diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bc47778..89c4225 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func readConfig() {
 		rgb.RPrintf("[%s] Could not unmarshal `%s`. Unmarshal error: %s\n", irc.TimeStamp(), configFile, err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	rgb.YPrintf("[%s] Read config file from `%s\n`", irc.TimeStamp(), configFile)
+	rgb.YPrintf("[%s] Read config file from `%s`\n", irc.TimeStamp(), configFile)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ func readBonusStrings() []string {
 	return customStrings.Strings
 }
 
+var buildDate string
+
 func main() {
+	rgb.YPrintf("[%s] starting karaokard bot build %s\n", irc.TimeStamp(), buildDate)
 	readConfig()
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	for _, val := range builtins.Karaokards {
@@ -156,6 +159,13 @@ func main() {
 	for _, val := range readBonusStrings() {
 		selectablePrompts = append(selectablePrompts, val)
 	}
+	persistentData := openDatabase()
+	var dbGlobalPrompts []string
+	if err := persistentData.Read("prompts", "global", &dbGlobalPrompts); err != nil {
+		persistentData.Write("prompts", "common", dbGlobalPrompts)
+	}
+	selectablePrompts := append(selectablePrompts, dbGlobalPrompts...)
+
 	rgb.YPrintf("[%s] %d prompts available.\n", irc.TimeStamp(), len(selectablePrompts))
 	oauthPath := ""
 	if config.OAuthPath == "" {
@@ -183,8 +193,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		oauthPath = config.OAuthPath
 	}
-	persistentData := openDatabase()
-	persistentData.Write("prompts", "common", selectablePrompts)
 
 	// Replace the channel name, bot name, and the path to the private directory with your respective
 	// values.
@@ -196,6 +204,7 @@ func main() {
 		PrivatePath: oauthPath,
 		Server:      "irc.chat.twitch.tv",
 		Prompts:     selectablePrompts,
+		Database:    *persistentData,
 	}
 	go func() {
 		rgb.YPrintf("[%s] Starting webserver on port %s\n", irc.TimeStamp(), "5353")