diff --git a/internal/sqlutil/trace.go b/internal/sqlutil/trace.go
index 23359b500..254b15c62 100644
--- a/internal/sqlutil/trace.go
+++ b/internal/sqlutil/trace.go
@@ -96,10 +96,16 @@ func trackGoID(query string) {
 	logrus.Warnf("unsafe goid: SQL executed not on an ExclusiveWriter: %s", q)
 }
 
+var dbConns = make(map[string]*sql.DB)
+
 // Open opens a database specified by its database driver name and a driver-specific data source name,
 // usually consisting of at least a database name and connection information. Includes tracing driver
 // if DENDRITE_TRACE_SQL=1
 func Open(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions) (*sql.DB, error) {
+	if conn, ok := dbConns[string(dbProperties.ConnectionString)]; ok {
+		logrus.Debug("Reusing existing database connection")
+		return conn, nil
+	}
 	var err error
 	var driverName, dsn string
 	switch {
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ func Open(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions) (*sql.DB, error) {
 		db.SetMaxIdleConns(dbProperties.MaxIdleConns())
 		db.SetConnMaxLifetime(dbProperties.ConnMaxLifetime())
 	}
+	dbConns[string(dbProperties.ConnectionString)] = db
 	return db, nil
 }