diff --git a/public/api/init.php b/public/api/init.php
index 37f2952..5dd04d2 100644
--- a/public/api/init.php
+++ b/public/api/init.php
@@ -28,24 +28,16 @@ session_start();
 
 // Initializes Database Connection
 try {
-    $opt = [
+    $dsn = "pgsql:host=$host;dbname=$db;port=$port";
+    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, [
         PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
         PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
         PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES   => false
-    ];
-    $dsn = "pgsql:host=$host;dbname=$db;port=$port;sslmode=disable";
-    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, $opt);
+    ]);
 
-
-    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, [PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION]);
-
-
-
-    
-    
 // Creates Error Message
-} catch(PDOException $e) {
-    echo "Error: ".$e->getMessage();
+} catch (PDOException $e) {
+    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
 }
 
 ?>
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