diff --git a/bin/pfstorage b/bin/pfstorage
index 3057a25..6e750d8 100755
--- a/bin/pfstorage
+++ b/bin/pfstorage
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 import sys, os, pudb, socket, json
 sys.path.insert(1, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 
-from    pypx                import PfStorage, swiftStorage, swiftStore
+from    pypx                import swiftStore
 from    argparse            import RawTextHelpFormatter
 from    argparse            import ArgumentParser
 from    pfmisc._colors      import Colors
 
 
 str_name    = "pfstorage"
-str_version = "3.2.6"
+str_version = "3.2.7"
 str_desc    = Colors.CYAN + """
 
                  __       _
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ def synopsis(ab_shortOnly = False):
 
 parser  = ArgumentParser(description = str_desc, formatter_class = RawTextHelpFormatter)
 
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--storeBaseLocation',
+    action  = 'store',
+    dest    = 'str_storeBaseLocation',
+    type    = str,
+    default = '',
+    help    = 'Base location where a File system is mounted')
+
 parser.add_argument(
     '--swiftIP',
     action  = 'store',
diff --git a/pypx/__init__.py b/pypx/__init__.py
index 242320f..ddb05d9 100644
--- a/pypx/__init__.py
+++ b/pypx/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from .do        import Do
 from .push      import Push
 from .register  import Register
-from .pfstorage import PfStorage, swiftStorage
+from .pfstorage import swiftStorage, fileStorage
 
 def echo(opt={}):
     return Echo(opt).run()
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ def register(opt={}):
     return Register(opt).run(opt)
 
 def swiftStore(opt={}):
-    return swiftStorage(opt).run(opt)
+    if opt.get("str_storeBaseLocation"):
+        return fileStorage(opt).run(opt)
+    else :
+        return swiftStorage(opt).run(opt)
diff --git a/pypx/pfstorage.py b/pypx/pfstorage.py
index 52a0765..a053174 100755
--- a/pypx/pfstorage.py
+++ b/pypx/pfstorage.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3.5
 
 import  abc
+import glob
 
 import  sys
 from    io              import  BytesIO as IO
@@ -1019,7 +1020,7 @@ def connect(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def ls(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
-    def ls_process(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def ls_process(self, *args, **kwargs) -> dict:
         pass
 
     def objExists(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/workflow.sh b/workflow.sh
index 01d1d4a..3d3fe8f 100644
--- a/workflow.sh
+++ b/workflow.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ export PYPX=local/pypx
 
 # Edit any/all of the following as appropriate to your local env.
 
+# storage type 
+export STORAGETYPE=swift
 #
 # swift storage environment
 #
@@ -170,10 +172,11 @@ docker run --rm -ti -v $BASEMOUNT:$BASEMOUNT -v $LOCALDICOMDIR:$LOCALDICOMDIR  \
 # Set the swift login info in a key-ref'd service
 px-smdb                                                                        \
                 --logdir $DB                                                   \
-                --action swift                                                 \
+                --action storage                                                 \
                 --actionArgs '
 {
         "'$SWIFTKEY'": {
+                        "storagetype": "'$STORAGETYPE'",
                         "ip": "'$SWIFTHOST'",
                         "port":"'$SWIFTPORT'",
                         "login":"'$SWIFTLOGIN'"
@@ -185,9 +188,9 @@ px-smdb                                                                        \
 docker run --rm -ti -v $BASEMOUNT:$BASEMOUNT $PYPX                             \
 --px-smdb                                                                      \
                 --logdir $DB                                                   \
-                --action swift                                                 \
+                --action storage                                                 \
                 --actionArgs                                                   \
-'{\"'$SWIFTKEY'\":{\"ip\":\"'$SWIFTHOST'\",\"port\":\"'$SWIFTPORT'\",\"login\":\"'$SWIFTLOGIN'\"}}'
+'{\"'$SWIFTKEY'\":{\"storagetype\":\"'$STORAGETYPE'\",\"ip\":\"'$SWIFTHOST'\",\"port\":\"'$SWIFTPORT'\",\"login\":\"'$SWIFTLOGIN'\"}}'
 
 # Get the swift login details for all keys
 # This examines the service file, swift.json, located in
@@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ px-smdb                                                                        \
 docker run --rm -ti -v $BASEMOUNT:$BASEMOUNT $PYPX                             \
 --px-smdb                                                                      \
                 --logdir $DB                                                   \
-                --action swift
+                --action storage
 
 # Query smdb for all image dirs on a patient
 px-smdb                                                                        \