diff --git a/src/discord/Database.java b/src/discord/Database.java
index 62888856..c5175cab 100644
--- a/src/discord/Database.java
+++ b/src/discord/Database.java
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ public class Database {
         return discordAccounts;
     }
 
-    public String getPopulationSTring() {
+    public String getPopulationString() {
 
         String popString = "";
 
diff --git a/src/discord/handlers/StatusRequestHandler.java b/src/discord/handlers/StatusRequestHandler.java
index 473ca172..1ea836c6 100644
--- a/src/discord/handlers/StatusRequestHandler.java
+++ b/src/discord/handlers/StatusRequestHandler.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class StatusRequestHandler {
             outString += "OFFLINE\n";
 
         if (Database.online == true)
-            outString += MagicBot.database.getPopulationSTring();
+            outString += MagicBot.database.getPopulationString();
         else
             outString += "Database offline: no population data.";
 
diff --git a/src/engine/db/handlers/dbCSSessionHandler.java b/src/engine/db/handlers/dbCSSessionHandler.java
index d76aa810..0fb5f1d4 100644
--- a/src/engine/db/handlers/dbCSSessionHandler.java
+++ b/src/engine/db/handlers/dbCSSessionHandler.java
@@ -36,27 +36,6 @@ public class dbCSSessionHandler extends dbHandlerBase {
         setString(5, machineID);
         return (executeUpdate() != 0);
     }
-	// This method returns population metrics from the database
-
-	public String GET_POPULATION_STRING() {
-
-		String outString = null;
-
-		// Set up call to stored procedure
-		prepareCallable("CALL GET_POPULATION_STRING()");
-
-		try {
-
-			// Evaluate database ordinal and return enum
-			outString = getString("popstring");
-
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			Logger.error( "Failure in stored procedure:" + e.getMessage());
-		} finally {
-			closeCallable();
-		}
-		return outString;
-	}
 
 	public boolean DELETE_UNUSED_CSSESSION(String secKey) {
 		prepareCallable("DELETE FROM `dyn_session` WHERE `secretKey`=? && `characterID` IS NULL");
diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/SimulationManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/SimulationManager.java
index ffb00a5d..478369e2 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/SimulationManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/SimulationManager.java
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ package engine.gameManager;
 
 import engine.Enum;
 import engine.Enum.GameObjectType;
+import engine.db.archive.DataWarehouse;
 import engine.objects.AbstractGameObject;
 import engine.objects.City;
 import engine.objects.PlayerCharacter;
 import engine.objects.Runegate;
 import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
 
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ public enum SimulationManager {
 			+ RUNEGATE_PULSE;
 	private long _updatePulseTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + UPDATE_PULSE;
 	private long _flightPulseTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + FlIGHT_PULSE;
-	
+
 	public static Duration executionTime = Duration.ofNanos(1);
 	public static Duration executionMax = Duration.ofNanos(1);
 
@@ -49,15 +54,26 @@ public enum SimulationManager {
 		// don't allow instantiation.
 	}
 
-    public static String getPopulationString() {
-        String outString;
-        String newLine = System.getProperty("line.separator");
-        outString = "[LUA_POPULATION()]" + newLine;
-        outString += DbManager.CSSessionQueries.GET_POPULATION_STRING();
-        return outString;
-    }
+	public static String getPopulationString() {
+
+		String popString = "";
+
+		try (Connection connection = DataWarehouse.connectionPool.getConnection();
+			 PreparedStatement getPopString = connection.prepareStatement("CALL GET_POPULATION_STRING()");) {
+
+			ResultSet rs = getPopString.executeQuery();
+
+			if (rs.next())
+				popString = rs.getString("popstring");
 
-    /*
+		} catch (SQLException e) {
+			Logger.error(e.toString());
+		}
+
+		return popString;
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Update the simulation. *** Important: Whatever you do in here, do it damn
 	 * quick!
 	 */