diff --git a/web/lm_unit.py b/web/lm_unit.py
index f51e8c3..46f274b 100644
--- a/web/lm_unit.py
+++ b/web/lm_unit.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import web.middleware.auth_merger
 import web.middleware.json_params
 import web.middleware.json_response
+import web.middleware.disuse_db_conn_response
 import web.module.capabilities
 import web.module.machines
 import web.module.requests
@@ -97,5 +98,10 @@ async def obtain_request(request):
     else:
         logger.info(f'<< obtained')
 
+if settings.app['db']['sanic_fresh_db_each_request']:
+    lm_unit_webserver.register_middleware(
+        web.middleware.disuse_db_conn_response.disuse_db_conn_response,
+        'response'
+    )
 
 lm_unit_webserver.config.KEEP_ALIVE = settings.app['sanic_keepalive']
diff --git a/web/middleware/disuse_db_conn_response.py b/web/middleware/disuse_db_conn_response.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e79f2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/middleware/disuse_db_conn_response.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from web.modeltr.connection import Connection
+
+
+async def disuse_db_conn_response(request, response):
+    try:
+        Connection.disuse()
+    except:
+        pass
+
diff --git a/web/modeltr/connection.py b/web/modeltr/connection.py
index 6fd3a32..475c8ca 100644
--- a/web/modeltr/connection.py
+++ b/web/modeltr/connection.py
@@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ def _connect(self):
                 raise DbConnectionError("Connection to the DB wasn't successful [async mode]")
         self._last_usage_timestamp = time.time()
 
+    def _disconnect(self):
+        try:
+            if self.client is not None:
+                self.client.close()
+                self.acursor = None
+                self.client = None
+        except Exception:
+            self.__logger.warning('Error disconnecting the db server', exc_info=True)
+
     def _refresh_conn_on_every_usage(self):
         return "socket_reusability" in self._connection_params and \
             self._connection_params["socket_reusability"] == "never"
@@ -240,3 +249,17 @@ def use(cls, alias=DEFAULT_CONNECTION_NAME):
                 f'Exception when calling use(): {repr(ex)}', exc_info=True
             )
         return connection["connection"]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def disuse(cls, alias=DEFAULT_CONNECTION_NAME):
+        if alias not in cls.__connections:
+            raise ValueError(f'connection {alias} has not been initialized before, '
+                             f'please use connect method')
+
+        connection = cls.__connections[alias]
+        try:
+            connection["connection"]._disconnect()
+        except Exception as ex:
+            logging.getLogger(__name__).error(
+                f'Exception when calling use(): {repr(ex)}', exc_info=True
+            )
diff --git a/web/settings.py b/web/settings.py
index 9a90073..a6e5802 100644
--- a/web/settings.py
+++ b/web/settings.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Settings:
                 'username': None,
                 'password': None,
                 'socket_reusability': 'never',
+                'sanic_fresh_db_each_request': False,
                 'async_polling': {
                     "sleep_time": 0.2,
                     "warning_time": 10,