diff --git a/db_access.py b/db_access.py
index 696b2bd..4423564 100644
--- a/db_access.py
+++ b/db_access.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -229,19 +230,28 @@ class DBAccess:
         else:
             self.log.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
 
-        try:
-            self.connection = mysql.connect(
-                host='localhost',
-                user=DB_USERNAME,
-                password=DB_PASSWORD,
-                database='hfc_db'
-            )
-        except mysql.Error as e:
-            self.connection.reconnect(attempts=12, delay=5)
+        self.connection = None
+        for i in range(12):
+            try:
+                self.connection = mysql.connect(
+                    host='localhost',
+                    user=DB_USERNAME,
+                    password=DB_PASSWORD,
+                    database='hfc_db'
+                )
+            except mysql.Error as e:
+                self.log.error(f'Failed to connect to database. This is attempt {i+1}')
 
+        self.connection = mysql.connect(
+            host='localhost',
+            user=DB_USERNAME,
+            password=DB_PASSWORD,
+            database='hfc_db'
+        )
 
     def __del__(self):
-        self.connection.close()
+        if self.connection is not None:
+            self.connection.close()
 
     def add_area(self, area_id: int, area_name: str):
         with self.get_cursor() as crsr:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 48099bf..adf6ce5 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+import datetime
+import sys
+import traceback
+import types
+from types import TracebackType
+
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands, tasks
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
@@ -32,8 +38,38 @@ async def on_message(msg: discord.Message):
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
-    await Notificator.setup(bot, handler)
     await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Activity(name='for HFC alerts.', type=discord.ActivityType.watching))
 
+    botdata_path = os.path.join(os.path.realpath(__file__), '..', 'botdata')
+    if not os.path.isdir(botdata_path):
+        os.mkdir(botdata_path)
+
+    botdata_backup_path = os.path.join(botdata_path, 'backups')
+    if not os.path.isdir(botdata_backup_path):
+        os.mkdir(botdata_backup_path)
+
+    await Notificator.setup(bot, handler)
+
+
+@bot.event
+async def on_error(event, *args, **kwargs):
+    e: tuple[type, Exception, types.TracebackType] = sys.exc_info()
+    time = datetime.datetime.now()
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.realpath(__file__), '..', 'botdata', 'backups', f'ERRLOG_{time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")}.txt')
+    tb_str = '\n'.join(traceback.format_tb(e[2]))
+
+    data = f"""
+An error has occurred! Don't worry, I saved an automatic log for ya :)
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Rough DateTime: {time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")}
+Error: {e[0].__name__}: {e[1]}
+
+Traceback:
+----------
+{tb_str}
+"""
+
+    with open(path, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(data)
 
 bot.run(token=TOKEN, log_handler=handler)