diff --git a/api/DependencyManager.php b/api/ApplicationContext.php
similarity index 64%
rename from api/DependencyManager.php
rename to api/ApplicationContext.php
index 005e731f..64cf99a1 100644
--- a/api/DependencyManager.php
+++ b/api/ApplicationContext.php
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ namespace Core;
 
 // Responsible for loading in all necessary classes. AKA a poor man's DI solution.
 use BusinessLogic\Category\CategoryRetriever;
+use BusinessLogic\Security\BanRetriever;
 use DataAccess\CategoryGateway;
+use DataAccess\Security\BanGateway;
 
-class DependencyManager {
+class ApplicationContext {
     public $get;
 
     function __construct() {
@@ -14,5 +16,8 @@ class DependencyManager {
 
         $this->get['CategoryGateway'] = new CategoryGateway();
         $this->get['CategoryRetriever'] = new CategoryRetriever($this->get['CategoryGateway']);
+
+        $this->get['BanGateway'] = new BanGateway();
+        $this->get['BanRetriever'] = new BanRetriever($this->get['BanGateway']);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/api/autoload.php b/api/autoload.php
index 351d664f..5be0ed5a 100644
--- a/api/autoload.php
+++ b/api/autoload.php
@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 <?php
 
 // Responsible for loading in all necessary scripts and kicking off the DependencyManager
-
+// Core requirements
 define('IN_SCRIPT', 1);
 define('HESK_PATH', '../');
-require_once(__DIR__ . '/core/common.php');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/../hesk_settings.inc.php');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/../inc/common.inc.php');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/core/output.php');
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/Link.php');
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/../hesk_settings.inc.php');
 
-// FILES
+// Mods for HESK API Files
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/http_response_code.php');
+
+// Categories
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/dao/category/CategoryGateway.php');
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/businesslogic/category/CategoryRetriever.php');
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/businesslogic/category/Category.php');
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/controllers/CategoryController.php');
 
+// Banned Emails / IP Addresses
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/dao/security/BanGateway.php');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/businesslogic/security/BanRetriever.php');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/businesslogic/security/BannedEmail.php');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/businesslogic/security/BannedIp.php');
+
 hesk_load_api_database_functions();
 
 // HESK files that require database access
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/../inc/custom_fields.inc.php');
 
-require_once(__DIR__ . '/DependencyManager.php');
-
-$applicationContext = new \Core\DependencyManager();
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+// Load the ApplicationContext
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/ApplicationContext.php');
+$applicationContext = new \Core\ApplicationContext();
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diff --git a/api/businesslogic/category/CategoryRetriever.php b/api/businesslogic/category/CategoryRetriever.php
index 31b6956e..c45ee146 100644
--- a/api/businesslogic/category/CategoryRetriever.php
+++ b/api/businesslogic/category/CategoryRetriever.php
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * Created by PhpStorm.
- * User: user
- * Date: 1/16/17
- * Time: 10:10 PM
- */
 
 namespace BusinessLogic\Category;
 
diff --git a/api/businesslogic/security/BanRetriever.php b/api/businesslogic/security/BanRetriever.php
index a79aa7ff..e44fa344 100644
--- a/api/businesslogic/security/BanRetriever.php
+++ b/api/businesslogic/security/BanRetriever.php
@@ -6,15 +6,23 @@ namespace BusinessLogic\Security;
 use DataAccess\Security\BanGateway;
 
 class BanRetriever {
+    /**
+     * @var BanGateway
+     */
+    private $banGateway;
+
+    function __construct($banGateway) {
+        $this->banGateway = $banGateway;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $email
      * @param $heskSettings
      * @return bool
      */
-    static function isEmailBanned($email, $heskSettings) {
-        require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../dao/security/BanGateway.php');
+    function isEmailBanned($email, $heskSettings) {
 
