diff --git a/src/score_db/experiments.py b/src/score_db/experiments.py
index 4831100..0b8b064 100644
--- a/src/score_db/experiments.py
+++ b/src/score_db/experiments.py
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ def submit(self):
 
     
     def put_experiment(self):
-        engine = stm.get_engine_from_settings()
         session = stm.get_session()
 
         record = exp(
@@ -440,6 +439,7 @@ def put_experiment(self):
             message = f'Attempt to {action} experiment record FAILED'
             error_msg = f'Failed to insert/update record - err: {err}'
             print(f'error_msg: {error_msg}')
+            session.close()
         else:
             message = f'Attempt to {action} experiment record SUCCEEDED'
             error_msg = None
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ def put_experiment(self):
 
     
     def get_experiments(self):
-        engine = stm.get_engine_from_settings()
         session = stm.get_session()
 
         q = session.query(
@@ -509,11 +508,13 @@ def get_experiments(self):
         except Exception as err:
             message = 'Request for experiment records FAILED'
             error_msg = f'Failed to get experiment records - err: {err}'
+            session.close()
         else:
             message = 'Request for experiment records SUCCEEDED'
             for idx, row in results.iterrows():
                 print(f'idx: {idx}, row: {row}')
             record_count = len(results.index)
+            session.close()
         
         details = {}
         # details['filters'] = self.filters
diff --git a/src/score_db/expt_array_metrics.py b/src/score_db/expt_array_metrics.py
index f0e3785..298ac39 100644
--- a/src/score_db/expt_array_metrics.py
+++ b/src/score_db/expt_array_metrics.py
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ def put_expt_array_metrics(self):
             session.close()
 
         else:
+            session.close()
             return self.failed_request('No expt array metric records were discovered to be inserted')
 
         return DbActionResponse(
@@ -770,6 +771,7 @@ def get_expt_array_metrics(self):
                 columns=ExptArrayMetricsData._fields
             )
         except Exception as err:
+            session.close()
             trcbk = traceback.format_exc()
             msg = f'Problem casting array exeriment metrics query output into pandas ' \
                 f'DataFrame - err: {trcbk}'
diff --git a/src/score_db/expt_file_counts.py b/src/score_db/expt_file_counts.py
index dd92add..66cb3b8 100644
--- a/src/score_db/expt_file_counts.py
+++ b/src/score_db/expt_file_counts.py
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ def put_expt_file_counts(self):
             message = f'Attempt to insert experiment stored file counts record FAILED'
             error_msg = f'Failed to insert record - err: {err}'
             print(f'error_msg: {error_msg}')
+            session.close()
         else:
             message = f'Attempt to insert experiment stored file counts record SUCCEEDED'
             error_msg = None
@@ -736,5 +737,6 @@ def get_expt_file_counts(self):
         )
 
         print(f'response: {response}')
-
+        
+        session.close()
         return response
diff --git a/src/score_db/expt_metrics.py b/src/score_db/expt_metrics.py
index 6c8acc6..73e8f64 100644
--- a/src/score_db/expt_metrics.py
+++ b/src/score_db/expt_metrics.py
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ def put_expt_metrics_data(self):
 
     
     def get_experiment_metrics(self):
-        engine = stm.get_engine_from_settings()
         session = stm.get_session()
 
         # set basic query
diff --git a/src/score_db/metric_types.py b/src/score_db/metric_types.py
index 2ccaca1..e7cf2c2 100644
--- a/src/score_db/metric_types.py
+++ b/src/score_db/metric_types.py
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ def submit(self):
 
     
     def put_metric_type(self):
-        engine = stm.get_engine_from_settings()
         session = stm.get_session()
 
         insert_stmt = insert(mt).values(
@@ -290,7 +289,6 @@ def put_metric_type(self):
 
     
     def get_metric_types(self):
-        engine = stm.get_engine_from_settings()
         session = stm.get_session()
 
         q = session.query(
diff --git a/src/score_db/score_table_models.py b/src/score_db/score_table_models.py
index 6be9781..dd8a358 100644
--- a/src/score_db/score_table_models.py
+++ b/src/score_db/score_table_models.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def get_engine(user, passwd, host, port, db):
 
     db_engine = create_engine(
         url,
-        pool_size=50,
+        pool_size=15,
         echo=False,
         connect_args={"options": "-c timezone=utc"}
     )
@@ -332,7 +332,4 @@ class InstrumentMeta(Base):
 Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
 
 def get_session():
-    engine = get_engine_from_settings()
-    Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
-
     return Session()