diff --git a/db/database.py b/db/database.py
index 04f36cc..1e5dcbc 100644
--- a/db/database.py
+++ b/db/database.py
@@ -1,24 +1,34 @@
 import logging
 import os
 
-import mysql.connector
+import mariadb
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-logs = logging.getLogger('Racu.Core')
+_logs = logging.getLogger('Racu.Core')
 load_dotenv('.env')
 
-cnxpool = mysql.connector.pooling.MySQLConnectionPool(
-    pool_name='core-pool',
-    pool_size=25,
-    host='db',
-    user=os.getenv("MARIADB_USER"),
-    password=os.getenv("MARIADB_PASSWORD"),
-    database='racudb'
-)
+def create_connection_pool(name: str, size: int) -> mariadb.ConnectionPool:
+    pool = mariadb.ConnectionPool(
+        host="db",
+        port=3306,
+        database="racudb",
+        user=os.getenv("MARIADB_USER"),
+        password=os.getenv("MARIADB_PASSWORD"),
+        pool_name=name,
+        pool_size=size
+    )
+
+    return pool
+
+try:
+    _cnxpool = create_connection_pool("core-pool", 25)
+except mariadb.Error as e:
+    _logs.critical(f"[CRITICAL] Couldn't create MariaDB connection pool: {e}")
+    raise e
 
 
 def execute_query(query, values=None):
-    conn = cnxpool.get_connection()
+    conn = _cnxpool.get_connection()
     cursor = conn.cursor()
 
     if values:
@@ -28,16 +38,13 @@ def execute_query(query, values=None):
 
     conn.commit()
     conn.close()
-    logs.debug(f"database.execute_query: 'query': {query}, 'values': {values}")
     return cursor
 
 
 def select_query(query, values=None):
-    conn = cnxpool.get_connection()
+    conn = _cnxpool.get_connection()
     cursor = conn.cursor()
 
-    logs.debug(f"database.select_query: 'query': {query}, 'values': {values}")
-
     if values:
         cursor.execute(query, values)
         output = cursor.fetchall()
@@ -50,11 +57,9 @@ def select_query(query, values=None):
 
 
 def select_query_one(query, values=None):
-    conn = cnxpool.get_connection()
+    conn = _cnxpool.get_connection()
     cursor = conn.cursor()
 
-    logs.debug(f"database.select_query_one: 'query': {query}, 'values': {values}")
-
     if values:
         cursor.execute(query, values)
         output = cursor.fetchone()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 44caffd..5c2b133 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ python-dotenv==1.0.1
 setuptools==69.2.0
 pytz==2024.1
 dropbox==11.36.2
-mysql-connector-python==8.3.0
+mariadb==1.1.10
 psutil==5.9.8
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