diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/util/DatabaseDocument.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/util/DatabaseDocument.java
index 97327de160521ebf0045930f0c35ee980b1786da..a61f532020766a5d342415c9b56aee72bb25c42d 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/util/DatabaseDocument.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/util/DatabaseDocument.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class DatabaseDocument extends Document
   private JdbcDAO jdbcDAO = null;
 
   /** iBatis DAO */
-  private IBatisDAO connIB = null;
+  private static IBatisDAO connIB = null;
 
   private ByteBuffer[] gff_buffer;