diff --git a/tailbone/db.py b/tailbone/db.py
index 18afce0b..5bf79fe5 100644
--- a/tailbone/db.py
+++ b/tailbone/db.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from rattail.db import SessionBase
 from rattail.db.continuum import versioning_manager
 
 
-Session = scoped_session(sessionmaker(class_=SessionBase))
+Session = scoped_session(sessionmaker(class_=SessionBase, rattail_config=None, rattail_record_changes=False))
 
 
 class TailboneSessionDataManager(datamanager.SessionDataManager):