diff --git payforadoption/PayForAdoption/Controllers/HomeController.cs payforadoption/PayForAdoption/Controllers/HomeController.cs
index d801a84..f2eb9d0 100644
--- payforadoption/PayForAdoption/Controllers/HomeController.cs
+++ payforadoption/PayForAdoption/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using System;
+using System.Data;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ namespace PayForAdoption.Controllers
     [ApiController]
     public class HomeController : ControllerBase
     {
-        private static SqlConnection _sqlConnection = new SqlConnection();
         private static HttpClient _httpClient = new HttpClient(new HttpClientXRayTracingHandler(new HttpClientHandler()));
         private static IConfiguration _configuration;
         public HomeController(IConfiguration configuration)
@@ -37,13 +37,11 @@ namespace PayForAdoption.Controllers
                 AWSXRayRecorder.Instance.AddAnnotation("PetId", petId);
                 AWSXRayRecorder.Instance.AddAnnotation("PetType", pettype);
                 
-                _sqlConnection.ConnectionString = await GetConnectionString();
-
                 var sqlCommandText = $"INSERT INTO [dbo].[transactions] ([PetId], [Transaction_Id], [Adoption_Date]) VALUES ('{petId}', '{Guid.NewGuid().ToString()}', '{DateTime.Now.ToString()}')";
 
                 AWSXRayRecorder.Instance.AddMetadata("Query",sqlCommandText);
 
-                using (_sqlConnection)
+                using (SqlConnection _sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(await GetConnectionString()))
                 {
                     using var command = new TraceableSqlCommand(sqlCommandText, _sqlConnection);
                     command.Connection.Open();
@@ -63,13 +61,12 @@ namespace PayForAdoption.Controllers
         [HttpPost("CleanUpAdoptions")]
         public async Task CleanupAdoptions()
         {
-            _sqlConnection.ConnectionString = await GetConnectionString();
 
             var sqlCommandText = $"DELETE FROM [dbo].[transactions]";
 
             AWSXRayRecorder.Instance.AddMetadata("Query",sqlCommandText);
     
-            using (_sqlConnection)
+            using (SqlConnection _sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(await GetConnectionString()))
             {
                 using var command = new TraceableSqlCommand(sqlCommandText, _sqlConnection);
                 command.Connection.Open();