diff --git a/services/git-bridge/.idea/libraries/sqlite_jdbc_3_7_2.xml b/services/git-bridge/.idea/libraries/sqlite_jdbc_3_7_2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4591a8c14f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/git-bridge/.idea/libraries/sqlite_jdbc_3_7_2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC>
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2-javadoc.jar!/" />
+    </JAVADOC>
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/build.xml b/services/git-bridge/build.xml
index ec2664995d..adcaf38c14 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/build.xml
+++ b/services/git-bridge/build.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
   <path id="library.slf4j-nop-1.7.7.classpath">
     <pathelement location="${basedir}/libs/slf4j-nop-1.7.7.jar"/>
   </path>
+
+  <path id="library.sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.classpath">
+    <pathelement location="${basedir}/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar"/>
+  </path>
   
   <!-- Modules -->
   
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@
     <path refid="library.async-http-client-1.8.14.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.slf4j-api-1.7.7.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.slf4j-nop-1.7.7.classpath"/>
+    <path refid="library.sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.classpath"/>
   </path>
   
   <path id="writelatex-git-bridge.runtime.production.module.classpath">
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@
     <path refid="library.async-http-client-1.8.14.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.slf4j-api-1.7.7.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.slf4j-nop-1.7.7.classpath"/>
+    <path refid="library.sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.classpath"/>
   </path>
   
   <path id="writelatex-git-bridge.module.classpath">
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@
     <path refid="library.async-http-client-1.8.14.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.slf4j-api-1.7.7.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.slf4j-nop-1.7.7.classpath"/>
+    <path refid="library.sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.classpath"/>
   </path>
   
   <path id="writelatex-git-bridge.runtime.module.classpath">
@@ -172,6 +179,7 @@
     <path refid="library.async-http-client-1.8.14.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.slf4j-api-1.7.7.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.slf4j-nop-1.7.7.classpath"/>
+    <path refid="library.sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.classpath"/>
   </path>
   
   
@@ -277,6 +285,7 @@
       <zipfileset excludes="META-INF/**/*" src="${basedir}/libs/async-http-client-1.8.14.jar"/>
       <zipfileset excludes="META-INF/**/*" src="${basedir}/libs/slf4j-api-1.7.7.jar"/>
       <zipfileset excludes="META-INF/**/*" src="${basedir}/libs/slf4j-nop-1.7.7.jar"/>
+      <zipfileset excludes="META-INF/**/*" src="${basedir}/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar"/>
     </jar>
     <copy file="${temp.jar.path.writelatex-git-bridge.jar}" tofile="${artifact.temp.output.writelatex-git-bridge:jar}/writelatex-git-bridge.jar"/>
   </target>
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2-javadoc.jar b/services/git-bridge/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2-javadoc.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5b8cf4772
Binary files /dev/null and b/services/git-bridge/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2-javadoc.jar differ
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar b/services/git-bridge/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0bec7b000
Binary files /dev/null and b/services/git-bridge/libs/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar differ
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
index 7c3114d844..a09e42a623 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model;
 
+import org.sqlite.JDBC;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.CandidateSnapshot;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.CandidateSnapshotCallback;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.RawDirectoryContents;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  */
 public class WLDataModel implements CandidateSnapshotCallback {
 
+    private final JDBC jbdc = null;
     private final Map<String, WLProject> projects;
     private final WLFileStore fileStore;
 
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.iml b/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.iml
index 39d9494cb1..1a3513abee 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.iml
+++ b/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.iml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="library" name="async-http-client-1.8.14" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="slf4j-api-1.7.7" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="slf4j-nop-1.7.7" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2" level="project" />
   </component>
 </module>