diff --git a/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.cpp b/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.cpp
index e84a883a8..b052dedb1 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.cpp
+++ b/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.cpp
@@ -64,12 +64,15 @@ CRefMgr::CRefMgr()
     pthread_mutex_init( &m_roomsFilledMutex, NULL );
     pthread_mutex_init( &m_freeList_mutex, NULL );
     pthread_rwlock_init( &m_cookieMapRWLock, NULL );
+    m_db = new DBMgr();
 }
 
 CRefMgr::~CRefMgr()
 {
     assert( this == s_instance );
 
+    delete m_db;
+
     pthread_mutex_destroy( &m_freeList_mutex );
     pthread_rwlock_destroy( &m_cookieMapRWLock );
 
@@ -339,7 +342,9 @@ CRefMgr::getMakeCookieRef_locked( const char* cookie, const char* connName,
     cref = FindOpenGameFor( cookie, connName, hid, socket, nPlayersH, nPlayersT,
                             gameSeed, langCode, &alreadyHere );
     if ( cref == NULL && !alreadyHere ) {
-        cref = AddNew( cookie, connName, nextCID( NULL ), langCode );
+        CookieID cid = nextCID( NULL );
+        cref = AddNew( cookie, connName, cid, langCode );
+        m_db->AddNew( cookie, connName, cid, langCode, nPlayersT, nPlayersH );
     }
 
     return cref;
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.h b/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.h
index 68abd0e51..527bfd6ba 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.h
+++ b/xwords4/relay/crefmgr.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <list>
 
 #include "cref.h"
+#include "dbmgr.h"
 #include "mlock.h"
 
 typedef map<CookieID,CookieRef*> CookieMap;
@@ -168,6 +169,8 @@ class CRefMgr {
     time_t m_startTime;
     string m_ports;
 
+    DBMgr* m_db;
+
     friend class CookieMapIterator;
 }; /* CRefMgr */