diff --git a/include/db.php b/include/db.php
index 910d151..952f07b 100644
--- a/include/db.php
+++ b/include/db.php
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ function query_appdb($sQuery,$sComment="")
     return $hResult;
 }
 
+function query_userdb($sQuery,$sComment="")
+{
+    global $huserdbLink;
+
+    if(!$huserdbLink)
+    {
+        $huserdbLink = mysql_connect(USERS_DBHOST, USERS_DBUSER, USERS_DBPASS);
+        mysql_select_db(USERS_DB);
+    }
+    $hResult = mysql_query($sQuery, $huserdbLink);
+    if(!$hResult) query_error($sQuery, $sComment);
+    return $hResult;
+}
+
+
 
 function query_bugzilladb($sQuery,$sComment="")
 {
diff --git a/preferences.php b/preferences.php
index f7e4f5d..480faa3 100644
--- a/preferences.php
+++ b/preferences.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if(!loggedin())
 
 function build_prefs_list()
 {
-    $result = query_appdb("SELECT * FROM prefs_list ORDER BY id");
+    $result = query_userdb("SELECT * FROM prefs_list ORDER BY id");
     while($r = mysql_fetch_object($result))
         {
             //skip admin options