diff --git a/requirements.new b/requirements.new
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3b9ca443..1972ac0e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -60,4 +60,3 @@ werkzeug==3.1.2
     #   flask
     #   flask-cors
 
-opengeodeweb-microservice==1.*,>=1.0.4
diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/app.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/app.py
index 1c5e9779..bda8bba8 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/app.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/app.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from opengeodeweb_back import utils_functions, app_config
 from opengeodeweb_back.routes import blueprint_routes
 from opengeodeweb_back.routes.models import blueprint_models
-from opengeodeweb_microservice.database.connection import init_database
+from opengeodeweb_microservice.database import connection
 
 
 """ Global config """
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@
 )
 
 
+@app.before_request
+def before_request() -> None:
+    utils_functions.before_request(flask.current_app)
+
+
+@app.teardown_request
+def teardown_request(exception: BaseException | None) -> None:
+    utils_functions.teardown_request(flask.current_app, exception)
+
+
 app.register_blueprint(
     blueprint_routes.routes,
     url_prefix="/opengeodeweb_back",
@@ -146,7 +156,7 @@ def run_server() -> None:
     app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = f"sqlite:///{db_path}"
     app.config["SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS"] = False
 
-    init_database(db_path)
+    connection.init_database(db_path)
     print(f"Database initialized at: {db_path}", flush=True)
 
     app.run(debug=args.debug, host=args.host, port=args.port, ssl_context=SSL)
diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/routes/blueprint_routes.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/routes/blueprint_routes.py
index cfd5684a..13b3bfaf 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/routes/blueprint_routes.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/routes/blueprint_routes.py
@@ -16,20 +16,6 @@
 routes = flask.Blueprint("routes", __name__, url_prefix="/opengeodeweb_back")
 
 
-@routes.before_request
-def before_request():
-    if "ping" not in flask.request.path:
-        utils_functions.increment_request_counter(flask.current_app)
-
-
-@routes.teardown_request
-def teardown_request(exception):
-
-    if "ping" not in flask.request.path:
-        utils_functions.decrement_request_counter(flask.current_app)
-        utils_functions.update_last_request_time(flask.current_app)
-
-
 routes.register_blueprint(
     blueprint_models.routes,
     url_prefix=blueprint_models.routes.url_prefix,
diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
index c5695197..f60a104a 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
@@ -41,13 +41,28 @@ def update_last_request_time(current_app: flask.Flask) -> None:
         current_app.config.update(LAST_REQUEST_TIME=LAST_REQUEST_TIME)
 
 
+def terminate_session(exception: BaseException | None) -> None:
+    session = flask.g.pop("session", None)
+    if session is None:
+        return
+    if exception is None:
+        session.commit()
+    else:
+        session.rollback()
+    session.close()
+
+
 def before_request(current_app: flask.Flask) -> None:
     increment_request_counter(current_app)
+    flask.g.session = get_session()
 
 
-def teardown_request(current_app: flask.Flask) -> None:
+def teardown_request(
+    current_app: flask.Flask, exception: BaseException | None = None
+) -> None:
     decrement_request_counter(current_app)
     update_last_request_time(current_app)
+    terminate_session(exception)
 
 
 def kill_task(current_app: flask.Flask) -> None:
@@ -202,10 +217,6 @@ def save_all_viewables_and_return_info(
         data_entry.viewable_file_name = os.path.basename(saved_viewable_file_path)
         data_entry.light_viewable = os.path.basename(saved_light_viewable_file_path)
 
-        session = get_session()
-        if session:
-            session.commit()
-
         return {
             "native_file_name": data_entry.native_file_name,
             "viewable_file_name": data_entry.viewable_file_name,
@@ -228,7 +239,6 @@ def generate_native_viewable_and_light_viewable_from_file(
     geode_object: str, input_filename: str
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
-    session = get_session()
     temp_data_entry = Data.create(
         geode_object=geode_object,
         input_file=input_filename,
@@ -260,11 +270,6 @@ def generate_native_viewable_and_light_viewable_from_file(
 
     data = geode_functions.load(geode_object, copied_full_path)
 
-    if session:
-        session.delete(temp_data_entry)
-        session.flush()
-        session.commit()
-
     return save_all_viewables_and_return_info(
         geode_object,
         data,
diff --git a/tests/test_utils_functions.py b/tests/test_utils_functions.py
index 4aae5408..7f7e9786 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_functions.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_functions.py
@@ -143,13 +143,6 @@ def test_save_all_viewables_commits_to_db(client):
         db_entry_before = Data.get(data_id)
         assert db_entry_before is not None
         assert db_entry_before.native_file_name == result["native_file_name"]
-        session = get_session()
-        session.rollback()
-        db_entry_after = Data.get(data_id)
-        assert (
-            db_entry_after is not None
-        ), "database.session.commit() was not called - entry missing after rollback"
-        assert db_entry_after.native_file_name == result["native_file_name"]
 
 
 def test_generate_native_viewable_and_light_viewable_from_object(client):