diff --git a/lua/yankbank/init.lua b/lua/yankbank/init.lua
index cefc011..38237ac 100644
--- a/lua/yankbank/init.lua
+++ b/lua/yankbank/init.lua
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ local default_opts = {
 
 --- wrapper function for main plugin functionality
 ---@param opts table
---- TODO: read from persistent database if sql persist is set (allow multi-session sync)
 local function show_yank_bank(opts)
+    yanks = persistence.get_yanks(opts) or yanks
+
     -- initialize buffer and populate bank
     local bufnr, display_lines, line_yank_map =
         menu.create_and_fill_buffer(yanks, reg_types, opts)
diff --git a/lua/yankbank/persistence.lua b/lua/yankbank/persistence.lua
index 1d23441..291e0b6 100644
--- a/lua/yankbank/persistence.lua
+++ b/lua/yankbank/persistence.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ function M.add_entry(entry, reg_type, opts)
     end
 end
 
+--- get current state of yanks in persistent storage
+---@param opts table
+function M.get_yanks(opts)
+    if opts.persist_type == "sqlite" then
+        return persistence:get_bank()
+    end
+end
+
 ---initialize bank persistence
 ---@param opts table
 ---@return table
diff --git a/lua/yankbank/persistence/sql.lua b/lua/yankbank/persistence/sql.lua
index 4c6edbe..6868c90 100644
--- a/lua/yankbank/persistence/sql.lua
+++ b/lua/yankbank/persistence/sql.lua
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ function data:get_bank()
     return yanks, reg_types
 end
 
--- FIX: correctly handle multiple sessions open at once
-
 --- set up database persistence
 ---@param opts table
 ---@return sqlite_tbl data