diff --git a/QnetDB.cpp b/QnetDB.cpp
index d099c93..8fd8563 100644
--- a/QnetDB.cpp
+++ b/QnetDB.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <string>
+#include <thread>
 
 #include "QnetDB.h"
 
@@ -25,78 +26,106 @@ bool CQnetDB::Open(const char *name)
 	if (sqlite3_open(name, &db)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open: can't open %s\n", name);
 		return true;
-	} else
-		return false;
+	}
+	return false;
 }
 
-bool CQnetDB::Init()
+void CQnetDB::Init()
 {
 	std::string sql("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS LHEARD;");
 
 	char *eMsg;
-	if (SQLITE_OK != sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open drop table LHEARD error: %s\n", eMsg);
-		sqlite3_free(eMsg);
-		return true;
+	int rval = SQLITE_ERROR;
+	for (int i=0; i<10 && rval!=SQLITE_OK; i++) {
+		rval = sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg);
+		if (SQLITE_OK != rval) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open drop table LHEARD error: %s\n", eMsg);
+			sqlite3_free(eMsg);
+			std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+		}
 	}
 
-	sql.assign("CREATE TABLE LHEARD("
-				"callsign	TEXT PRIMARY KEY, "
-				"sfx		TEXT, "
-				"module		TEXT, "
-				"reflector	TEXT, "
-				"lasttime	INT NOT NULL"
-			") WITHOUT ROWID;");
-
-	if (SQLITE_OK != sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open create table LHEARD error: %s\n", eMsg);
-		sqlite3_free(eMsg);
-		return true;
+	if (SQLITE_OK == rval) {
+		sql.assign("CREATE TABLE LHEARD("
+					"callsign	TEXT PRIMARY KEY, "
+					"sfx		TEXT, "
+					"module		TEXT, "
+					"reflector	TEXT, "
+					"lasttime	INT NOT NULL"
+				") WITHOUT ROWID;");
+
+		rval = SQLITE_ERROR;
+		for (int i=0; i<10 && rval!=SQLITE_OK; i++) {
+			rval = sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg);
+			if (SQLITE_OK != rval) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open create table LHEARD error: %s\n", eMsg);
+				sqlite3_free(eMsg);
+				std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	sql.assign("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS LINKSTATUS;");
 
-	if (SQLITE_OK != sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open drop table LINKSTATUS error: %s\n", eMsg);
-		sqlite3_free(eMsg);
-		return true;
+	rval = SQLITE_ERROR;
+	for (int i=0; i<10 && rval!=SQLITE_OK; i++) {
+		rval = sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg);
+		if (SQLITE_OK != rval) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open drop table LINKSTATUS error: %s\n", eMsg);
+			sqlite3_free(eMsg);
+			std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+		}
 	}
 
-	sql.assign("CREATE TABLE LINKSTATUS("
-				"ip_address		TEXT PRIMARY KEY, "
-				"from_mod		TEXT NOT NULL, "
-				"to_callsign    TEXT NOT NULL, "
-				"to_mod			TEXT NOT NULL, "
-				"linked_time	INT NOT NULL"
-			") WITHOUT ROWID;");
-
-	if (SQLITE_OK != sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open create table LINKSTATUS error: %s\n", eMsg);
-		sqlite3_free(eMsg);
-		return true;
+	if (SQLITE_OK == rval) {
+		sql.assign("CREATE TABLE LINKSTATUS("
+					"ip_address		TEXT PRIMARY KEY, "
+					"from_mod		TEXT NOT NULL, "
+					"to_callsign    TEXT NOT NULL, "
+					"to_mod			TEXT NOT NULL, "
+					"linked_time	INT NOT NULL"
+				") WITHOUT ROWID;");
+
+		rval = SQLITE_ERROR;
+		for (int i=0; i<10 && rval!=SQLITE_OK; i++) {
+			rval = sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg);
+			if (SQLITE_OK != rval) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open create table LINKSTATUS error: %s\n", eMsg);
+				sqlite3_free(eMsg);
+				std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	sql.assign("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS GATEWAYS;");
 
-	if (SQLITE_OK != sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open drop table LINKSTATUS error: %s\n", eMsg);
-		sqlite3_free(eMsg);
-		return true;
+	rval = SQLITE_ERROR;
+	for (int i=0; i<10 && rval!=SQLITE_OK; i++) {
+		rval = sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg);
+		if (SQLITE_OK != rval) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open drop table GATEWAYS error: %s\n", eMsg);
+			sqlite3_free(eMsg);
+			std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+		}
 	}
 
-	sql.assign("CREATE TABLE GATEWAYS("
-				"name		TEXT PRIMARY KEY, "
-				"address	TEXT NOT NULL, "
-				"port		INT NOT NULL"
-			") WITHOUT ROWID;");
-
-	if (SQLITE_OK != sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open create table GATEWAYS error: %s\n", eMsg);
-		sqlite3_free(eMsg);
-		return true;
+	if (SQLITE_OK == rval) {
+		sql.assign("CREATE TABLE GATEWAYS("
+					"name		TEXT PRIMARY KEY, "
+					"address	TEXT NOT NULL, "
+					"port		INT NOT NULL"
+				") WITHOUT ROWID;");
+
+		rval = SQLITE_ERROR;
+		for (int i=0; i<10 && rval!=SQLITE_OK; i++) {
+			rval = sqlite3_exec(db, sql.c_str(), NULL, 0, &eMsg);
+			if (SQLITE_OK != rval) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "CQnetDB::Open create table GATEWAYS error: %s\n", eMsg);
+				sqlite3_free(eMsg);
+				std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+			}
+		}
 	}
-
-	return false;
 }
 
 bool CQnetDB::UpdateLH(const char *callsign, const char *sfx, const char module, const char *reflector)
diff --git a/QnetDB.h b/QnetDB.h
index db85f6f..cdb2774 100644
--- a/QnetDB.h
+++ b/QnetDB.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
 	CQnetDB() : db(NULL) {}
 	~CQnetDB() { if (db) sqlite3_close(db); }
 	bool Open(const char *name);
-	bool Init();
+	void Init();
 	bool UpdateLH(const char *callsign, const char *sfx, const char module, const char *reflector);
 	bool UpdateLS(const char *address, const char from_mod, const char *to_callsign, const char to_mod, time_t connect_time);
 	bool UpdateGW(const char *name, const char *address, unsigned short port);
diff --git a/QnetGateway.cpp b/QnetGateway.cpp
index 214ea2d..5aeec89 100644
--- a/QnetGateway.cpp
+++ b/QnetGateway.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define CFG_DIR "/usr/local/etc"
 #endif
 
-const std::string GW_VERSION("QnetGateway-415");
+const std::string GW_VERSION("QnetGateway-503");
 
 static std::atomic<bool> keep_running(true);
 
@@ -2314,8 +2314,9 @@ bool CQnetGateway::Init(char *cfgfile)
 	std::string fname(CFG_DIR);
 	fname.append("/");
 	fname.append(DASH_SQL_NAME);
-	if (qnDB.Open(fname.c_str()) || qnDB.Init())
+	if (qnDB.Open(fname.c_str()))
 		return true;
+	qnDB.Init();
 
 
 	playNotInCache = false;