diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/DBHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/DBHelper.kt
index b24c67d9c..5a4586ec0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/DBHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/DBHelper.kt
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@ class DBHelper private constructor(val context: Context) : SQLiteOpenHelper(cont
         private val DB_VERSION = 11
         val DB_NAME = "events.db"
         val REGULAR_EVENT_TYPE_ID = 1
+        var dbInstance: DBHelper? = null
 
         private var mEventsListener: EventUpdateListener? = null
 
         fun newInstance(context: Context, callback: EventUpdateListener? = null): DBHelper {
             mEventsListener = callback
-            return DBHelper(context)
+            if (dbInstance == null)
+                dbInstance = DBHelper(context)
+
+            return dbInstance!!
         }
     }