diff --git a/src/Python/flask/web/app.py b/src/Python/flask/web/app.py
index c9a37a1..2f606b7 100644
--- a/src/Python/flask/web/app.py
+++ b/src/Python/flask/web/app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from flask import Flask, request, render_template, jsonify
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
-from flask_mysqldb import MySQL
+import mysql.connector
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ mqtt_client.loop_start()
 mqtt_client.subscribe("kobuki/data")
 mqtt_client.on_message = on_message # this lines needs to be under the function definition otherwise it cant find which function it needs to use
 
-app.config['MYSQL_HOST'] = 'localhost'
-app.config["MYSQL_USER"] = 'admin'
-app.config["MYSQL_PASSWORD"] = 'kobuki'
-app.config["MYSQL_DB"] = 'kobuki'
 
-mysql = MySQL(app)
+cnx = mysql.connector.connect(
+    host="127.0.0.1",
+    port=3306,
+    user="admin",
+    password="kobuki!",
+    database="kobuki")
 
+cnx.close()
 
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ def phpmyadmin_passthrough(path):
 @app.route("/database")
 def database():
     try:
-        cur = mysql.connection.cursor()
+        cur = cnx.cursor()
         cur.execute("SELECT * FROM kobuki_data")
         rows = cur.fetchall()  # Haal alle rijen op uit het resultaat
         cur.close()