname, serial, officename, barcode, locationid=None, descript
         except:
             pass
         search.add_document(itmdict) 
-        print("item: " + itm.fullname)
+        print("updated item: " + itm.fullname)
         return itm
     except IntegrityError:
         print("Duplicate item " + fullname)
@@ -215,7 +222,7 @@ def create_component(parentitem, name, barcode, serial=None, description=None):
     try:
         cmp = component(owner=itm, name=name, barcode=barcode, description=description, serial=serial)
         cmp.save(force_insert=True)
-        print("component: " + cmp.name)
+        print("added component: " + cmp.name)
         return cmp
     except IntegrityError:
         print("Duplicate component " + name)
@@ -347,6 +354,12 @@ def user_login(username, password):
         return user.password == password
     else:
         return False
+    
+def check_db_connection():
+    query = office.select()
+    if len(query) > 0:
+        # require the query to fire by checking it's return length
+        pass
 
 def test():
     costa = create_user("Costa Aralis", "caralpwtwfpis", "12345")
diff --git a/inventory/__init__.py b/inventory/__init__.py
index e9be5e8..45162f9 100644
--- a/inventory/__init__.py
+++ b/inventory/__init__.py
@@ -75,3 +75,4 @@ app = rio.App(
     assets_dir=Path(__file__).parent / "assets",
 )
 
+#app.run_as_web_server(host='0.0.0.0',port=8000)
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diff --git a/inventory/pages/browse_page.py b/inventory/pages/browse_page.py
index 5adcc72..68e9c03 100644
--- a/inventory/pages/browse_page.py
+++ b/inventory/pages/browse_page.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class BrowsePage(rio.Component):
     @rio.event.on_populate
     async def _search(self, query=searchtext):
         self.office = self.session[comps.Settings].office
+        #print("Office:",self.office)
         self.filters['office'] = self.office
         
         
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8d5ad65..b19d41c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ peewee
 pymysql
 rio-ui==0.10.4
 meilisearch   #==0.31.5
-mac-vendor-lookup
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+mac-vendor-lookup
+