diff --git a/lib/src/config/config.dart b/lib/src/config/config.dart
index 3e2454a7..dfb658ec 100644
--- a/lib/src/config/config.dart
+++ b/lib/src/config/config.dart
@@ -3,10 +3,23 @@ library angel.config;
 
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:angel_common/angel_common.dart';
+import 'package:angel_multiserver/angel_multiserver.dart';
+import 'package:mongo_dart/mongo_dart.dart';
 import 'plugins/plugins.dart' as plugins;
 
 /// This is a perfect place to include configuration and load plug-ins.
 configureServer(Angel app) async {
+  var db = new Db(app.mongo_db);
+  await db.open();
+
+  // Uncomment this to enable session synchronization across instances.
+  // This will add the overhead of querying a database at the beginning
+  // and end of every request. Thus, it should only be activated if necessary.
+  //
+  // For applications of scale, it is better to steer clear of session use
+  // entirely.
+  // await app.configure(new MongoSessionSynchronizer(db.collection('sessions')));
+
   await app.configure(loadConfigurationFile());
   await app.configure(mustache(new Directory('views')));
   await plugins.configureServer(app);
diff --git a/lib/src/services/services.dart b/lib/src/services/services.dart
index 3deae452..e3b08ae3 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/services.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/services.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:mongo_dart/mongo_dart.dart';
 import 'user.dart' as User;
 
 configureServer(Angel app) async {
-  Db db = new Db(app.mongo_db);
+  Db db = app.container.make(Db);
   await db.open();
 
   await app.configure(User.configureServer(db));