diff --git a/lbrynet/database/storage.py b/lbrynet/database/storage.py
index db661c8a1..ed6b663a3 100644
--- a/lbrynet/database/storage.py
+++ b/lbrynet/database/storage.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import time
 import sqlite3
 import traceback
 from decimal import Decimal
-from twisted.internet import defer, task, reactor, threads
+from twisted.internet import defer, task, threads
 from twisted.enterprise import adbapi
 
 from lbryschema.claim import ClaimDict
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ def rerun_if_locked(f):
     max_attempts = 3
 
     def rerun(err, rerun_count, *args, **kwargs):
+        connection = args[0]
+        reactor = connection.reactor
         log.debug("Failed to execute (%s): %s", err, args)
         if err.check(sqlite3.OperationalError) and err.value.message == "database is locked":
             log.warning("database was locked. rerunning %s with args %s, kwargs %s",
@@ -82,8 +84,14 @@ def rerun_if_locked(f):
                 return task.deferLater(reactor, delay, inner_wrapper, rerun_count + 1, *args, **kwargs)
         raise err
 
+    def check_needed_rerun(result, rerun_count):
+        if rerun_count:
+            log.info("successfully reran database query")
+        return result
+
     def inner_wrapper(rerun_count, *args, **kwargs):
         d = f(*args, **kwargs)
+        d.addCallback(check_needed_rerun, rerun_count)
         d.addErrback(rerun, rerun_count, *args, **kwargs)
         return d
 
@@ -101,6 +109,10 @@ class SqliteConnection(adbapi.ConnectionPool):
     def runInteraction(self, interaction, *args, **kw):
         return adbapi.ConnectionPool.runInteraction(self, interaction, *args, **kw)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def set_reactor(cls, reactor):
+        cls.reactor = reactor
+
 
 class SQLiteStorage(object):
     CREATE_TABLES_QUERY = """
@@ -165,11 +177,14 @@ class SQLiteStorage(object):
             );
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, db_dir):
+    def __init__(self, db_dir, reactor=None):
+        if not reactor:
+            from twisted.internet import reactor
         self.db_dir = db_dir
         self._db_path = os.path.join(db_dir, "lbrynet.sqlite")
         log.info("connecting to database: %s", self._db_path)
         self.db = SqliteConnection(self._db_path)
+        self.db.set_reactor(reactor)
 
     def setup(self):
         def _create_tables(transaction):