diff --git a/api/src/controllers/connections.js b/api/src/controllers/connections.js
index ee0a03890..4fef6a91e 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/connections.js
+++ b/api/src/controllers/connections.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   test(req, res) {
     const subprocess = fork(`${__dirname}/../proc/connectProcess.js`);
-    subprocess.send(req.body);
     subprocess.on('message', resp => res.json(resp));
+    subprocess.send(req.body);
   },
 
   save_meta: 'post',
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ module.exports = {
   get_meta: 'get',
   async get({ id }) {
     const res = await this.datastore.find({ _id: id });
-    return res;
+    return res[0];
   },
 };
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js b/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
index 6047b211c..1c5d731ef 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
+++ b/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
@@ -1,17 +1,38 @@
 const connections = require('./connections');
 const socket = require('../utility/socket');
+const { fork } = require('child_process');
 
 module.exports = {
   opened: [],
 
+  handle_databases(id, { databases }) {
+    const existing = this.opened.find(x => x.connection.id == id);
+    if (!existing) return;
+    existing.databases = databases;
+    socket.emit(`database-list-changed-${id}`);
+  },
+
   async ensureOpened(id) {
     const existing = this.opened.find(x => x.connection.id == id);
     if (existing) return existing;
-    
+    const connection = await connections.get(id);
+    const subprocess = fork(`${__dirname}/../proc/serverConnectionProcess.js`);
+    const newOpened = {
+      id,
+      subprocess,
+      databases: [],
+    };
+    this.opened.push(newOpened);
+    subprocess.on('message', ({ msgtype, ...message }) => {
+      this[`handle_${msgtype}`](id, message);
+    });
+    subprocess.send({ msgtype: 'connect', ...connection });
+    return newOpened;
   },
 
   listDatabases_meta: 'get',
   async listDatabases({ id }) {
-    const opened = this.ensureOpened(id);
+    const opened = await this.ensureOpened(id);
+    return opened.databases;
   },
 };
diff --git a/api/src/proc/connectProcess.js b/api/src/proc/connectProcess.js
index f5bbf4de3..c46799a78 100644
--- a/api/src/proc/connectProcess.js
+++ b/api/src/proc/connectProcess.js
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ process.on('message', async connection => {
     process.send(res);
   } catch (e) {
     console.log(e);
-    process.send({ error: e.message });
+    process.send({ msgtype: 'error', error: e.message });
   }
 });
diff --git a/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js b/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
index 0c05fdf8c..567d078b0 100644
--- a/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
+++ b/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
@@ -1,20 +1,32 @@
-function handleConnect() {}
+let systemConnection;
+let storedConnection;
+
+async function handleRefreshDatabases() {
+  const driver = require(`../engines/${storedConnection.engine}/index`);
+  const databases = await driver.listDatabases(systemConnection);
+  process.send({ msgtype: 'databases', databases });
+}
+
+async function handleConnect(connection) {
+  storedConnection = connection;
+  const driver = require(`../engines/${storedConnection.engine}/index`);
+  systemConnection = await driver.connect(storedConnection);
+  setInterval(handleRefreshDatabases, 30 * 1000);
+}
 
 const messageHandlers = {
   connect: handleConnect,
 };
 
-function handleMessage({ type, ...other }) {
-  const handler = messageHandlers[type];
-  handler(other);
+async function handleMessage({ msgtype, ...other }) {
+  const handler = messageHandlers[msgtype];
+  await handler(other);
 }
 
-process.on('message', async connection => {
+process.on('message', async message => {
   try {
-    const connectFunc = require(`../engines/${connection.engine}/connect`);
-    const res = await connectFunc(connection);
-    process.send(res);
+    await handleMessage(message);
   } catch (e) {
-    process.send({ error: e.message });
+    process.send({ msgtype: 'error', error: e.message });
   }
 });