diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 987c6d2be..2098e2dee 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ set (ERESSEA_SRC
   ${TRIGGERS_SRC}
   ${ATTRIBUTES_SRC}
   ${KERNEL_SRC}
+  ${DB_SRC}
   ${UTIL_SRC}
 )
 
diff --git a/src/eressea.c b/src/eressea.c
index e1c81f8db..bc838136a 100755
--- a/src/eressea.c
+++ b/src/eressea.c
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 #include <util/functions.h>
 #include <kernel/building.h>
 #include <kernel/curse.h>
-#include <kernel/db.h>
 #include <kernel/equipment.h>
 #include <kernel/item.h>
 #include <kernel/xmlreader.h>
+#include <kernel/database.h>
 #include <modules/gmcmd.h>
 #include <modules/xmas.h>
 #include <items/xerewards.h>
diff --git a/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index cbd8a6296..5619092ad 100644
--- a/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ command.test.c
 config.test.c
 # connection.test.c
 curse.test.c
-db.test.c
+database.test.c
 equipment.test.c
 faction.test.c
 group.test.c
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ jsonconf.test.c
 # xmlreader.test.c
 )
 
-SET(_DBFILES dbtrie.c)
+SET(_DBFILES db/critbit.c)
 IF(SQLITE3_FOUND)
-SET(_DBFILES dbsqlite.c)
+SET(_DBFILES db/sqlite.c)
 ENDIF(SQLITE3_FOUND)
 
 SET(_FILES
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ command.c
 config.c
 connection.c
 curse.c
+database.c
 equipment.c
 faction.c
 group.c
diff --git a/src/kernel/database.c b/src/kernel/database.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..732f0fc90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/database.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include <platform.h>
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include <platform.h>
+
+#include <kernel/config.h>
+#include <kernel/database.h>
+#include <kernel/orderdb.h>
+
+#include <util/log.h>
+
+#ifdef USE_SQLITE
+#include "db/sqlite.h"
+#else
+#include "db/critbit.h"
+#endif
+
+order_data *db_load_order(int id)
+{
+    if (id > 0) {
+#ifdef USE_SQLITE
+        return db_sqlite_order_load(id);
+#else
+        return db_critbit_order_load(id);
+#endif
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+int db_save_order(order_data *od)
+{
+    if (od->_str) {
+#ifdef USE_SQLITE
+        return db_sqlite_order_save(od);
+#else
+        return db_critbit_order_save(od);
+#endif
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void db_open(void)
+{
+#ifdef USE_SQLITE
+    db_sqlite_open();
+#else
+    db_critbit_open();
+#endif
+}
+
+void db_close(void)
+{
+#ifdef USE_SQLITE
+    db_sqlite_close();
+#else
+    db_critbit_close();
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/db.h b/src/kernel/database.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/kernel/db.h
rename to src/kernel/database.h
diff --git a/src/kernel/db.test.c b/src/kernel/database.test.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/kernel/db.test.c
rename to src/kernel/database.test.c
diff --git a/src/kernel/dbtrie.c b/src/kernel/db/critbit.c
similarity index 54%
rename from src/kernel/dbtrie.c
rename to src/kernel/db/critbit.c
index 3cca71af8..647c6921b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/dbtrie.c
+++ b/src/kernel/db/critbit.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <platform.h>
-#include "db.h"
-#include "orderdb.h"
+#include "critbit.h"
 
+#include <kernel/orderdb.h>
 #include <util/log.h>
 
 #include <critbit.h>
@@ -18,32 +18,30 @@ struct cb_entry {
     order_data *data;
 };
 
-order_data *db_load_order(int id)
+order_data *db_critbit_order_load(int id)
 {
     void * match;
 
-    if (id > 0) {
-        if (cb_find_prefix(&cb_orders, &id, sizeof(id), &match, 1, 0) > 0) {
-            struct cb_entry *ent = (struct cb_entry *)match;
-            order_data * od = ent->data;
-            ++od->_refcount;
-            return od;
-        }
+    assert(id>0);
+    if (cb_find_prefix(&cb_orders, &id, sizeof(id), &match, 1, 0) > 0) {
+        struct cb_entry *ent = (struct cb_entry *)match;
+        order_data * od = ent->data;
+        ++od->_refcount;
+        return od;
     }
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int db_save_order(order_data *od)
+int db_critbit_order_save(order_data *od)
 {
-    if (od->_str) {
-        struct cb_entry ent;
-        ++od->_refcount;
-        ent.id = ++auto_id;
-        ent.data = od;
-        cb_insert(&cb_orders, &ent, sizeof(ent));
-        return ent.id;
-    }
-    return 0;
+    struct cb_entry ent;
+
+    assert(od && od->_str);
+    ++od->_refcount;
+    ent.id = ++auto_id;
+    ent.data = od;
+    cb_insert(&cb_orders, &ent, sizeof(ent));
+    return ent.id;
 }
 
 static int free_data_cb(const void *match, const void *key, size_t keylen,
@@ -55,13 +53,13 @@ static int free_data_cb(const void *match, const void *key, size_t keylen,
     return 0;
 }
 
