diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0286ba..88af466 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ port = 10000
 identity = shockpot
 secret = secret
 channel = shockpot.events
+
+[postgresql]
+enabled = True
+database = $POSTGRES_NAME
+user = $POSTGRES_USER
+password = $POSTGRES_PASS
+host = $POSTGRES_HOST
+port = $POSTGRES_PORT
 ```
 
 ## Running
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ python shockpot.py
 
 ## Deployment
 
-See the [wiki](https://github.com/threatstream/shockpot/wiki).
+See the [https://github.com/threatstream/shockpot/wiki](https://github.com/threatstream/shockpot/wiki).
 
 ## LICENSE
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 10ede8c..8f4034f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 bottle==0.12.7
 -e git+https://github.com/threatstream/hpfeeds/#egg=hpfeeds-dev
 requests==2.4.1
+psycopg2
diff --git a/shockpot.py b/shockpot.py
index 76ea67f..a7d0c1b 100644
--- a/shockpot.py
+++ b/shockpot.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from bottle import request, response
 import json
 from util import get_hpfeeds_client, get_ext_ip
+from util import get_postgresql_handler
 from commands import perform_commands
 import re
 import datetime
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 LOGGER.info( 'Loading config file shockpot.conf ...')
 app.config.load_config('shockpot.conf')
 hpclient = get_hpfeeds_client(app.config)
+dbh = get_postgresql_handler(app.config)
 
 public_ip = None
 if app.config['fetch_public_ip.enabled'].lower() == 'true':
@@ -67,11 +69,17 @@ def get_request_record():
 
 def log_request(record):
     global hpclient
+    global dbh
     req = json.dumps(record)
     LOGGER.info(req)
 
     if hpclient and record['is_shellshock']:
         hpclient.publish(app.config['hpfeeds.channel'], req)
+    if dbh and record['is_shellshock']:
+        cursor = dbh.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("INSERT INTO connections (method, url, path, query_string, headers, source_ip, source_port, dest_host, dest_port, is_shellshock, command, command_data, timestamp) VALUES (%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s)",
+                    (record['method'], record['url'], record['path'], record['query_string'], str(record['headers']), record['source_ip'],request.environ.get('REMOTE_PORT'), record['dest_host'], record['dest_port'], record['is_shellshock'], record['command'], record['command_data'], record['timestamp']) )
+        dbh.commit()
 
 @app.route('/')
 @app.route('/<path:re:.+>')
diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index 3aca2bb..e23a625 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import hpfeeds
 from logger import LOGGER
+import psycopg2
 import socket
 import requests
 from requests.exceptions import Timeout, ConnectionError
@@ -22,6 +23,34 @@ def get_hpfeeds_client(config):
         LOGGER.info( 'hpfeeds is disabled')
     return hpc
 
+def get_postgresql_handler(config):
+    dbh = None
+    if config['postgresql.enabled'].lower() == 'true':
+        LOGGER.info('postgresql enabled, creating connection to {}:{}'.format(config['postgresql.host'], config['postgresql.port']))
+        dbh = psycopg2.connect(database=config['postgresql.database'], user=config['postgresql.user'], password=config['postgresql.password'], host=config['postgresql.host'], port=config['postgresql.port'])
+        cursor = dbh.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("""CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS 
+                            connections	(
+                            connection SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+                            method TEXT, 
+                            url TEXT, 
+                            path TEXT, 
+                            query_string TEXT,
+                            headers TEXT,
+                            source_ip TEXT,
+                            source_port INTEGER,  
+                            dest_host TEXT,
+                            dest_port INTEGER, 
+                            is_shellshock TEXT,
+                            command TEXT,
+                            command_data TEXT,
+                            timestamp INTEGER
+        );""")
+        dbh.commit()
+    else:
+        LOGGER.info( 'postgresql is disabled')
+    return dbh
+
 def valid_ip(ip):
     try:
         socket.inet_aton(ip)