diff --git a/src/core/cpn/DatabaseCampaign.cc b/src/core/cpn/DatabaseCampaign.cc
index 2290cdc6..352c6819 100644
--- a/src/core/cpn/DatabaseCampaign.cc
+++ b/src/core/cpn/DatabaseCampaign.cc
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ bool DatabaseCampaign::run() {
 	log_send << "wait for the clients to complete" << std::endl;
 	campaignmanager.noMoreParameters();
 
+	delete db;
+
 #ifndef __puma
 	collect_thread.join();
 #endif
@@ -101,12 +103,18 @@ bool DatabaseCampaign::run() {
 void DatabaseCampaign::collect_result_thread() {
 	log_recv << "Started result receive thread" << std::endl;
 
+	// create an own DB connection, because we cannot use one concurrently
+	Database *db_recv = Database::cmdline_connect();
+	db_connect.set_insert_database_handle(db_recv);
+
 	ExperimentData *res;
 
 	while ((res = static_cast<ExperimentData *>(campaignmanager.getDone()))) {
 		db_connect.insert_row(&res->getMessage());
 		delete res;
 	}
+
+	delete db_recv;
 }
 
 bool DatabaseCampaign::run_variant(Database::Variant variant) {
diff --git a/src/core/util/Database.cc b/src/core/util/Database.cc
index dc0b8073..d4e987d6 100644
--- a/src/core/util/Database.cc
+++ b/src/core/util/Database.cc
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ void Database::cmdline_setup() {
 								  "-h/--hostname \tMYSQL Hostname (default: taken from ~/.my.cnf)");
 	USERNAME	  = cmd.addOption("u", "username", Arg::Required,
 								  "-u/--username \tMYSQL Username (default: taken from ~/.my.cnf, or your current user)\n");
+
+	// should be called before any threads are spawned
+	mysql_library_init(0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 Database * Database::cmdline_connect() {
diff --git a/src/core/util/DatabaseProtobufAdapter.cc b/src/core/util/DatabaseProtobufAdapter.cc
index cebc8514..cd7cf0f7 100644
--- a/src/core/util/DatabaseProtobufAdapter.cc
+++ b/src/core/util/DatabaseProtobufAdapter.cc
@@ -355,9 +355,11 @@ int DatabaseProtobufAdapter::TypeBridge_message::gatherTypes(StringJoiner &inser
 void DatabaseProtobufAdapter::create_table(const Descriptor *toplevel_desc) {
 	assert (toplevel_desc != 0);
 
-	std::stringstream create_table_stmt, insert_stmt;
+	std::stringstream create_table_stmt;
 	StringJoiner insert_join, primary_join, question_marks;
 
+	insert_stmt.str("");
+
 	result_table_name = "result_" + toplevel_desc->name();
 
 	/* Fill our top level dummy type bridge with the fields from the
@@ -376,14 +378,6 @@ void DatabaseProtobufAdapter::create_table(const Descriptor *toplevel_desc) {
 
 	// Create the Table
 	db->query(create_table_stmt.str().c_str());
-
-
-	// Prepare the insert statement
-	stmt = mysql_stmt_init(db->getHandle());
-	if (mysql_stmt_prepare(stmt, insert_stmt.str().c_str(), insert_stmt.str().length())) {
-		LOG << "query '" << insert_stmt.str() << "' failed: " << mysql_error(db->getHandle()) << std::endl;
-		exit(-1);
-	}
 }
 
 
@@ -414,6 +408,17 @@ int DatabaseProtobufAdapter::field_size_at_pos(const Message *msg, std::vector<i
 bool DatabaseProtobufAdapter::insert_row(const google::protobuf::Message *msg) {
 	assert (msg->GetDescriptor() != 0 && msg->GetReflection() != 0);
 
+	if (!stmt) {
+		// Prepare the insert statement
+		// We didn't do that right in create_table() because we need to use the
+		// right DB connection for that (which may not have existed yet then).
+		stmt = mysql_stmt_init(db_insert->getHandle());
+		if (mysql_stmt_prepare(stmt, insert_stmt.str().c_str(), insert_stmt.str().length())) {
+			LOG << "query '" << insert_stmt.str() << "' failed: " << mysql_error(db_insert->getHandle()) << std::endl;
+			exit(-1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	MYSQL_BIND *bind = new MYSQL_BIND[top_level_msg.field_count];
 
 	/* We determine how many columns should be produced */
diff --git a/src/core/util/DatabaseProtobufAdapter.hpp b/src/core/util/DatabaseProtobufAdapter.hpp
index 9abf6b05..6f0f8ad1 100644
--- a/src/core/util/DatabaseProtobufAdapter.hpp
+++ b/src/core/util/DatabaseProtobufAdapter.hpp
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 namespace fail {
 
 class DatabaseProtobufAdapter {
-	Database *db;
+	Database *db, *db_insert;
 	MYSQL_STMT *stmt;
+	std::stringstream insert_stmt;
 
 	void error_create_table();
 
@@ -192,8 +193,20 @@ class DatabaseProtobufAdapter {
 
 
 public:
-	DatabaseProtobufAdapter() : db(0), top_level_msg(0, 0, 0) {}
-	void set_database_handle(Database *db) { this->db = db; }
+	DatabaseProtobufAdapter() : db(0), db_insert(0), stmt(0), top_level_msg(0, 0, 0) {}
+	void set_database_handle(Database *db)
+	{
+		this->db = db;
+		if (!db_insert) {
+			db_insert = db;
+		}
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Set a different database handle to be used in insert_row().  Necessary
+	 * if INSERTs are done in a separate thread, while the handle set with
+	 * set_database_handle() is still in use concurrently.
+	 */
+	void set_insert_database_handle(Database *db) { db_insert = db; }
 	void create_table(const google::protobuf::Descriptor *);
 	bool insert_row(const google::protobuf::Message *msg);
 	std::string result_table() { return result_table_name; }