diff --git a/tm_admin/tmdb.py b/tm_admin/tmdb.py
index 585e98ae..36d51a9e 100755
--- a/tm_admin/tmdb.py
+++ b/tm_admin/tmdb.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 from shapely.geometry import MultiPolygon, Polygon, Point, shape
 from datetime import datetime
 from osm_rawdata.pgasync import PostgresClient
-# from osm_rawdata.postgres import uriParser, PostgresClient
 from progress.bar import Bar, PixelBar
 from tm_admin.types_tm import Userrole, Mappinglevel, Organizationtype, Taskcreationmode, Projectstatus, Permissions, Projectpriority, Projectdifficulty, Mappingtypes, Editors, Teamvisibility, Taskstatus
 from tm_admin.yamlfile import YamlFile
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ async def getPage(self,
             sql = f"SELECT row_to_json({self.table}) as row FROM {self.table} LIMIT {count}"
         else:
             sql = f"SELECT row_to_json({self.table}) as row FROM {self.table} LIMIT {count} OFFSET {offset}"
-        # sql = f"SELECT {columns} FROM {self.table} ORDER BY id LIMIT {count} OFFSET {offset}"
+
         # print(sql)
         result = await self.tmdb.execute(sql)
         data = list()
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ async def getColumns(self,
             (dict): The table definition.
         """
         sql = f"SELECT column_name, data_type,column_default  FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = '{table}' ORDER BY dtd_identifier;"
-        results = await self.tmdb.queryLocal(sql)
+        results = await self.tmdb.execute(sql)
         # log.info(f"There are {len(results)} columns in the TM '{table}' table")
         table = dict()
         for column in results:
@@ -211,13 +210,13 @@ async def getAllData(self,
         Returns:
             (list): All the data from the table.
         """
-        columns = self.getColumns(table)
+        columns = await self.getColumns(table)
         keys = self.columns
 
         columns = str(keys)[1:-1].replace("'", "")
         sql = f"SELECT {columns} FROM {table}"
         # sql = f"SELECT row_to_json({table}) as row FROM {table}"
-        results = self.tmdb.queryLocal(sql)
+        results = await self.tmdb.execute(sql)
         log.info(f"There are {len(results)} records in the TM '{table}' table")
         data = list()
         # this is actually faster than using row_to_json(), and the
@@ -228,8 +227,14 @@ async def getAllData(self,
         return data
 
     async def getRecordCount(self):
-        sql = f"SELECT reltuples::bigint AS estimate FROM  pg_class WHERE oid = 'public.{self.table}'::regclass;"
-        # print(sql)
+        table = None
+        # FIXME: we should cleanup this mess between US and British spelling
+        if self.table == 'organizations':
+            table = "organisations"
+        else:
+            table = self.table
+        sql = f"SELECT reltuples::bigint AS estimate FROM  pg_class WHERE oid = 'public.{table}'::regclass;"
+        print(sql)
         result = await self.tmdb.execute(sql)
         log.debug(f"There are {result[0]['estimate']} records in {self.table}")
 
@@ -268,7 +273,10 @@ async def writeAllData(self,
             # values += createSQLValues(record, self.config)
             # print(values)
             # bar.next()
-            x = eval(record)
+            if type(record) == str:
+                x = eval(record)
+            else:
+                x = record
             for key, val in x.items():
                 columns.append(key)
                 # print(f"FIXME: {key} = {self.config[key]}")
@@ -462,7 +470,10 @@ async def main():
         async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg:
             index = 0
             for block in range(0, entries, chunk):
-                data = await doit.getPage(block, chunk)
+                data = await doit.getPage(block, chunk - 1)
+                # data = await doit.tmdb.getPage2(block, chunk)
+                # log.debug(f"Dispatching thread {index} {block}:{block + chunk - 1}")
+                # await importThread(data, tmpg[index], doit)
                 task = tg.create_task(importThread(data, tmpg[index], doit))
                 index += 1
                 tasks.append(task)
@@ -470,16 +481,16 @@ async def main():
         data = list
         # You have to love subtle cultural spelling differences.
         if args.table == 'organizations':
-            data = doit.getAllData('organisations')
+            data = await doit.getAllData('organisations')
         else:
-            data = doit.getAllData(args.table)
+            data = await doit.getAllData(args.table)
 
         entries = len(data)
         log.debug(f"There are {entries} entries in {args.table}")
         chunk = round(entries / cores)
 
         if entries < threshold:
-            importThread(data, tmpg[0], doit)
+            await importThread(data, tmpg[0], doit)
             quit()
 
         index = 0