diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index b5df0b26..b727b787 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ Legend:
 2. Alpha
  + write specfile
  / file locking for database access
+ - verify metodlari
+   - SpecFile
+   - MetaData
+   - Files
+   - Index
  + command line interface:
    - multi-package installation
    - pisi-remove
diff --git a/pisi/packagedb.py b/pisi/packagedb.py
index 0c7de0ee..cdd38869 100644
--- a/pisi/packagedb.py
+++ b/pisi/packagedb.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class PackageDB(DBShelf):
         util.check_dir(config.db_dir())
         filename = os.path.join(config.db_dir(), 'package.bdb')
         #d.open(filename, dbname, filetype, flags, mode)
-        flags = 0
+        flags = db.DB_CREATE
         mode = 0660
         filetype=db.DB_HASH
         dbname = None
diff --git a/tests/alpha-light.sh b/tests/alpha-light.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0a431f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/alpha-light.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+pwd
+./pisi-build samples/sta*/*.pspec
+./pisi-index .
+./pisi-updatedb pisi-index.xml
+./pisi-install start*pisi
+find tmp -iname '*.bdb' | xargs ./cat-db.py