diff --git a/pokedex/db/load.py b/pokedex/db/load.py
index 894901d..81eca0d 100644
--- a/pokedex/db/load.py
+++ b/pokedex/db/load.py
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ def load(session, tables=[], directory=None, drop_tables=False, verbose=False, s
 
     # SQLite speed tweaks
     if not safe and engine.dialect.name == 'sqlite':
-        session.execute("PRAGMA synchronous=OFF")
-        session.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=OFF")
+        session.execute("PRAGMA synchronous=OFF").close()
+        session.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=OFF").close()
 
     # Drop all tables if requested
     if drop_tables:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def load(session, tables=[], directory=None, drop_tables=False, verbose=False, s
 
     print_start('Creating tables')
     for n, table in enumerate(table_objs):
-        table.create()
+        table.create(bind=engine)
         print_status('%s/%s' % (n, len(table_objs)))
     print_done()
 
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ def load(session, tables=[], directory=None, drop_tables=False, verbose=False, s
             # Remembering some zillion rows in the session consumes a lot of
             # RAM.  Let's not do that.  Commit every 1000 rows
             if len(new_rows) >= 1000:
+                print("flushing")
                 insert_and_commit()
 
         insert_and_commit()