-        $bannedEmails = BanGateway::getEmailBans($heskSettings);
+        $bannedEmails = $this->banGateway->getEmailBans($heskSettings);
 
         foreach ($bannedEmails as $bannedEmail) {
             if ($bannedEmail->email === $email) {
@@ -30,10 +38,8 @@ class BanRetriever {
      * @param $heskSettings
      * @return bool
      */
-    static function isIpAddressBanned($ip, $heskSettings) {
-        require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../dao/security/BanGateway.php');
-
-        $bannedIps = BanGateway::getIpBans($heskSettings);
+    function isIpAddressBanned($ip, $heskSettings) {
+        $bannedIps = $this->banGateway->getIpBans($heskSettings);
 
         foreach ($bannedIps as $bannedIp) {
             if ($bannedIp->ipFrom <= $ip && $bannedIp->ipTo >= $ip) {
diff --git a/api/core/common.php b/api/core/common.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 77c14cd6..00000000
--- a/api/core/common.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-// Contains all common requirements. Nothing more.
-require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../hesk_settings.inc.php');
-require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../inc/common.inc.php');
-require_once(__DIR__ . '/../core/output.php');
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diff --git a/api/dao/CommonDao.php b/api/dao/CommonDao.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edc993b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/dao/CommonDao.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: Mike
+ * Date: 1/28/2017
+ * Time: 1:33 AM
+ */
+
+namespace DataAccess;
+
+
+use Exception;
+
+class CommonDao {
+    /**
+     * @throws Exception if the database isn't properly configured
+     */
+    function init() {
+        if (!function_exists('hesk_dbConnect')) {
+            throw new Exception('Database not loaded!');
+        }
+        hesk_dbConnect();
+    }
+
+    function close() {
+        hesk_dbClose();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/api/dao/category/CategoryGateway.php b/api/dao/category/CategoryGateway.php
index 7c2ad211..84227761 100644
--- a/api/dao/category/CategoryGateway.php
+++ b/api/dao/category/CategoryGateway.php
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * Created by PhpStorm.
- * User: user
- * Date: 1/16/17
- * Time: 10:06 PM
- */
 
 namespace DataAccess;
 
 use BusinessObjects\Category;
 use Exception;
 
-class CategoryGateway {
+class CategoryGateway extends CommonDao {
     function getAllCategories($hesk_settings) {
-        if (!function_exists('hesk_dbConnect')) {
-            throw new Exception('Database not loaded!');
-        }
-        hesk_dbConnect();
+        $this->init();
 
         $sql = 'SELECT * FROM `' . hesk_dbEscape($hesk_settings['db_pfix']) . 'categories`';
 
@@ -37,7 +28,7 @@ class CategoryGateway {
             $results[$category->id] = $category;
         }
 
-        hesk_dbClose();
+        $this->close();
 
         return $results;
     }
diff --git a/api/dao/security/BanGateway.php b/api/dao/security/BanGateway.php
index d1d9a829..78139819 100644
--- a/api/dao/security/BanGateway.php
+++ b/api/dao/security/BanGateway.php
@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * Created by PhpStorm.
- * User: mkoch
- * Date: 1/27/2017
- * Time: 9:05 PM
- */
 
 namespace DataAccess\Security;
 
 
 use BusinessLogic\Security\BannedEmail;
 use BusinessLogic\Security\BannedIp;
+use DataAccess\CommonDao;
+use Exception;
 
-class BanGateway {
+class BanGateway extends CommonDao {
 
     /**
      * @param $heskSettings
      * @return BannedEmail[]
      */
-    static function getEmailBans($heskSettings) {
-        require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../businesslogic/security/BannedEmail.php');
+    function getEmailBans($heskSettings) {
+        $this->init();
 
         $rs = hesk_dbQuery("SELECT `bans`.`id` AS `id`, `bans`.`email` AS `email`,
               `users`.`id` AS `banned_by`, `bans`.`dt` AS `dt`
@@ -40,6 +36,8 @@ class BanGateway {
             $bannedEmails[$bannedEmail->id] = $bannedEmail;
         }
 
+        $this->close();
+
         return $bannedEmails;
     }
 
@@ -47,8 +45,8 @@ class BanGateway {
      * @param $heskSettings
      * @return BannedIp[]
      */
-    static function getIpBans($heskSettings) {
-        require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../businesslogic/security/BannedIp.php');
+    function getIpBans($heskSettings) {
+        $this->init();
 
         $rs = hesk_dbQuery("SELECT `bans`.`id` AS `id`, `bans`.`ip_from` AS `ip_from`,
               `bans`.`ip_to` AS `ip_to`, `bans`.`ip_display` AS `ip_display`,
@@ -72,6 +70,8 @@ class BanGateway {
             $bannedIps[$bannedIp->id] = $bannedIp;
         }
 
+        $this->close();
+
         return $bannedIps;
     }
 }
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