diff --git a/c2cwsgiutils/db.py b/c2cwsgiutils/db.py
index 31f3a51ac..afc6264d4 100644
--- a/c2cwsgiutils/db.py
+++ b/c2cwsgiutils/db.py
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ def db_chooser_tween(request):
 
     db_session = sqlalchemy.orm.scoped_session(
         sqlalchemy.orm.sessionmaker(extension=ZopeTransactionExtension(), bind=rw_engine))
-    if settings[master_prefix + ".url"] != settings.get(slave_prefix + ".url"):
-        db_session.c2c_rw_bind = rw_engine
-        db_session.c2c_ro_bind = ro_engine
+    db_session.c2c_rw_bind = rw_engine
+    db_session.c2c_ro_bind = ro_engine
     rw_engine.c2c_name = master_prefix
     ro_engine.c2c_name = slave_prefix
     return db_session, rw_engine, ro_engine
diff --git a/c2cwsgiutils/health_check.py b/c2cwsgiutils/health_check.py
index 9babc833b..43c423cd5 100644
--- a/c2cwsgiutils/health_check.py
+++ b/c2cwsgiutils/health_check.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def check(request):
             name = url
         self._checks.append((name, check, level))
 
-    def add_custom_check(self, name, check_cb, level):
+    def add_custom_check(self, name, check_cb, level=1):
         """
         Add a custom check
         :param name: the name of the check
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 639d7a1fe..584ce36e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-VERSION = '0.9.0'
+VERSION = '0.9.1'
 HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = open(os.path.join(HERE, 'rel_requirements.txt')).read().splitlines()