diff --git a/pioreactor/actions/led_intensity.py b/pioreactor/actions/led_intensity.py
index c17bba56..025d0b41 100644
--- a/pioreactor/actions/led_intensity.py
+++ b/pioreactor/actions/led_intensity.py
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ def led_intensity(
                 logger.info(
                     f"Updated LED {channel} from {old_state[channel]:0.3g}% to {new_state[channel]:0.3g}%."
                 )
-
         return updated_successfully
 
 
diff --git a/pioreactor/utils/__init__.py b/pioreactor/utils/__init__.py
index 356d8c92..3d716277 100644
--- a/pioreactor/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/pioreactor/utils/__init__.py
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ def _initialize_table(self):
             )
         """
         )
+        self.conn.commit()
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         self.cursor.execute(
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         """,
             (key, value),
         )
+        self.conn.commit()
 
     def get(self, key, default=None):
         self.cursor.execute(f"SELECT value FROM {self.table_name} WHERE key = ?", (key,))
@@ -306,6 +308,17 @@ def iterkeys(self):
         self.cursor.execute(f"SELECT key FROM {self.table_name}")
         return (row[0] for row in self.cursor.fetchall())
 
+    def pop(self, key, default=None):
+        self.cursor.execute(f"SELECT value FROM {self.table_name} WHERE key = ?", (key,))
+        result = self.cursor.fetchone()
+        if result is None:
+            if default is None:
+                raise KeyError(f"Key '{key}' not found in cache.")
+            return default
+        self.cursor.execute(f"DELETE FROM {self.table_name} WHERE key = ?", (key,))
+        self.conn.commit()
+        return result[0]
+
     def __contains__(self, key):
         self.cursor.execute(f"SELECT 1 FROM {self.table_name} WHERE key = ?", (key,))
         return self.cursor.fetchone() is not None
@@ -315,6 +328,7 @@ def __iter__(self):
 
     def __delitem__(self, key):
         self.cursor.execute(f"DELETE FROM {self.table_name} WHERE key = ?", (key,))
+        self.conn.commit()
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         self.cursor.execute(f"SELECT value FROM {self.table_name} WHERE key = ?", (key,))