diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 613cc2b..7f48a7d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ var http_proxy = require('./lib/proxy').Proxy,
 //start default proxy
 proxy.start(app.config.get('public-port'));
 
+//load persistent proxy routes
+proxy.autoload();
+
 //define routes
 require('./lib/ishiki')(app, haibu, path, fs, drone, proxy);
 
diff --git a/lib/proxy.js b/lib/proxy.js
index 9e89cf1..0d7ec25 100644
--- a/lib/proxy.js
+++ b/lib/proxy.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-var http_proxy = require('http-proxy');
+var http_proxy = require('http-proxy'),
+  proxyModel = require('../models/proxy');
 
 var Proxy = exports.Proxy = function(app, haibu) {
   var self = this;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ var Proxy = exports.Proxy = function(app, haibu) {
 
         var route_message = this.req.body.domain + ':' + port + ' > ' + pkg.host + ':' + pkg.port;
 
-        if (self.set(port, pkg, this.req.body.domain))
+        if (self.set(port, pkg, this.req.body.domain, true))
           haibu.sendResponse(this.res, 200, {message: 'Proxy route added: ' + route_message});
         else
           haibu.sendResponse(this.res, 500, {message: 'Could not create route: ' + route_message});
@@ -130,7 +131,15 @@ Proxy.prototype.start = function(port) {
         //forward request to target
         proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, self.proxies[port].routes[host]);
       }
-    }).listen(port);
+    });
+
+    this.proxies[port].proxy.on('error', function(err) {
+      //if proxy failed to start, remove it
+      console.log('Could not start proxy on ' + port, err);
+      delete self.proxies[port];
+    });
+
+    this.proxies[port].proxy.listen(port);
 
     return true;
   }
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ Proxy.prototype.start = function(port) {
 //stops proxy on given port
 Proxy.prototype.stop = function(port) {
   if (this.proxies[port]) {
-    this.proxies[port].close();
+    this.proxies[port].proxy.close();
 
     return true;
   }
@@ -161,16 +170,25 @@ Proxy.prototype.clean = function(port) {
 };
 
 //sets domain target
-Proxy.prototype.set = function(port, pkg, domain) {
-  if (domain.trim() != '' && this.proxies[port] && pkg.host && pkg.port) {
-    this.proxies[port].routes[domain] = {
-      host: pkg.host,
-      port: (pkg.env.PORT),
-      user: pkg.user,
-      appid: pkg.name
-    };
-
-    return true;
+Proxy.prototype.set = function(port, pkg, domain, persist) {
+  if (domain.trim() != '' && this.proxies[port] && pkg.host) {
+    var target_port = (pkg.env ? pkg.env.PORT : null) || pkg.port;
+
+    if (target_port) {
+      this.proxies[port].routes[domain] = {
+        host: pkg.host,
+        port: target_port,
+        user: pkg.user,
+        appid: pkg.name,
+        persist: persist
+      };
+
+      //save to db if persistent
+      if (persist)
+        proxyModel.createOrUpdate({host: domain, port: port}, this.proxies[port].routes[domain], function(){});
+
+      return true;
+    }
   }
 
   return false;
@@ -213,6 +231,10 @@ Proxy.prototype.getBy = function(port, match) {
 //delete domain target
 Proxy.prototype.delete = function(port, domain) {
   if (this.proxies[port] && this.proxies[port].routes[domain]) {
+    //remove from db if persistent
+    if (this.proxies[port].routes[domain].persist)
+      proxyModel.deleteBy({source: {host: domain, port: port}}, console.log);
+
     delete this.proxies[port].routes[domain];
 
     return true;
@@ -260,3 +282,22 @@ Proxy.prototype.load = function(port, pkg) {
   return false;
 };
 
+//load all persistent routes from db
+Proxy.prototype.autoload = function() {
+  var self = this;
+
+  proxyModel.get(function(err, routes) {
+    if (err)
+      return console.log(err);
+
+    if (routes.length > 0) {
+      routes.forEach(function(route) {
+        //create proxy if it doesn't exist
+        if (!self.proxies[route.source.port])
+          self.start(route.source.port);
+
+        self.set(route.source.port, route.target, route.source.host, true);
+      });
+    }
+  });
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/models/drone.js b/models/drone.js
index c8a7942..700f54c 100644
--- a/models/drone.js
+++ b/models/drone.js
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ var BaseModel = require('./_base').BaseModel,
 var illegal_chars = ['/', '\\', '.', ' ', '"', '*', '<', '>', ':', '|', '?'],
   escape_with = '__';
 
+var DroneModel = function() {
+  DroneModel.super_.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+util.inherits(DroneModel, BaseModel);
+
 //processes mongodb illegal characters in keys
 //pre to true preprocesses, otherwise postprocesses
-BaseModel.prototype.process = function(data, pre) {
+DroneModel.prototype.process = function(data, pre) {
   var self = this;
 
   Object.keys(data).forEach(function(key) {
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ BaseModel.prototype.process = function(data, pre) {
   return data;
 };
 
-BaseModel.prototype.getProcessed = function(filter, callback) {
+DroneModel.prototype.getProcessed = function(filter, callback) {
   var self = this;
 
   this.get(filter, function(err, result) {
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ BaseModel.prototype.getProcessed = function(filter, callback) {
   });
 };
 
-BaseModel.prototype.createOrUpdate = function(pkg, callback) {
+DroneModel.prototype.createOrUpdate = function(pkg, callback) {
   var self = this;
 
   if (pkg._id) delete pkg._id;
@@ -79,4 +85,4 @@ BaseModel.prototype.createOrUpdate = function(pkg, callback) {
   });
 };
 
-module.exports = new BaseModel({collection: 'drone'});
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = new DroneModel({collection: 'drone'});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/models/proxy.js b/models/proxy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9696bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/proxy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+var BaseModel = require('./_base').BaseModel,
+  util = require('util');
+
+var ProxyModel = function() {
+  ProxyModel.super_.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+util.inherits(ProxyModel, BaseModel);
+
+ProxyModel.prototype.createOrUpdate = function(source, target, callback) {
+  var self = this;
+
+  this.get({source: source}, function(err, result) {
+    if (err)
+      return callback(err);
+
+    if (result.length == 1)
+      self.edit(result[0]._id.toString(), {$set: {target: target}}, callback);
+    else
+      self.add({source: source, target: target}, callback);
+  });
+};
+
+ProxyModel.prototype.deleteBy = function(filter, callback) {
+  var self = this;
+
+  this.get(filter, function(err, result) {
+    if (err)
+      return callback(err);
+
+    if (result.length > 0) {
+      result.forEach(function(route) {
+        self.delete(route._id.toString(), function() {});
+      });
+
+      callback(null);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = new ProxyModel({collection: 'proxy'});
\ No newline at end of file