diff --git a/archive/archive.py b/archive/archive.py
index 37fb6ee..fc525fb 100644
--- a/archive/archive.py
+++ b/archive/archive.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class Archive:
 
 	def __init__(self, archive_name, config):
 
+		# this is twisted................ two constructors... dumb
 		if isinstance(config, str):
 			# need a filename or a dir name....
 			print("reading archive " + archive_name, end='')
@@ -180,8 +181,7 @@ class Archive:
 				date_ = archive.util.format_date(m, self.archive_name)
 
 				if date_ is None or from_ is None:
-					print("\nerrorororororo")
-					print(m['from'] + " -- " + m['date'])
+					print("\nDATE ERROR: " + m['from'] + " - " + m['date'])
 					continue
 
 				
diff --git a/index.py b/index.py
index 57c29b2..cb3169e 100644
--- a/index.py
+++ b/index.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ def list_archives(archives_dir):
 def run(lists, archives):
 	logging.debug("indexing: " + str(lists) + " from " + archives)
 
-	for a in archives:
-		archive = archive.Archive(a, archive_dir=archives)
-		archive.insert_db(host=config.db['host'], database=config.db['database'], user=config.db['user'], password=config.db['password'])
+	for a in lists:
+		ar = archive.Archive(a, archives)
+		ar.insert_db(config.db)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":