diff --git a/sql/migration1.sql b/sql/migration1.sql
index d300751..f51f128 100644
--- a/sql/migration1.sql
+++ b/sql/migration1.sql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ALTER TABLE RaceResults ADD Time INTEGER NOT NULL;
 INSERT INTO Meta (Key, Value) VALUES ('Created', 0);
 INSERT INTO Meta (Key, Value) VALUES ('LastMigration', strftime('%s', 'now'));
 UPDATE Meta SET Value = (SELECT Created FROM Meta WHERE Key = 'ProtocolVersion') Where Key = 'Created';
--- Get rid of 'Created' Collumn
+-- Get rid of 'Created' Column
 CREATE TABLE Temp(Key TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE, Value INTEGER NOT NULL);
 INSERT INTO Temp SELECT Key, Value FROM Meta;
 DROP TABLE Meta;
diff --git a/src/CNLoginServer.cpp b/src/CNLoginServer.cpp
index 7947479..ccf9e29 100644
--- a/src/CNLoginServer.cpp
+++ b/src/CNLoginServer.cpp
@@ -144,15 +144,14 @@ void CNLoginServer::login(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
         return loginFail(LoginError::ID_AND_PASSWORD_DO_NOT_MATCH, userLogin, sock);
 
     // is the account banned
-    if (findUser.BannedUntil > getTimestamp())
-    {
+    if (findUser.BannedUntil > getTimestamp()) {
         // send a custom error message
         INITSTRUCT(sP_FE2CL_GM_REP_PC_ANNOUNCE, msg);
 
         // ceiling devision
         int64_t remainingDays = (findUser.BannedUntil-getTimestamp()) / 86400 + ((findUser.BannedUntil - getTimestamp()) % 86400 != 0);
 
-        std::string text = "Your account has been banned by game master\nReason: ";
+        std::string text = "Your account has been banned. \nReason: ";
         text += findUser.BanReason;
         text += "\nBan expires in " + std::to_string(remainingDays) + " day";
         if (remainingDays > 1)
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ void CNLoginServer::login(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
         U8toU16(text, msg.szAnnounceMsg, sizeof(msg.szAnnounceMsg));
         msg.iDuringTime = 99999999;
         sock->sendPacket((void*)&msg, P_FE2CL_GM_REP_PC_ANNOUNCE, sizeof(sP_FE2CL_GM_REP_PC_ANNOUNCE));
-        // don't send fail packet to softlock sucker's client
+        // don't send fail packet
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Database.cpp b/src/Database.cpp
index bec9b3e..38ea271 100644
--- a/src/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/Database.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(_GLIBCXX_HAS_GTHREADS)
     #include "mingw/mingw.mutex.h"
@@ -134,9 +135,19 @@ void Database::checkMetaTable() {
     if (dbVersion > DATABASE_VERSION) {
         std::cout << "[FATAL] Server Build is incompatible with DB Version" << std::endl;
         exit(1);
+    } else if (dbVersion < DATABASE_VERSION) {
+        // we're gonna migrate; back up the DB
+        try {
+            std::cout << "[INFO] Backing up database" << std::endl;
+            std::filesystem::copy_file(settings::DBPATH, settings::DBPATH + ".old." + std::to_string(dbVersion));
+        }
+        catch (std::filesystem::filesystem_error& e) {
+            std::cout << "[FATAL] Failed to backup database before migration" << std::endl;
+            exit(1);
+        }
     }
 
-    while (dbVersion != DATABASE_VERSION){
+    while (dbVersion != DATABASE_VERSION) {
         // db migrations
         std::cout << "[INFO] Migrating Database to Version " << dbVersion + 1 << std::endl;
 
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ void Database::checkMetaTable() {
         }
 
         dbVersion++;
-        std::cout << "[INFO] Successfull Database Migration to Version " << dbVersion << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "[INFO] Successful Database Migration to Version " << dbVersion << std::endl;
     }    
 }
 
@@ -226,14 +237,12 @@ void Database::createTables() {
     std::string read = stream.str();
     const char* sql = read.c_str();
 
-    dbCrit.lock();
     char* errMsg = 0;
     int rc = sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &errMsg);
     if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
         std::cout << "[FATAL] Database failed to create tables: " << errMsg << std::endl;
         exit(1);
     }
-    dbCrit.unlock();
 }
 
 int Database::getTableSize(std::string tableName) {