diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 825cc765..01dc31e2 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
                  [ring/ring-json "0.4.0"]
                  [bidi "2.0.16"]
                  [http-kit "2.2.0"]
+                 [clj-jwt "0.0.12"]
                  [cljs-ajax "0.5.8"]
                  [cheshire "5.6.3"]
-                 [com.ashafa/clutch "0.4.0"]
+                 [digest "1.4.5"]
+                 [com.cemerick/friend "0.2.3"]
                  [com.cognitect/transit-cljs "0.8.239"]]
 
   :plugins [[lein-cljsbuild "1.1.4"]]
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@
                                                        :provides ["cljsjs.material-ui"]
                                                        :requires ["cljsjs.react" "cljsjs.react.dom"]}]
                                :externs              ["libs/material-ui/material-ui.ext.js"]
-                               ;:tooling-config       {:devtools/config {:features-to-install :all}}
                                :preloads             [devtools.preload]
                                :asset-path           "js/out"
                                :output-to            "resources/public/js/main.js"
diff --git a/src/clj/swarmpit/couchdb/client.clj b/src/clj/swarmpit/couchdb/client.clj
index c1b019e6..94586ddf 100644
--- a/src/clj/swarmpit/couchdb/client.clj
+++ b/src/clj/swarmpit/couchdb/client.clj
@@ -1,22 +1,39 @@
 (ns swarmpit.couchdb.client
-  (:require [com.ashafa.clutch :as clutch]))
+  (:refer-clojure :exclude [get])
+  (:require [org.httpkit.client :as http]
+            [cheshire.core :refer [parse-string generate-string]]))
 
-(defn open-connection []
-  (let [conn (doto
-               (clutch/couch "swarmpit")
-               (clutch/create!))]
-    conn))
+(def ^:private base-domain "localhost")
+(def ^:private base-port 5984)
+(def ^:private base-url
+  (str "http://" base-domain ":" base-port))
 
-(def db-connection (delay (open-connection)))
+(def headers
+  {"Accept"       "application/json"
+   "Content-Type" "application/json"
+   "Host"         "localhost:5984"})
 
-(defn db [] @db-connection)
+(defn execute
+  [call-fx]
+  (let [{:keys [body error]} call-fx]
+    (if error
+      (throw (ex-info "Failed connect to clutchdb!" {:error error}))
+      (parse-string body true))))
 
-(defn load-record
-  [id]
-  {:body (get-in (db) [id])})
+(defn get
+  [api]
+  (let [options {:headers headers}]
+    (execute @(http/get api options))))
 
-(defn save-record
-  [data]
-  (let [id (get-in data ["_id"])]
-    (clutch/assoc! (db) id data)
-    {:body (get-in (db) [id])}))
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+(defn put
+  [api]
+  (let [url (str base-url api)
+        options {:headers headers}]
+    (execute @(http/put url options))))
+
+(defn post
+  [api request]
+  (let [url (str base-url api)
+        options {:headers headers
+                 :body    (generate-string request)}]
+    (execute @(http/post url options))))
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