diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index 9c924ff1..cd8156a4 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ class Database:
         return self.get_last_insert_id(c)
     # def storeHand
 
-    def storeHandsPlayers(self, hid, pids, pdata, printdata = False):
+    def storeHandsPlayers(self, hid, pids, pdata, hp_bulk = None, insert = False, printdata = False):
         #print "DEBUG: %s %s %s" %(hid, pids, pdata)
         if printdata:
             import pprint
@@ -1858,15 +1858,16 @@ class Database:
                              pdata[p]['street4Raises']
                             ) )
 
-        q = self.sql.query['store_hands_players']
-        q = q.replace('%s', self.sql.query['placeholder'])
+        if insert:
+            hp_bulk += inserts
+            q = self.sql.query['store_hands_players']
+            q = q.replace('%s', self.sql.query['placeholder'])
+            c = self.get_cursor()
+            c.executemany(q, hp_bulk)
+            
+        return inserts
 
-        #print "DEBUG: inserts: %s" %inserts
-        #print "DEBUG: q: %s" % q
-        c = self.get_cursor()
-        c.executemany(q, inserts)
-
-    def storeHandsActions(self, hid, pids, adata, printdata = False):
+    def storeHandsActions(self, hid, pids, adata, ha_bulk = None, insert = False, printdata = False):
         #print "DEBUG: %s %s %s" %(hid, pids, adata)
 
         # This can be used to generate test data. Currently unused
@@ -1891,11 +1892,14 @@ class Database:
                              adata[a]['allIn']
                             ) )
 
-        q = self.sql.query['store_hands_actions']
-        q = q.replace('%s', self.sql.query['placeholder'])
+        if insert:
+            ha_bulk += inserts
+            q = self.sql.query['store_hands_actions']
+            q = q.replace('%s', self.sql.query['placeholder'])
+            c = self.get_cursor()
+            c.executemany(q, ha_bulk)
 
-        c = self.get_cursor()
-        c.executemany(q, inserts)
+        return inserts
 
     def storeHudCache(self, gid, pids, starttime, pdata):
         """Update cached statistics. If update fails because no record exists, do an insert."""
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.test.xml b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.test.xml
index 8352b468..ef383f72 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.test.xml
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.test.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <FreePokerToolsConfig xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="FreePokerToolsConfig.xsd">
 
-    <import callFpdbHud = "True" interval = "10"  fastStoreHudCache="False" hhArchiveBase="~/.fpdb/HandHistories/" saveActions="True" cacheSessions="False" sessionTimeout="30"></import>
+    <import callFpdbHud = "True" interval = "10"  fastStoreHudCache="False" hhArchiveBase="~/.fpdb/HandHistories/" saveActions="True" cacheSessions="True" sessionTimeout="30"></import>
 
 <!-- These values determine what stats are displayed in the HUD
 
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index 09168b51..c3084bfe 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ dealt   whether they were seen in a 'dealt to' line
             db.commit()
     #end def prepInsert
 
-    def insert(self, db, printtest = False):
+    def insert(self, db, hp_data = None, ha_data = None, insert_data=False, printtest = False):
         """ Function to insert Hand into database
 Should not commit, and do minimal selects. Callers may want to cache commits
 db: a connected Database object"""
@@ -273,15 +273,18 @@ db: a connected Database object"""
 
             self.dbid_hands = db.storeHand(hh, printdata = printtest)
             
-            db.storeHandsPlayers(self.dbid_hands, self.dbid_pids, hp,
-                                 printdata = printtest)
+            hp_inserts = db.storeHandsPlayers(self.dbid_hands, self.dbid_pids, hp,
+                                               insert=insert_data, hp_bulk = hp_data, printdata = printtest)
+            
             if self.saveActions:
-                db.storeHandsActions(self.dbid_hands, self.dbid_pids, self.stats.getHandsActions(),
-                                     printdata = printtest)
+                ha_inserts = db.storeHandsActions(self.dbid_hands, self.dbid_pids, self.stats.getHandsActions(),
+                                                   insert=insert_data, ha_bulk = ha_data, printdata = printtest)
         else:
             log.info(_("Hand.insert(): hid #: %s is a duplicate") % hh['siteHandNo'])
             self.is_duplicate = True  # i.e. don't update hudcache
             raise FpdbHandDuplicate(hh['siteHandNo'])
+        
+        return hp_inserts, ha_inserts
 
     def updateHudCache(self, db):
         db.storeHudCache(self.dbid_gt, self.dbid_pids, self.startTime, self.stats.getHandsPlayers())
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 5b6c7d6e..92bbcadb 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -473,12 +473,19 @@ class Importer:
                 handlist = hhc.getProcessedHands()
                 self.pos_in_file[file] = hhc.getLastCharacterRead()
                 to_hud = []
+                hp_bulk = []
+                ha_bulk = []
+                i = 0
 
                 for hand in handlist:
                     if hand is not None:
                         hand.prepInsert(self.database)
                         try:
-                            hand.insert(self.database, printtest = self.settings['testData'])
+                            hp_inserts, ha_inserts = hand.insert(self.database, hp_data = hp_bulk, 
+                                                                 ha_data = ha_bulk, insert_data = len(handlist)==i,
+                                                                 printtest = self.settings['testData'])
+                            hp_bulk += hp_inserts
+                            ha_bulk += ha_inserts
                         except Exceptions.FpdbHandDuplicate:
                             duplicates += 1
                         else: