diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py
index baabb4bf..2d7f2e0c 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class fpdb_db:
             if not os.path.isdir(Configuration.DIR_DATABASES) and not database ==  ":memory:":
                 print "Creating directory: '%s'" % (Configuration.DIR_DATABASES)
                 os.mkdir(Configuration.DIR_DATABASES)
-                database = os.path.join(Configuration.DIR_DATABASE, database)
+                database = os.path.join(Configuration.DIR_DATABASES, database)
             self.db = sqlite3.connect(database, detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES )
             sqlite3.register_converter("bool", lambda x: bool(int(x)))
             sqlite3.register_adapter(bool, lambda x: "1" if x else "0")
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index ca321de1..dd46d7c6 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ class Importer:
                     if self.callHud and hand.dbid_hands != 0:
                         #print "DEBUG: call to HUD: handsId: %s" % hand.dbid_hands
                         #pipe the Hands.id out to the HUD
-                        print "fpdb_import: sending hand to hud", handsId, "pipe =", self.caller.pipe_to_hud
-                        #self.caller.pipe_to_hud.stdin.write("%s" % (hand.dbid_hands) + os.linesep)
+                        print "fpdb_import: sending hand to hud", hand.dbid_hands, "pipe =", self.caller.pipe_to_hud
+                        self.caller.pipe_to_hud.stdin.write("%s" % (hand.dbid_hands) + os.linesep)
 
                 errors = getattr(hhc, 'numErrors')
                 stored = getattr(hhc, 'numHands')