diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py b/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
index 63463353..f363be6c 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import Configuration
 
 class GuiBulkImport():
 
+    # not used
     def import_dir(self):
         """imports a directory, non-recursive. todo: move this to fpdb_import so CLI can use it"""
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ class GuiBulkImport():
                 ttime = time() - starttime
                 if ttime == 0:
                     ttime = 1
-                print 'GuiBulkImport.import_dir done: Stored: %d \tDuplicates: %d \tPartial: %d \tErrors: %d in %s seconds - %d/sec'\
+                print 'GuiBulkImport.load done: Stored: %d \tDuplicates: %d \tPartial: %d \tErrors: %d in %s seconds - %d/sec'\
                      % (stored, dups, partial, errs, ttime, stored / ttime)
                 self.importer.clearFileList()
 
@@ -96,10 +97,10 @@ class GuiBulkImport():
         """returns the vbox of this thread"""
         return self.vbox
 
-    def __init__(self, settings, config):
+    def __init__(self, settings, config, sql = None):
         self.settings = settings
         self.config = config
-        self.importer = fpdb_import.Importer(self, self.settings, config)
+        self.importer = fpdb_import.Importer(self, self.settings, config, sql)
 
         self.vbox = gtk.VBox(False, 0)
         self.vbox.show()
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb.py
index 47e5c119..b3162239 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb.py
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ class fpdb:
             self.status_bar.set_text("Status: Connected to %s database named %s on host %s" % (self.db.get_backend_name(),self.db.fdb.database, self.db.fdb.host))
 
         # Database connected to successfully, load queries to pass on to other classes
-        self.querydict = FpdbSQLQueries.FpdbSQLQueries(self.db.get_backend_name())
         self.db.connection.rollback()
     #end def load_profile
 
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ class fpdb:
     def tab_bulk_import(self, widget, data=None):
         """opens a tab for bulk importing"""
         #print "start of tab_bulk_import"
-        new_import_thread=GuiBulkImport.GuiBulkImport(self.settings, self.config)
+        new_import_thread = GuiBulkImport.GuiBulkImport(self.settings, self.config, self.sql)
         self.threads.append(new_import_thread)
         bulk_tab=new_import_thread.get_vbox()
         self.add_and_display_tab(bulk_tab, "Bulk Import")
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 0d6ca8ad..ed87731b 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ except:
 
 class Importer:
 
-    def __init__(self, caller, settings, config):
+    def __init__(self, caller, settings, config, sql = None):
         """Constructor"""
         self.settings   = settings
         self.caller     = caller
         self.config     = config
+        self.sql        = sql
+
         self.database   = None       # database will be the main db interface eventually
         self.filelist   = {}
         self.dirlist    = {}
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ class Importer:
         self.settings.setdefault("minPrint", 30)
         self.settings.setdefault("handCount", 0)
         
-        self.database = Database.Database(self.config)  # includes .connection and .sql variables
+        self.database = Database.Database(self.config, sql = self.sql)  # includes .connection and .sql variables
 
         self.NEWIMPORT = False
         self.allow_hudcache_rebuild = False