diff --git a/src/db/torndb.py b/src/db/torndb.py
index a8ecfd0..dc72390 100755
--- a/src/db/torndb.py
+++ b/src/db/torndb.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import logging
 import time
+from typing import List, Dict
 
 import pymysql
+from pymysql.cursors import SSCursor
 
 
 class Connection(object):
-    def __init__(self, host, database, user=None, password=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, host: str, database: str, user: str, password: str, **kwargs):
         self.host = host
         self.max_idle_time = float(7 * 3600)
 
@@ -24,10 +26,7 @@ def __init__(self, host, database, user=None, password=None, **kwargs):
 
         self._db = None
         self._last_use_time = time.time()
-        try:
-            self.reconnect()
-        except Exception:
-            logging.error("Cannot connect to MySQL on %s", self.host, exc_info=True)
+        self.reconnect()
 
     def __del__(self):
         self.close()
@@ -44,10 +43,10 @@ def reconnect(self):
         self._db = pymysql.connect(**self._db_args)
         self._db.autocommit(True)
 
-    def iter(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
+    def iter(self, query: str, *args, **kwargs):
         """Returns an iterator for the given query and args."""
         self._ensure_connected()
-        cursor = pymysql.cursors.SSCursor(self._db)
+        cursor = SSCursor(self._db)
         try:
             self._execute(cursor, query, args, kwargs)
             column_names = [d[0] for d in cursor.description]
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ def iter(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
         finally:
             cursor.close()
 
-    def query(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
+    def query(self, query: str, *args, **kwargs):
         """Returns a row list for the given query and args."""
         cursor = self._cursor()
         try:
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ def query(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
         finally:
             cursor.close()
 
-    def get(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
+    def get(self, query: str, *args: List[str], **kwargs: Dict):
         """Returns the (singular) row returned by the given query.
 
         If the query has no results, returns None.  If it has
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ def get(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
         else:
             return rows[0]
 
-    def insert(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
+    def insert(self, query: str, *args, **kwargs):
         """Executes the given query, returning the last rowid from the query."""
         cursor = self._cursor()
         try:
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ def insert(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
         finally:
             cursor.close()
 
-    def update(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
+    def update(self, query: str, *args, **kwargs):
         """Executes the given query, returning the rowcount from the query."""
         cursor = self._cursor()
         try:
@@ -98,13 +97,13 @@ def update(self, query, *args, **kwargs):
         finally:
             cursor.close()
 
-    def execute_many(self, query, args):
+    def execute_many(self, query: str, args):
         """Executes the given query against all the given param sequences.
         We return the last rowid from the query.
         """
         return self.insert_many(query, args)
 
-    def insert_many(self, query, args):
+    def insert_many(self, query: str, args):
         """Executes the given query against all the given param sequences.
         We return the last rowid from the query.
         """
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ def insert_many(self, query, args):
         finally:
             cursor.close()
 
-    def update_many(self, query, args):
+    def update_many(self, query: str, args):
         """Executes the given query against all the given param sequences.
         We return the rowcount from the query.
         """
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ def _cursor(self):
         self._ensure_connected()
         return self._db.cursor()
 
-    def _execute(self, cursor, query, args, kwargs):
+    def _execute(self, cursor: SSCursor, query: str, args, kwargs):
         try:
             return cursor.execute(query, kwargs or args)
         except pymysql.OperationalError: