diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e88f988..fe7742a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@ var http = require('http');
 // Create a service (the app object is just a callback).
 var app = express();
 
-
 let config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('config.json'));
 
-
-// Utils
-var getHash = require('./src/utils/getHash.js');
-var getIP = require('./src/utils/getIP.js');
-var getFormattedTime = require('./src/utils/getFormattedTime.js');
+// Routes
+var corsMiddleware = require('./src/routes/corsMiddleware.js');
 
 // Routes
 var getVideoSponsorTimes = require('./src/routes/getVideoSponsorTimes.js');
@@ -35,26 +31,11 @@ YouTubeAPI.authenticate({
     key: config.youtubeAPIKey
 });
 
-var Sqlite3 = require('better-sqlite3');
-
-let options = {
-    readonly: config.readOnly
-};
-
-//load database
-var db = new Sqlite3(config.db, options);
-//where the more sensitive data such as IP addresses are stored
-var privateDB = new Sqlite3(config.privateDB, options);
-
 // Create an HTTP service.
 http.createServer(app).listen(config.port);
 
 //setup CORS correctly
-app.use(function(req, res, next) {
-    res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
-    res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
-    next();
-});
+app.use(corsMiddleware);
 
 //add the get function
 app.get('/api/getVideoSponsorTimes', getVideoSponsorTimes);
diff --git a/src/middleware/cors.js b/src/middleware/cors.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..490d230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/cors.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module.exports = function corsMiddleware(req, res, next) {
+  res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+  res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
+  next();
+}
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diff --git a/src/routes/submitSponsorTimes.js b/src/routes/submitSponsorTimes.js
index 84ce219..1841e79 100644
--- a/src/routes/submitSponsorTimes.js
+++ b/src/routes/submitSponsorTimes.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('config.json'));
 var databases = require('../databases/databases.js');
 var db = databases.db;
 var privateDB = databases.privateDB;
+var YouTubeAPI = require('../utils/youtubeAPI.js');
 
 var getHash = require('../utils/getHash.js');
 var getIP = require('../utils/getIP.js');
diff --git a/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.js b/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.js
index ee8f36e..8f81ee7 100644
--- a/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.js
+++ b/src/routes/voteOnSponsorTime.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var getIP = require('../utils/getIP.js');
 var databases = require('../databases/databases.js');
 var db = databases.db;
 var privateDB = databases.privateDB;
+var YouTubeAPI = require('../utils/youtubeAPI.js');
 
 module.exports = async function voteOnSponsorTime(req, res) {
   let UUID = req.query.UUID;
diff --git a/src/utils/youtubeAPI.js b/src/utils/youtubeAPI.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f11b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/youtubeAPI.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// YouTube API
+const YouTubeAPI = require("youtube-api");
+YouTubeAPI.authenticate({
+    type: "key",
+    key: config.youtubeAPIKey
+});
+module.exports = YouTubeAPI;
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