diff --git a/packages/dht_lsm_server.run b/packages/dht_lsm_server.run
index c83754a..5869737 100755
--- a/packages/dht_lsm_server.run
+++ b/packages/dht_lsm_server.run
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # http://dist.corp.yahoo.com/by-package/daemontools_y/
 #
 cd /home/y/var/dht_lsm_server/data
-exec /home/y/bin/setuidgid nobody /home/y/bin64/lsm_server --benchmark --log-mode 2>&1
+exec /home/y/bin/setuidgid nobody /home/y/bin64/lsm_server --benchmark --log-mode 1 2>&1
diff --git a/sherpa/LSMServerHandler.cc b/sherpa/LSMServerHandler.cc
index 0e77f9b..7ce1cf3 100644
--- a/sherpa/LSMServerHandler.cc
+++ b/sherpa/LSMServerHandler.cc
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ buildTuple(uint32_t databaseId, const std::string& recordName, const void* body,
 {
     uint32_t keySize = sizeof(databaseId) + recordName.size();
     unsigned char* key = (unsigned char*)malloc(keySize);
-    *(uint32_t*)key = databaseId;
+    *(uint32_t*)key = htonl(databaseId);
     memcpy(((uint32_t*)key) + 1, recordName.c_str(), recordName.size());
     datatuple *tup = datatuple::create(key, keySize, body, bodySize);
     std::cout << "built tuple: key: (" << std::string((const char*)(tup->strippedkey()), tup->strippedkeylen()) << ")" << std::endl;
diff --git a/sherpa/main/lsm_client.cc b/sherpa/main/lsm_client.cc
index 477dcc9..3e8f7cb 100644
--- a/sherpa/main/lsm_client.cc
+++ b/sherpa/main/lsm_client.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     cout << getResponse.responseCode << endl;
     */
 
+    cout << "adding db one more time" << endl;
+    cout << client.addDatabase(db) << endl;;
+
+    cout << client.addDatabase(db1) << endl;;
+    cout << client.insert(db1, "new key", "new value") << endl;
+    client.get(getResponse, db1, "new key");
+    cout << getResponse.responseCode << endl;
+    cout << getResponse.value << endl;
+
+    client.get(getResponse, db, "new key");
+    cout << getResponse.responseCode << endl;
+    cout << getResponse.value << endl;
+
+    cout << client.remove(db1, "new key") << endl;
+    client.get(getResponse, db1, "new key");
+    cout << getResponse.responseCode << endl;
+    cout << client.remove(db1, "new key") << endl;
 
     client.scan(scanResponse, db, sherpa::ScanOrder::Ascending, "", true, "", true, 100, 100);
     std::vector<sherpa::Record>::iterator itr;
@@ -88,34 +105,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     for (itr = scanResponse.records.begin(); itr != scanResponse.records.end(); itr++) {
         cout << itr->key << " " << itr->value << endl;
     }
-    std::cout << std::endl;
-
-
-    cout << "adding db one more time" << endl;
-    cout << client.addDatabase(db) << endl;;
-
-    cout << client.addDatabase(db1) << endl;;
-    cout << client.insert(db1, "new key", "new value") << endl;
-    client.get(getResponse, db1, "new key");
-    cout << getResponse.responseCode << endl;
-    cout << getResponse.value << endl;
-
-    client.get(getResponse, db, "new key");
-    cout << getResponse.responseCode << endl;
-    cout << getResponse.value << endl;
-
-    cout << client.remove(db1, "new key") << endl;
-    client.get(getResponse, db1, "new key");
-    cout << getResponse.responseCode << endl;
-    cout << client.remove(db1, "new key") << endl;
-
-    return 0;
-
-    /*
-    cout << client.remove("michi", "k1") << endl;
-    client.get(getResponse, "michi", "k1");
-    cout << getResponse.responseCode << endl;
-    transport->close();
-    */
     return 0;
 }