diff --git a/catalog/src/util/mysql-util.cpp b/catalog/src/util/mysql-util.cpp
index fb58665..9df8b8e 100644
--- a/catalog/src/util/mysql-util.cpp
+++ b/catalog/src/util/mysql-util.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "util/mysql-util.hpp"
 #include <mysql/errmsg.h>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <iostream>
 
 namespace atmos {
 namespace util {
@@ -32,10 +33,13 @@
 
 
 std::shared_ptr<MYSQL>
-MySQLConnectionSetup(const ConnectionDetails& details) {
+MySQLConnectionSetup(const ConnectionDetails& details)
+{
   MYSQL* conn = mysql_init(NULL);
+  my_bool reconnect = 1;
+  mysql_options(conn, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &reconnect);
   if(!mysql_real_connect(conn, details.server.c_str(), details.user.c_str(),
-                        details.password.c_str(), details.database.c_str(), 0, NULL, 0)) {
+                         details.password.c_str(), details.database.c_str(), 0, NULL, 0)) {
     throw std::runtime_error(mysql_error(conn));
   }
   std::shared_ptr<MYSQL> connection(conn, &mysql_close);
@@ -43,25 +47,37 @@
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<MYSQL_RES>
-MySQLPerformQuery(std::shared_ptr<MYSQL> connection, const std::string& sql_query) {
+MySQLPerformQuery(std::shared_ptr<MYSQL> connection,
+                  const std::string& sql_query,
+                  DatabaseOperation op,
+                  bool& success,
+                  std::string& errMsg)
+{
   switch (mysql_query(connection.get(), sql_query.c_str()))
   {
-    case 0:
-    {
+  case 0:
+  {
+    success = true;
+    if (op == QUERY) {
       MYSQL_RES* resultPtr = mysql_store_result(connection.get());
       if (resultPtr != NULL)
       {
         return std::shared_ptr<MYSQL_RES>(resultPtr, &mysql_free_result);
       }
-      break;
     }
-    // Various error cases
-    case CR_COMMANDS_OUT_OF_SYNC:
-    case CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR:
-    case CR_SERVER_LOST:
-    case CR_UNKNOWN_ERROR:
-    default:
-      break;
+    //for add, remove, we don't need the results, may be log the events
+    break;
+  }
+  // Various error cases
+  case CR_COMMANDS_OUT_OF_SYNC:
+  case CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR:
+  case CR_SERVER_LOST:
+  case CR_UNKNOWN_ERROR:
+  default:
+  {
+    errMsg.assign(mysql_error(connection.get()));
+    break;
+  }
   }
   return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/catalog/src/util/mysql-util.hpp b/catalog/src/util/mysql-util.hpp
index ee45f97..75e5997 100644
--- a/catalog/src/util/mysql-util.hpp
+++ b/catalog/src/util/mysql-util.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 namespace atmos {
 namespace util {
+enum DatabaseOperation {CREATE, UPDATE, ADD, REMOVE, QUERY};
 struct ConnectionDetails {
 public:
   std::string server;
@@ -41,7 +42,11 @@
 MySQLConnectionSetup(const ConnectionDetails& details);
 
 std::shared_ptr<MYSQL_RES>
-MySQLPerformQuery(std::shared_ptr<MYSQL> connection, const std::string& sql_query);
+MySQLPerformQuery(std::shared_ptr<MYSQL> connection,
+                  const std::string& sql_query,
+                  DatabaseOperation op,
+                  bool& success,
+                  std::string& errMsg);
 
 } // namespace util
 } // namespace atmos