diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index 8d58da50..9e0007a3 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -1620,6 +1620,7 @@ class HandToWrite:
             self.maxSeats = None
             self.tableName = None
             self.seatNos = None
+            self.payin_amounts = None # tourney import was complaining mightily about this missing
         except:
             print "htw.init error: " + str(sys.exc_info())
             raise
diff --git a/pyfpdb/EverleafToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/EverleafToFpdb.py
index a7685f90..9c63bcf0 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/EverleafToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/EverleafToFpdb.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ out_path  (default '-' = sys.stdout)
 follow :  whether to tail -f the input
 autostart: whether to run the thread (or you can call start() yourself)
 debugging: if False, pass on partially supported game types. If true, have a go and error..."""
-        print "DEBUG: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
+        #print "DEBUG: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
         HandHistoryConverter.__init__(self, in_path, out_path, sitename="Everleaf", follow=follow, index=index)
         logging.info("Initialising Everleaf converter class")
         self.filetype = "text"
diff --git a/pyfpdb/FulltiltToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/FulltiltToFpdb.py
index 3b8026bf..a68c1cbd 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/FulltiltToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/FulltiltToFpdb.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ follow :  whether to tail -f the input"""
         if mg['TOURNO'] == None:  info['type'] = "ring"
         else:                     info['type'] = "tour"
         # NB: SB, BB must be interpreted as blinds or bets depending on limit type.
+        if info['type'] == "tour": return None # importer is screwed on tournies, pass on those hands so we don't interrupt other autoimporting
         return info
 
     #Following function is a hack, we should be dealing with this in readFile (i think correct codepage....)
@@ -176,6 +177,12 @@ follow :  whether to tail -f the input"""
         hand.tourNo = m.group('TOURNO')
         if m.group('PLAY') != None:
             hand.gametype['currency'] = 'play'
+            
+        # TODO: if there's a way to figure these out, we should.. otherwise we have to stuff it with unknowns
+        if hand.buyin == None:
+            hand.buyin = "$0.00+$0.00"
+        if hand.level == None:
+            hand.level = "0"            
 
 # These work, but the info is already in the Hand class - should be used for tourneys though.
 #       m.group('SB')
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index 4e7d4bdf..0dbb9674 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Hand(object):
         self.buttonpos = 0
         self.tourNo = None
         self.buyin = None
+        self.fee = None  # the Database code is looking for this one .. ?
         self.level = None
         self.mixed = None
         self.seating = []
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ Map the tuple self.gametype onto the pokerstars string describing it
     def writeGameLine(self):
         """Return the first HH line for the current hand."""
         gs = "PokerStars Game #%s: " % self.handid
-
+            
         if self.tourNo != None and self.mixed != None: # mixed tournament
             gs = gs + "Tournament #%s, %s %s (%s) - Level %s (%s) - " % (self.tourNo, self.buyin, self.MS[self.mixed], self.getGameTypeAsString(), self.level, self.getStakesAsString())
         elif self.tourNo != None: # all other tournaments
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 9d76be69..76b483ba 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -268,23 +268,15 @@ class Importer:
             if os.path.exists(file):
                 stat_info = os.stat(file)
                 #rulog.writelines("path exists ")
-                try: 
-                    lastupdate = self.updated[file]
-                    #rulog.writelines("lastupdate = %d, mtime = %d" % (lastupdate,stat_info.st_mtime))
-                    if stat_info.st_size > lastupdate: #stat_info.st_mtime > lastupdate:
+                if file in self.updated:
+                    if stat_info.st_size > self.updated[file]:
                         self.import_file_dict(file, self.filelist[file][0], self.filelist[file][1])
-                        self.updated[file] = stat_info.st_size #time()
-                except:
-                    self.updated[file] = stat_info.st_size #time()
-                    # If modified in the last minute run an immediate import.
-                    # This codepath only runs first time the file is found.
+                        self.updated[file] = stat_info.st_size
+                else:
                     if os.path.isdir(file) or (time() - stat_info.st_mtime) < 60:
-                        # TODO attach a HHC thread to the file
-                        # TODO import the output of the HHC thread  -- this needs to wait for the HHC to block?
-                        self.import_file_dict(file, self.filelist[file][0], self.filelist[file][1])
-                # TODO we also test if directory, why?
-                #if os.path.isdir(file):
-                    #self.import_file_dict(file, self.filelist[file][0], self.filelist[file][1])
+                        self.updated[file] = 0
+                    else:
+                        self.updated[file] = stat_info.st_size
             else:
                 self.removeFromFileList[file] = True
         self.addToDirList = filter(lambda x: self.addImportDirectory(x, True, self.addToDirList[x][0], self.addToDirList[x][1]), self.addToDirList)
@@ -351,7 +343,7 @@ class Importer:
         starttime = time()
         last_read_hand = 0
         loc = 0
-        #print "file =", file
+        # print "file =", file
         if file == "stdin":
             inputFile = sys.stdin
         else: