diff --git a/plexpy/database.py b/plexpy/database.py
index 82ece52a..73cdea8c 100644
--- a/plexpy/database.py
+++ b/plexpy/database.py
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ def get_cache_size():
         return 0
     return int(plexpy.CONFIG.CACHE_SIZEMB)
 
+def dict_factory(cursor, row):
+    d = {}
+    for idx, col in enumerate(cursor.description):
+        d[col[0]] = row[idx]
+
+    return d
+
 
 class MonitorDatabase(object):
 
@@ -58,14 +65,7 @@ class MonitorDatabase(object):
         self.connection.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode = %s" % plexpy.CONFIG.JOURNAL_MODE)
         # 64mb of cache memory, probably need to make it user configurable
         self.connection.execute("PRAGMA cache_size=-%s" % (get_cache_size() * 1024))
-        self.connection.row_factory = self.dict_factory
-
-    def dict_factory(self, cursor, row):
-        d = {}
-        for idx, col in enumerate(cursor.description):
-            d[col[0]] = row[idx]
-
-        return d
+        self.connection.row_factory = dict_factory
 
     def action(self, query, args=None, return_last_id=False):
         if query is None: