diff --git a/server/app/app.go b/server/app/app.go
index dbb76d0..ad44451 100644
--- a/server/app/app.go
+++ b/server/app/app.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"mapserver/mapblockaccessor"
 	"mapserver/mapblockrenderer"
 	"mapserver/mapobjectdb"
+	"mapserver/settings"
 	"mapserver/params"
 	"mapserver/tilerenderer"
 	"mapserver/worldconfig"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ type App struct {
 
 	Blockdb  db.DBAccessor
 	Objectdb mapobjectdb.DBAccessor
+	Settings *settings.Settings
 
 	BlockAccessor    *mapblockaccessor.MapBlockAccessor
 	Colormapping     *colormapping.ColorMapping
diff --git a/server/app/setup.go b/server/app/setup.go
index ef6b785..2e7c814 100644
--- a/server/app/setup.go
+++ b/server/app/setup.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"mapserver/params"
 	"mapserver/tilerenderer"
 	"mapserver/worldconfig"
+	"mapserver/settings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ func Setup(p params.ParamsType, cfg *Config) *App {
 
 	} else {
 		a.Objectdb, err = sqliteobjdb.New("mapserver.sqlite")
-
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ func Setup(p params.ParamsType, cfg *Config) *App {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	//settings
+	a.Settings = settings.New(a.Objectdb)
+
 	//setup tile renderer
 	a.Tilerenderer = tilerenderer.NewTileRenderer(
 		a.Mapblockrenderer,
diff --git a/server/settings/settings.go b/server/settings/settings.go
index 121c5d1..e9727b9 100644
--- a/server/settings/settings.go
+++ b/server/settings/settings.go
@@ -80,3 +80,30 @@ func (this *Settings) SetInt64(key string, value int64) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
+
+
+func (this *Settings) GetBool(key string, defaultValue bool) bool {
+  defStr := "false"
+  if defaultValue {
+    defStr = "true"
+  }
+
+  str, err := this.db.GetSetting(key, defStr)
+  if err != nil {
+    panic(err)
+  }
+
+  return str == "true"
+}
+
+func (this *Settings) SetBool(key string, value bool) {
+  defStr := "false"
+  if value {
+    defStr = "true"
+  }
+
+  err := this.db.SetSetting(key, defStr)
+  if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/settings/settings_test.go b/server/settings/settings_test.go
index 18e125f..311d570 100644
--- a/server/settings/settings_test.go
+++ b/server/settings/settings_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ func TestStrings(t *testing.T){
   }
 
   s := New(db)
+
+  //string
+
   s.SetString("k", "v")
   str := s.GetString("k", "v2")
   if str != "v" {
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ func TestStrings(t *testing.T){
     t.Fatal("getstring with default failed")
   }
 
+  //int
+
   s.SetInt("i", 123)
   i := s.GetInt("i", 456)
   if i != 123 {
@@ -45,6 +50,8 @@ func TestStrings(t *testing.T){
     t.Fatal("getint with default failed")
   }
 
+  //int64
+
   s.SetInt64("i", 1230000012300056)
   i2 := s.GetInt64("i", 456)
   if i2 != 1230000012300056 {
@@ -55,4 +62,20 @@ func TestStrings(t *testing.T){
     t.Fatal("getint with default failed")
   }
 
+  //bool
+
+  s.SetBool("b", false)
+  b2 := s.GetBool("b", true)
+  if b2 {
+    t.Fatal("getbool failed")
+  }
+
+  if s.GetBool("b2", false) {
+    t.Fatal("getbool with default failed")
+  }
+
+  if !s.GetBool("b2", true) {
+    t.Fatal("getbool with default failed")
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/server/tilerendererjob/incremental.go b/server/tilerendererjob/incremental.go
index d0b72f6..70eba26 100644
--- a/server/tilerendererjob/incremental.go
+++ b/server/tilerendererjob/incremental.go
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package tilerendererjob
 import (
 	"mapserver/app"
 	"mapserver/coords"
-	"mapserver/mapobjectdb"
+	"mapserver/settings"
 	"time"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -16,15 +14,7 @@ type IncrementalRenderEvent struct {
 
 func incrementalRender(ctx *app.App, jobs chan *coords.TileCoords) {
 
-	str, err := ctx.Objectdb.GetSetting(mapobjectdb.SETTING_LAST_MTIME, "0")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	lastMtime, err := strconv.ParseInt(str, 10, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	lastMtime := ctx.Settings.GetInt64(settings.SETTING_LAST_MTIME, 0)
 
 	fields := logrus.Fields{
 		"LastMtime": lastMtime,
@@ -46,7 +36,7 @@ func incrementalRender(ctx *app.App, jobs chan *coords.TileCoords) {
 		}
 
 		lastMtime = result.LastMtime
-		ctx.Objectdb.SetSetting(mapobjectdb.SETTING_LAST_MTIME, strconv.FormatInt(lastMtime, 10))
+		ctx.Settings.GetInt64(settings.SETTING_LAST_MTIME, lastMtime)
 
 		tiles := renderMapblocks(ctx, jobs, result.List)