diff --git a/apps/uhd_modes.py b/apps/uhd_modes.py
index 593680f..d18817b 100755
--- a/apps/uhd_modes.py
+++ b/apps/uhd_modes.py
@@ -153,10 +153,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   updates = [] #registry of plugin update functions
 
   if options.kml is not None:
-    sqlport = air_modes.modes_output_sql(my_position, 'adsb.db') #create a SQL parser to push stuff into SQLite
-    outputs.append(sqlport.insert)
-    #also we spawn a thread to run every 30 seconds (or whatever) to generate KML
-    kmlgen = air_modes.modes_kml('adsb.db', options.kml, my_position) #create a KML generating thread which reads the database
+    #we spawn a thread to run every 30 seconds (or whatever) to generate KML
+    kmlgen = air_modes.modes_kml(options.kml, my_position) #create a KML generating thread
+    outputs.append(kmlgen.output)
 
   if options.sbs1 is True:
     sbs1port = air_modes.modes_output_sbs1(my_position)
diff --git a/python/modes_kml.py b/python/modes_kml.py
index d5ba09e..129bbce 100644
--- a/python/modes_kml.py
+++ b/python/modes_kml.py
@@ -21,14 +21,17 @@
 
 import sqlite3
 import string, math, threading, time
+from air_modes.modes_sql import modes_output_sql
 
 class modes_kml(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, dbfile, filename, localpos, timeout=5):
+    def __init__(self, filename, localpos, timeout=5):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self._filename = filename
-        self._dbfile = dbfile
         self.my_coords = localpos
         self._timeout = timeout
+        self._dbname = 'adsb.db'
+        self._sqlobj = modes_output_sql(self.my_coords, self._dbname)
+        
         self.done = False
         self.setDaemon(1)
         self.start()
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ class modes_kml(threading.Thread):
         self.done = True
     
     def output(self):
-        self._db = sqlite3.connect(self._dbfile)
+        self._db = sqlite3.connect(self._dbname)
         kmlstr = self.genkml()
         if kmlstr is not None:
             f = open(self._filename, 'w')