diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index ad5b0ba7..98203208 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -74,6 +74,62 @@ void logmsg(int loglevel, const char *fmt, ...) {
 	}
 }
 
+/* Generic function for creating a message queue receiving and parsing thread */
+static void *ckmsg_queue(void *arg)
+{
+	ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq = (ckmsgq_t *)arg;
+	ckpool_t *ckp = ckmsgq->ckp;
+
+	pthread_detach(pthread_self());
+	rename_proc(ckmsgq->name);
+
+	while (42) {
+		ckmsg_t *msg;
+
+		mutex_lock(&ckmsgq->lock);
+		if (!ckmsgq->msgs)
+			pthread_cond_wait(&ckmsgq->cond, &ckmsgq->lock);
+		msg = ckmsgq->msgs;
+		if (likely(msg))
+			DL_DELETE(ckmsgq->msgs, msg);
+		mutex_unlock(&ckmsgq->lock);
+
+		if (unlikely(!msg))
+			continue;
+		ckmsgq->func(ckp, msg);
+		free(msg);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+ckmsgq_t *create_ckmsgq(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *name, const void *func)
+{
+	ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq = ckzalloc(sizeof(ckmsgq_t));
+
+	strncpy(ckmsgq->name, name, 15);
+	ckmsgq->func = func;
+	ckmsgq->ckp = ckp;
+	mutex_init(&ckmsgq->lock);
+	cond_init(&ckmsgq->cond);
+	create_pthread(&ckmsgq->pth, ckmsg_queue, ckmsgq);
+
+	return ckmsgq;
+}
+
+/* Generic function for adding messages to a ckmsgq linked list and signal the ckmsgq
+ * parsing thread to wake up and process it. */
+void ckmsgq_add(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq, void *data)
+{
+	ckmsg_t *msg = ckalloc(sizeof(ckmsg_t));
+
+	msg->data = data;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ckmsgq->lock);
+	DL_APPEND(ckmsgq->msgs, msg);
+	pthread_cond_signal(&ckmsgq->cond);
+	mutex_unlock(&ckmsgq->lock);
+}
+
 /* Listen for incoming global requests. Always returns a response if possible */
 static void *listener(void *arg)
 {
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index 804095a0..f74481a0 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -126,6 +126,28 @@ struct ckpool_instance {
 	char **proxypass;
 };
 
+struct ckmsg {
+	struct ckmsg *next;
+	struct ckmsg *prev;
+	void *data;
+};
+
+typedef struct ckmsg ckmsg_t;
+
+struct ckmsgq {
+	ckpool_t *ckp;
+	char name[16];
+	pthread_t pth;
+	pthread_mutex_t lock;
+	pthread_cond_t cond;
+	ckmsg_t *msgs;
+	void (*func)(ckpool_t *, void *);
+};
+
+typedef struct ckmsgq ckmsgq_t;
+ckmsgq_t *create_ckmsgq(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *name, const void *func);
+void ckmsgq_add(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq, void *data);
+
 ckpool_t *global_ckp;
 
 bool ping_main(ckpool_t *ckp);
diff --git a/src/libckpool.c b/src/libckpool.c
index c7af5c13..604c8ec0 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.c
+++ b/src/libckpool.c
@@ -76,60 +76,6 @@ void join_pthread(pthread_t thread)
 		pthread_join(thread, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Generic function for creating a message queue receiving and parsing thread */
-static void *ckmsg_queue(void *arg)
-{
-	ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq = (ckmsgq_t *)arg;
-
-	pthread_detach(pthread_self());
-	rename_proc(ckmsgq->name);
-
-	while (42) {
-		ckmsg_t *msg;
-
-		mutex_lock(&ckmsgq->lock);
-		if (!ckmsgq->msgs)
-			pthread_cond_wait(&ckmsgq->cond, &ckmsgq->lock);
-		msg = ckmsgq->msgs;
-		if (likely(msg))
-			DL_DELETE(ckmsgq->msgs, msg);
-		mutex_unlock(&ckmsgq->lock);
-
-		if (unlikely(!msg))
-			continue;
-		ckmsgq->func(msg);
-		free(msg);
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-ckmsgq_t *create_ckmsgq(const char *name, const void *func)
-{
-	ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq = ckzalloc(sizeof(ckmsgq_t));
-
-	strncpy(ckmsgq->name, name, 15);
-	ckmsgq->func = func;
-	mutex_init(&ckmsgq->lock);
-	cond_init(&ckmsgq->cond);
-	create_pthread(&ckmsgq->pth, ckmsg_queue, ckmsgq);
-
-	return ckmsgq;
-}
-
-/* Generic function for adding messages to a ckmsgq linked list and signal the ckmsgq
- * parsing thread to wake up and process it. */
-void ckmsgq_add(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq, void *data)
-{
-	ckmsg_t *msg = ckalloc(sizeof(ckmsg_t));
-
-	msg->data = data;
-
-	mutex_lock(&ckmsgq->lock);
-	DL_APPEND(ckmsgq->msgs, msg);
-	pthread_cond_signal(&ckmsgq->cond);
-	mutex_unlock(&ckmsgq->lock);
-}
-
 /* Place holders for when we add lock debugging */
 #define GETLOCK(_lock, _file, _func, _line)
 #define GOTLOCK(_lock, _file, _func, _line)
diff --git a/src/libckpool.h b/src/libckpool.h
index 6ce914d4..888bacdb 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.h
+++ b/src/libckpool.h
@@ -262,27 +262,6 @@ typedef struct unixsock unixsock_t;
 
 typedef struct proc_instance proc_instance_t;
 
-struct ckmsg {
-	struct ckmsg *next;
-	struct ckmsg *prev;
-	void *data;
-};
-
-typedef struct ckmsg ckmsg_t;
-
-struct ckmsgq {
-	char name[16];
-	pthread_t pth;
-	pthread_mutex_t lock;
-	pthread_cond_t cond;
-	ckmsg_t *msgs;
-	void (*func)(void *);
-};
-
-typedef struct ckmsgq ckmsgq_t;
-ckmsgq_t *create_ckmsgq(const char *name, const void *func);
-void ckmsgq_add(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq, void *data);
-
 /* No error checking with these, make sure we know they're valid already! */
 static inline void json_strcpy(char *buf, json_t *val, const char *key)
 {
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index fff89f9b..749bd880 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ static json_params_t *sshares;
 static json_params_t *sauths;
 
 struct ckdb_msg {
-	ckpool_t *ckp;
 	json_t *val;
 	int idtype;
 };
@@ -2094,13 +2093,13 @@ static void *authoriser(void *arg)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void ckdbq_process(ckdb_msg_t *data)
+static void ckdbq_process(ckpool_t *ckp, ckdb_msg_t *data)
 {
 	bool logged = false;
 	char *buf = NULL;
 
 	while (!buf) {
-		buf = json_ckdb_call(data->ckp, ckdb_ids[data->idtype], data->val, logged);
+		buf = json_ckdb_call(ckp, ckdb_ids[data->idtype], data->val, logged);
 		if (unlikely(!buf)) {
 			LOGWARNING("Failed to talk to ckdb, queueing messages");
 			sleep(5);
@@ -2400,7 +2399,7 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	cond_init(&sauth_cond);
 	create_pthread(&pth_authoriser, authoriser, ckp);
 
-	ckdbq = create_ckmsgq("ckdbqueue", &ckdbq_process);
+	ckdbq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "ckdbqueue", &ckdbq_process);
 
 	cklock_init(&workbase_lock);
 	if (!ckp->proxy)