diff --git a/dbfp.py b/dbfp.py
index 853d2b4..9a71173 100644
--- a/dbfp.py
+++ b/dbfp.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import argparse
 import logging
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, check_call
 # our libs
-from libs import fingerprint
 from libs import android
 from libs.toolbox import ToolBox
+from libs.fingerprint import FingerprintDB
 from libs.fingerprint_index import FingerprintIndex
 
 BASE_DIR    = "data"
@@ -20,22 +20,16 @@ def main():
   logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
   parseArgs()
 
-#
-def compareFingerprintDir(filein, fpdir):
-  db = fingerprint.FingerprintDB()
-  fp = FingerprintIndex()
-  fp.openIndex()
-
 #
 def compareFingerprint(filein, filejson):
-  db = fingerprint.FingerprintDB()
+  db = FingerprintDB()
   db.scanDBFile(filein)
   percent = db.compareDB(filejson)
   print "Percent match: {}".format(str(percent))
 
 #
 def createFingerprint(filein, verbose, app_name, app_ver, notes):
-  db = fingerprint.FingerprintDB()
+  db = FingerprintDB()
   retVal = db.scanDBFile(filein)
   if (retVal > 0):
     if verbose:
@@ -50,6 +44,18 @@ def createFingerprint(filein, verbose, app_name, app_ver, notes):
   else:
     print db.getErrorString(retVal)
 
+#
+def indexFingerprints(fp_dir):
+  logging.info("fp_dir=={}".format(fp_dir))
+  db = FingerprintDB()
+  fp = FingerprintIndex()
+  fp.openIndex(fp_dir)
+
+#
+def compareFingerprintDir(file_in, fp_dir):
+  db = FingerprintDB()
+  fp = FingerprintIndex()
+
 #
 def androidPull():
   ap = android.AndroidAppPull()
@@ -133,10 +139,11 @@ def parseArgs():
   parser.add_argument('-fd', '--fpdir', required=False, help="path to directory of fingerprint files")
   parser.add_argument('-fp', '--fingerprint', required=False, help="fingerprint file to use in comparison")
   parser.add_argument('-dd', '--data_dir', required=False, help="path to a directory with sqlite files")
+  parser.add_argument('-idx', '--index_fingerprints', required=False, help="path to a directory with sqlite files")
   parser.add_argument('-an', '--app_name',  required=False)
   parser.add_argument('-av', '--app_version', required=False)
   parser.add_argument('-n', '--notes', required=False)
-  parser.add_argument('-pull', '--pull', required=False, action='store_true', help="automated physical ")
+  parser.add_argument('-pull', required=False, action='store_true', help="automated pull of applications from a physical android phone")
   parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true')
   # parser.add_argument('-t', '--title', required=False)
   args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -147,6 +154,8 @@ def parseArgs():
     compareFingerprintDir(args.file, args.fpdir)
   elif (args.data_dir):
     androidData(args.data_dir)
+  elif (args.index_fingerprints):
+    indexFingerprints(args.index_fingerprints)
   elif (args.pull):
     androidPull()    
   elif (args.file):
diff --git a/libs/android.py b/libs/android.py
index 6726015..9e65fe5 100644
--- a/libs/android.py
+++ b/libs/android.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AndroidAppPull:
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
     return stdout, stderr
 
-
+  #
   def isADBRoot(self):
     retval = False
     process = Popen(["adb", "root"], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
diff --git a/libs/fingerprint_index.py b/libs/fingerprint_index.py
index 3a2db0c..bfb5fd5 100644
--- a/libs/fingerprint_index.py
+++ b/libs/fingerprint_index.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import logging
 import sqlite3 as sql
+from libs.exceptions import FingerprintIndexWrite
 from libs.fingerprint import FingerprintDB
 
 # prefixed with "_" so that it will be listed first and visible
@@ -23,20 +24,25 @@ class FingerprintIndex:
     self.db_conn = None
     return
 
-  def openIndex(self, fpdir):
-    fq_fpidx = fpdir + os.path.sep + INDEX_FILENAME
+  #
+  def openIndex(self, fp_dir):
+    fq_fpidx = fp_dir + os.path.sep + INDEX_FILENAME
     try:
       if (os.path.isfile(fq_fpidx)):
         self.db_conn = sql.connect(fq_fpidx)
+      logging.info("DB Open SUCCESSFUL")
     except:
       self.db_conn = None
       logging.info("No index file found, creating index now...")
-    # create the Index file, also populate it with entrieds from the fingerprint  
-    self.creatIndex(fpdir)
+      try:
+        # create the Index file, also populate it with entrieds from the fingerprint  
+        self.createIndex(fp_dir)
+      except:
+        logging.info("ERROR: issue creating the index file")
 
   #
-  def createIndex(self, fpdir):
-    fq_fpidx = fpdir + os.path.sep + INDEX_FILENAME
+  def createIndex(self, fp_dir):
+    fq_fpidx = fp_dir + os.path.sep + INDEX_FILENAME
     try:
       self.db_conn = sql.connect(fq_fpidx)
       self.db_conn.execute('''
@@ -46,28 +52,26 @@ class FingerprintIndex:
           file_name TEXT);
         ''')
       logging.info("Successfully created index table")
-    except:
-      logging.error("Error creating index table")
     finally:
       if self.db_conn:
         self.db_conn.close()
         self.db_conn = None
         raise FingerprintIndexWrite("Error creating an index file")
 
-    self.__populateIndex(fpdir) 
+    self.__populateIndex(fp_dir) 
 
 
-  def __populateIndex(self, fpdir):
+  def __populateIndex(self, fp_dir):
     #
     # read each file, pull md5, add row to database
     failCount = 0
     finCount = 0
     try:
       db = FingerprintDB()
-      files = os.listdir(fpdir)
+      files = os.listdir(fp_dir)
       for file in Files:
         try:
-          fq_file = fpdir + os.path.sep + file
+          fq_file = fp_dir + os.path.sep + file
           dbht = db.importJsonIndex(fq_file)
           md5_all = __createMD5Index(dbht)