diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 21eb1e4..dcba7ca 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+"""
+Loads environment variables for use in bot.
+"""
+
 import os
 
 from dotenv.main import load_dotenv
@@ -5,5 +9,9 @@ from dotenv.main import load_dotenv
 load_dotenv()
 
 # Discord config
-DISCORD_TOKEN = os.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN", "")
 BOT_PREFIX = "?"
+DISCORD_TOKEN = os.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN", "")
+SQL_DB = os.getenv("SQL_DB", "")
+SQL_HOST = os.getenv("SQL_HOST", "")
+SQL_PASS = os.getenv("SQL_PASS", "")
+SQL_USER = os.getenv("SQL_USER", "")
diff --git a/highscores.py b/highscores.py
index 45f1ace..7282c03 100644
--- a/highscores.py
+++ b/highscores.py
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 """
-main file for pvm-highscores bot
+main file for highscores bot
 """
 
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
-from nextcord.ext import commands
+import mysql.connector
 import nextcord
+from nextcord.ext import commands
 
 import config
-from classes.highscores_data import HighscoresData
 from classes.submission import SubmissionMap
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("nextcord")
@@ -19,14 +19,10 @@ handler = logging.FileHandler(filename="nextcord.log", encoding="utf-8", mode="w
 handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s: %(message)s"))
 logger.addHandler(handler)
 
-
-highscores_data: HighscoresData = HighscoresData()
-highscores_message_map = {}
-
-for guild in highscores_data.guilds:
-    highscores_message_map[guild.guild_id] = {}
-    for table in guild.tables:
-        highscores_message_map[guild.guild_id][table.message_id] = table.name
+highscores_db = mysql.connector.connect(
+    host=config.SQL_HOST, user=config.SQL_USER, password=config.SQL_PASS, database=config.SQL_DB
+)
+highscores_cursor = highscores_db.cursor()
 
 submission_objects: SubmissionMap = SubmissionMap()