diff --git a/mh/database.py b/mh/database.py
index 9507007..739fb93 100644
--- a/mh/database.py
+++ b/mh/database.py
@@ -342,19 +342,75 @@ def get_friends(self, capcom_id, first_index=None, count=None):
             return friends[begin:end]
 
 
-class MySQLDatabase(TempDatabase):
-    """Hybrid MySQL/TempDatabase."""
+class DatabaseError(Exception):
+    """Database exception class."""
+    pass
+
+
+class SafeMySQLConnection(object):
+    """Proxy object to safely reconnect to MySQL database.
+
+    TODO: If the logic needs to be duplicated, we can move it into a
+    dedicated annotation/metaclass.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, attempts=3, cooldown=60.0):
+        """Reconnection attempts before waiting a cooldown time."""
+        self.__attempts = attempts
+        self.__cooldown = cooldown
+        self.__connection = None
+        self.__time = None
+        self.__restart()
+
+    def __restart(self):
+        """Reload the config and restart the connection."""
+        if self.__connection:
+            try:
+                self.__connection.close()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            finally:
+                self.__connection = None
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.parent = super(MySQLDatabase, self)
-        self.parent.__init__()
         from mysql import connector
         from mysql.connector.constants import ClientFlag
         config = get_mysql_config("MYSQL")
         config['charset'] = 'utf8'
         config['autocommit'] = True
         config['client_flags'] = [ClientFlag.SSL] if config['ssl_ca'] else None
-        self.connection = connector.connect(**config)
+        self.__connection = connector.connect(**config)
+
+    def cursor(self):
+        """Override the cursor method."""
+        try:
+            c = self.__connection.cursor()
+            self.__time = None
+            return c
+        except Exception:
+            now = time.time()
+            if self.__time and (now - self.__time) < self.__cooldown:
+                raise DatabaseError("Connection lost, reconnection cooldown")
+
+        self.__time = now
+        for _ in range(self.__attempts):
+            try:
+                self.__restart()
+                if self.__connection is not None:
+                    c = self.__connection.cursor()
+                    self.__time = None
+                    return c
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        raise DatabaseError("Connection lost, reconnection attempts failed")
+
+
+class MySQLDatabase(TempDatabase):
+    """Hybrid MySQL/TempDatabase."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.parent = super(MySQLDatabase, self)
+        self.parent.__init__()
+        self.connection = SafeMySQLConnection()
         self.create_database()
         self.populate_database()