-void db_open(void)
+void db_critbit_open(void)
 {
     assert(auto_id == -1);
     auto_id = 0;
 }
 
-void db_close(void)
+void db_critbit_close(void)
 {
     cb_foreach(&cb_orders, NULL, 0, free_data_cb, NULL);
     cb_clear(&cb_orders);
diff --git a/src/kernel/db/critbit.h b/src/kernel/db/critbit.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4140fa08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/db/critbit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+struct order_data;
+
+void db_critbit_open(void);
+void db_critbit_close(void);
+int db_critbit_order_save(struct order_data *od);
+struct order_data *db_critbit_order_load(int id);
diff --git a/src/kernel/db/sqlite.c b/src/kernel/db/sqlite.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..135195ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/db/sqlite.c
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#include <platform.h>
+
+#include <kernel/config.h>
+#include <kernel/database.h>
+#include <kernel/orderdb.h>
+
+#include <util/log.h>
+
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static sqlite3 *g_db;
+static sqlite3_stmt * g_stmt_insert;
+static sqlite3_stmt * g_stmt_select;
+
+static int g_order_batchsize;
+static int g_order_tx_size;
+
+order_data *db_sqlite_order_load(int id)
+{
+    order_data * od = NULL;
+    int err;
+    
+    if (g_order_tx_size > 0) {
+        g_order_tx_size = 0;
+        err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "COMMIT", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    }
+    err = sqlite3_reset(g_stmt_select);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_bind_int(g_stmt_select, 1, id);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    do {
+        err = sqlite3_step(g_stmt_select);
+        if (err == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            const unsigned char *text;
+            int bytes;
+            bytes = sqlite3_column_bytes(g_stmt_select, 0);
+            assert(bytes > 0);
+            text = sqlite3_column_text(g_stmt_select, 0);
+            odata_create(&od, 1+(size_t)bytes, (const char *)text);
+            return od;
+        }
+    } while (err == SQLITE_ROW);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_DONE);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+int db_sqlite_order_save(order_data *od)
+{
+    int err;
+    sqlite3_int64 id;
+    
+    assert(od && od->_str);
+    
+    if (g_order_batchsize > 0) {
+        if (g_order_tx_size == 0) {
+            err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "BEGIN TRANSACTION", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    err = sqlite3_reset(g_stmt_insert);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_bind_text(g_stmt_insert, 1, od->_str, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_step(g_stmt_insert);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_DONE);
+    id = sqlite3_last_insert_rowid(g_db);
+    assert(id <= INT_MAX);
+    
+    if (g_order_batchsize > 0) {
+        if (++g_order_tx_size >= g_order_batchsize) {
+            err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "COMMIT", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+            g_order_tx_size = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return (int)id;
+}
+
+void db_sqlite_open(void)
+{
+    int err;
+    const char *dbname;
+
+    g_order_batchsize = config_get_int("game.dbbatch", 100);
+    dbname = config_get("game.dbname");
+    if (!dbname) {
+        dbname = "";
+    }
+    err = sqlite3_open(dbname, &g_db);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=OFF", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "PRAGMA synchronous=OFF", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS orders (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, data TEXT NOT NULL)", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_prepare_v2(g_db, "INSERT INTO orders (data) VALUES (?)", -1, &g_stmt_insert, NULL);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_prepare_v2(g_db, "SELECT data FROM orders WHERE id = ?", -1, &g_stmt_select, NULL);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+}
+
+void db_sqlite_close(void)
+{
+    int err;
+
+    err = sqlite3_finalize(g_stmt_select);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_finalize(g_stmt_insert);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+    err = sqlite3_close(g_db);
+    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/db/sqlite.h b/src/kernel/db/sqlite.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0afba6e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/db/sqlite.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+struct order_data;
+
+void db_sqlite_open(void);
+void db_sqlite_close(void);
+int db_sqlite_order_save(struct order_data *od);
+struct order_data *db_sqlite_order_load(int id);
diff --git a/src/kernel/dbsqlite.c b/src/kernel/dbsqlite.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 055e0f9cf..000000000
--- a/src/kernel/dbsqlite.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-#include <platform.h>
-#include "db.h"
-#include "orderdb.h"
