diff --git a/include/bootstrap.php b/include/bootstrap.php
index 0e286a53..10f18225 100644
--- a/include/bootstrap.php
+++ b/include/bootstrap.php
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ $quickstartlink = "<a href='https://github.com/MPOS/php-mpos/wiki/Quick-Start-Gu
 if (!include_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/config/global.inc.dist.php')) die('Unable to load base global config from ['.INCLUDE_DIR. '/config/global.inc.dist.php' . '] - '.$quickstartlink);
 if (!@include_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/config/global.inc.php')) die('Unable to load your global config from ['.INCLUDE_DIR. '/config/global.inc.php' . '] - '.$quickstartlink);
 
+// Check for a shared account database and set to default DB if unset
+if (!isset($config['db']['shared']['accounts']))
+  $config['db']['shared']['accounts'] = $config['db']['name'];
+// Check for a shared worker database and set to default DB if unset
+if (!isset($config['db']['shared']['workers']))
+  $config['db']['shared']['workers'] = $config['db']['name'];
+// Check for a shared news database and set to default DB if unset
+if (!isset($config['db']['shared']['news']))
+  $config['db']['shared']['news'] = $config['db']['name'];
+
 // load our security configs
 if (!include_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/config/security.inc.dist.php')) die('Unable to load base security config from ['.INCLUDE_DIR. '/config/security.inc.dist.php' . '] - '.$quickstartlink);
 if (@file_exists(INCLUDE_DIR . '/config/security.inc.php')) include_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/config/security.inc.php');
diff --git a/include/classes/coin_address.class.php b/include/classes/coin_address.class.php
index 8b5620e6..13689c96 100644
--- a/include/classes/coin_address.class.php
+++ b/include/classes/coin_address.class.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class CoinAddress extends Base {
    **/
   public function __construct($config) {
     $this->setConfig($config);
-    $this->table = $this->config['db']['shared']['name'] . '.' . $this->table;
+    $this->table = $this->config['db']['shared']['accounts'] . '.' . $this->table;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/include/classes/news.class.php b/include/classes/news.class.php
index b4de57e2..f0601f5b 100644
--- a/include/classes/news.class.php
+++ b/include/classes/news.class.php
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ $defflip = (!cfip()) ? exit(header('HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized')) : 1;
 class News extends Base {
   protected $table = 'news';
 
+  /**
+   * We allow changing the database for shared accounts across pools
+   * Load the config on construct so we can assign the DB name
+   * @param config array MPOS configuration
+   * @return none
+   **/
+  public function __construct($config) {
+    $this->setConfig($config);
+    $this->table = $this->config['db']['shared']['news'] . '.' . $this->table;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get activation status of post
    * @param id int News ID
@@ -96,7 +107,7 @@ class News extends Base {
   }
 }
 
-$news = new News();
+$news = new News($config);
 $news->setDebug($debug);
 $news->setMysql($mysqli);
 $news->setUser($user);
diff --git a/include/classes/user.class.php b/include/classes/user.class.php
index c5ab0c34..b7b56da6 100644
--- a/include/classes/user.class.php
+++ b/include/classes/user.class.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class User extends Base {
    **/
   public function __construct($config) {
     $this->setConfig($config);
-    $this->table = $this->config['db']['shared']['name'] . '.' . $this->table;
+    $this->table = $this->config['db']['shared']['accounts'] . '.' . $this->table;
   }
 
   // get and set methods
diff --git a/include/classes/worker.class.php b/include/classes/worker.class.php
index 3f9569f9..fd0f2c9b 100644
--- a/include/classes/worker.class.php
+++ b/include/classes/worker.class.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Worker extends Base {
    **/
   public function __construct($config) {
     $this->setConfig($config);
-    $this->table = $this->config['db']['shared']['name'] . '.' . $this->table;
+    $this->table = $this->config['db']['shared']['workers'] . '.' . $this->table;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/include/config/global.inc.dist.php b/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
index 464759a7..456e7791 100644
--- a/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
+++ b/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ $config['db']['user'] = 'someuser';
 $config['db']['pass'] = 'somepass';
 $config['db']['port'] = 3306;
 $config['db']['name'] = 'mpos';
-$config['db']['shared']['name'] = $config['db']['name'];
+// Disabled by default and set in bootstrap if unset, but left in here so
+// people know it exists
+// $config['db']['shared']['accounts'] = $config['db']['name'];
+// $config['db']['shared']['workers'] = $config['db']['name'];
+// $config['db']['shared']['news'] = $config['db']['name'];
 
 /**
  * Local wallet RPC