diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/DatabaseConfiguration.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/DatabaseConfiguration.java
index 4d0f2da..0514da0 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/DatabaseConfiguration.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/DatabaseConfiguration.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Setter;
+import org.cobbzilla.util.collection.SingletonSet;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.shard.ShardMap;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.shard.Shardable;
 
@@ -11,12 +12,10 @@ import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.DriverManager;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.die;
-import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.empty;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.copy;
 
 @NoArgsConstructor
@@ -24,23 +23,23 @@ public class DatabaseConfiguration {
 
     public DatabaseConfiguration(DatabaseConfiguration other) { copy(this, other); }
 
-    @Getter @Setter private String driver;
-    @Getter @Setter private String url;
-    @Getter @Setter private String user;
-    @JsonIgnore @Getter @Setter private String password;
+    @Getter @Setter protected String driver;
+    @Getter @Setter protected String url;
+    @Getter @Setter protected String user;
+    @JsonIgnore @Getter @Setter protected String password;
 
-    @Getter @Setter private DatabaseConnectionPoolConfiguration pool = new DatabaseConnectionPoolConfiguration();
+    @Getter @Setter protected DatabaseConnectionPoolConfiguration pool = new DatabaseConnectionPoolConfiguration();
 
-    @Getter @Setter private boolean encryptionEnabled = false;
-    @JsonIgnore @Getter @Setter private String encryptionKey;
-    @Getter @Setter private int encryptorPoolSize = 5;
+    @Getter @Setter protected boolean encryptionEnabled = false;
+    @JsonIgnore @Getter @Setter protected String encryptionKey;
+    @Getter @Setter protected int encryptorPoolSize = 5;
 
-    @Getter @Setter private HibernateConfiguration hibernate;
+    @Getter @Setter protected HibernateConfiguration hibernate;
 
-    @Getter @Setter private boolean migrationEnabled = true;
-    @Getter @Setter private boolean migrationBaselineOnly = false;
+    @Getter @Setter protected boolean migrationEnabled = true;
+    @Getter @Setter protected boolean migrationBaselineOnly = false;
 
-    private final List<Runnable> postDataSourceSetupHandlers = new ArrayList<>();
+    protected final List<Runnable> postDataSourceSetupHandlers = new ArrayList<>();
     public void addPostDataSourceSetupHandler (Runnable handler) { postDataSourceSetupHandlers.add(handler); }
     public void runPostDataSourceSetupHandlers () {
         for (Runnable r : postDataSourceSetupHandlers) r.run();
@@ -52,53 +51,17 @@ public class DatabaseConfiguration {
         return DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password);
     }
 
-    @Getter @Setter private volatile ShardSetConfiguration[] shard;
+    public DatabaseConfiguration getShardDatabaseConfiguration(ShardMap map) { return this; }
 
-    public ShardSetConfiguration getShard (String shardSet) {
-        if (shard != null) {
-            for (ShardSetConfiguration c : shard) {
-                if (c.getName().equals(shardSet)) return c;
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    public DatabaseConfiguration getShardDatabaseConfiguration(ShardMap map) {
-        final DatabaseConfiguration config = new DatabaseConfiguration();
-        config.setDriver(driver);
-        config.setUrl(map.getUrl());
-        config.setUser(user);
-        config.setPassword(password);
-        config.setEncryptionEnabled(encryptionEnabled);
-        config.setEncryptionKey(encryptionKey);
-        config.setEncryptorPoolSize(encryptorPoolSize);
-        config.setHibernate(new HibernateConfiguration(hibernate));
-        config.getHibernate().setValidationMode("validate");
-        return config;
-    }
+    public boolean hasShards() { return false; }
 
     @Getter(lazy=true) private final Set<String> shardSetNames = initShardSetNames();
 
-    protected Set<String> initShardSetNames() {
-        final Set<String> names = new HashSet<>();
-        if (shard != null) for (ShardSetConfiguration config : shard) names.add(config.getName());
-        return names;
-    }
+    public static final String DEFAULT_SHARD = "getShardSetName:default";
 
-    public boolean hasShards() { return !getShardSetNames().isEmpty(); }
+    protected Set<String> initShardSetNames() { return new SingletonSet<>(DEFAULT_SHARD); }
 
-    public int getLogicalShardCount(String shardSet) {
-        for (ShardSetConfiguration config : shard) if (config.getName().equals(shardSet)) return config.getLogicalShards();
-        return ShardSetConfiguration.DEFAULT_LOGICAL_SHARDS;
-    }
-
-    public <E extends Shardable> String getShardSetName(Class<E> entityClass) {
-        if (empty(shard)) return null;
-        for (ShardSetConfiguration config : shard) {
-            if (config.getEntity().equals(entityClass.getName())) return config.getName();
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
+    public <E extends Shardable> String getShardSetName(Class<E> entityClass) { return DEFAULT_SHARD; }
 
     public void setDatabaseName(String dbName) {
         final String url = getUrl();
diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/DatabaseShardConfiguration.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/DatabaseShardConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..416ab00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/DatabaseShardConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package org.cobbzilla.wizard.server.config;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.shard.ShardMap;
+import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.shard.Shardable;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.empty;
+
+public class DatabaseShardConfiguration extends DatabaseConfiguration {
+
+    @Getter @Setter private volatile ShardSetConfiguration[] shard;
+
+    public ShardSetConfiguration getShard (String shardSet) {
+        if (shard != null) {
+            for (ShardSetConfiguration c : shard) {
+                if (c.getName().equals(shardSet)) return c;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override public DatabaseConfiguration getShardDatabaseConfiguration(ShardMap map) {
+        final DatabaseConfiguration config = new DatabaseConfiguration();
+        config.setDriver(driver);
+        config.setUrl(map.getUrl());
+        config.setUser(user);
+        config.setPassword(password);
+        config.setEncryptionEnabled(encryptionEnabled);
+        config.setEncryptionKey(encryptionKey);
+        config.setEncryptorPoolSize(encryptorPoolSize);
+        config.setHibernate(new HibernateConfiguration(hibernate));
+        config.getHibernate().setValidationMode("validate");
+        return config;
+    }
+
+    @Getter(lazy=true) private final Set<String> shardSetNames = initShardSetNames();
+
+    protected Set<String> initShardSetNames() {
+        final Set<String> names = new HashSet<>();
+        if (shard != null) for (ShardSetConfiguration config : shard) names.add(config.getName());
+        return names;
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean hasShards() { return !getShardSetNames().isEmpty(); }
+
+    public int getLogicalShardCount(String shardSet) {
+        for (ShardSetConfiguration config : shard) if (config.getName().equals(shardSet)) return config.getLogicalShards();
+        return ShardSetConfiguration.DEFAULT_LOGICAL_SHARDS;
+    }
+
+    @Override public <E extends Shardable> String getShardSetName(Class<E> entityClass) {
+        if (empty(shard)) return null;
+        for (ShardSetConfiguration config : shard) {
+            if (config.getEntity().equals(entityClass.getName())) return config.getName();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}