-#include "config.h"
-
-#include <util/log.h>
-
-#include <sqlite3.h>
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-static sqlite3 *g_db;
-static sqlite3_stmt * g_stmt_insert;
-static sqlite3_stmt * g_stmt_select;
-
-static int g_order_batchsize;
-static int g_order_tx_size;
-
-order_data *db_load_order(int id)
-{
-    if (id > 0) {
-        order_data * od = NULL;
-        int err;
-
-        if (g_order_tx_size > 0) {
-            g_order_tx_size = 0;
-            err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "COMMIT", NULL, NULL, NULL);
-            assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-        }
-        err = sqlite3_reset(g_stmt_select);
-        assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-        err = sqlite3_bind_int(g_stmt_select, 1, id);
-        assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-        do {
-            err = sqlite3_step(g_stmt_select);
-            if (err == SQLITE_ROW) {
-                const unsigned char *text;
-                int bytes;
-                bytes = sqlite3_column_bytes(g_stmt_select, 0);
-                assert(bytes > 0);
-                text = sqlite3_column_text(g_stmt_select, 0);
-                odata_create(&od, 1+(size_t)bytes, (const char *)text);
-                return od;
-            }
-        } while (err == SQLITE_ROW);
-        assert(err == SQLITE_DONE);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-int db_save_order(order_data *od)
-{
-    if (od->_str) {
-        int err;
-        sqlite3_int64 id;
-
-        if (g_order_batchsize > 0) {
-            if (g_order_tx_size == 0) {
-                err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "BEGIN TRANSACTION", NULL, NULL, NULL);
-                assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-            }
-        }
-
-        err = sqlite3_reset(g_stmt_insert);
-        assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-        err = sqlite3_bind_text(g_stmt_insert, 1, od->_str, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
-        assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-        err = sqlite3_step(g_stmt_insert);
-        assert(err == SQLITE_DONE);
-        id = sqlite3_last_insert_rowid(g_db);
-        assert(id <= INT_MAX);
-
-        if (g_order_batchsize > 0) {
-            if (++g_order_tx_size >= g_order_batchsize) {
-                err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "COMMIT", NULL, NULL, NULL);
-                assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-                g_order_tx_size = 0;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return (int)id;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void db_open(void)
-{
-    int err;
-    const char *dbname;
-
-    g_order_batchsize = config_get_int("game.dbbatch", 100);
-    dbname = config_get("game.dbname");
-    if (!dbname) {
-        dbname = "";
-    }
-    err = sqlite3_open(dbname, &g_db);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-    err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=OFF", NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-    err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "PRAGMA synchronous=OFF", NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-    err = sqlite3_exec(g_db, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS orders (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, data TEXT NOT NULL)", NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-    err = sqlite3_prepare_v2(g_db, "INSERT INTO orders (data) VALUES (?)", -1, &g_stmt_insert, NULL);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-    err = sqlite3_prepare_v2(g_db, "SELECT data FROM orders WHERE id = ?", -1, &g_stmt_select, NULL);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-}
-
-void db_close(void)
-{
-    int err;
-
-    err = sqlite3_finalize(g_stmt_select);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-    err = sqlite3_finalize(g_stmt_insert);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-    err = sqlite3_close(g_db);
-    assert(err == SQLITE_OK);
-}
diff --git a/src/kernel/orderdb.c b/src/kernel/orderdb.c
index ee23993e6..e2eed4a0f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/orderdb.c
+++ b/src/kernel/orderdb.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <platform.h>
-#include "db.h"
+#include "database.h"
 #include "orderdb.h"
 
 #include <util/log.h>
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 215015ed0..ae462c139 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include <util/log.h>
 
 #include <kernel/config.h>
-#include <kernel/db.h>
+#include <kernel/database.h>
 #include <kernel/version.h>
 #include <kernel/save.h>
 #include <util/filereader.h>
diff --git a/src/test_eressea.c b/src/test_eressea.c
index c5ba24abb..09d6c2cf4 100644
--- a/src/test_eressea.c
+++ b/src/test_eressea.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <platform.h>
 #include <eressea.h>
 #include <kernel/config.h>
-#include <kernel/db.h>
+#include <kernel/database.h>
 #include <CuTest.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>