diff --git a/scripts/project_summary_upload_LIMS.py b/scripts/project_summary_upload_LIMS.py
index e7c2622..fb3abca 100755
--- a/scripts/project_summary_upload_LIMS.py
+++ b/scripts/project_summary_upload_LIMS.py
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from LIMS2DB.utils import formatStack
 from statusdb.db.utils import *
-from genologics_sql.utils import get_session
 from genologics_sql.queries import get_last_modified_projectids
+from genologics_sql.utils import *
+from genologics_sql.tables import Project as DBProject
+from LIMS2DB.classes import ProjectSQL
 
 from pprint import pprint
 
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ def main(options):
     proj_db = couch['projects']
     samp_db = couch['samples']
     mainlims = Lims(BASEURI, USERNAME, PASSWORD)
+    lims_db = get_session()
+
     mainlog = logging.getLogger('psullogger')
     mainlog.setLevel(level=logging.INFO)
     mfh = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(options.logfile, maxBytes=209715200, backupCount=5)
@@ -111,13 +115,17 @@ def main(options):
     mainlog.addHandler(mfh)
 
     if options.project_name:
-        proj = mainlims.get_projects(name = options.project_name)
-        if not proj:
-            mainlog.warn('No project named {man_name} in Lims'.format(
-                        man_name = options.project_name))
-        else:
+        if options.old:
+            proj = mainlims.get_projects(name = options.project_name)
+            if not proj:
+                mainlog.warn('No project named {man_name} in Lims'.format(
+                            man_name = options.project_name))
             P = PSUL(proj[0], samp_db, proj_db, options.upload, options.project_name, output_f, mainlog)
             P.handle_project()
+        else:
+            host=get_configuration()['url']
+            pj_id=lims_db.query(DBProject.luid).filter(DBProject.name == options.project_name).scalar()
+            P = ProjectSQL(lims_db, mainlog, pj_id, host, couch)
     else :
         projects=create_projects_list(options, mainlims, mainlog)
         masterProcess(options,projects, mainlims, mainlog)
@@ -189,14 +197,26 @@ def processPSUL(options, queue, logqueue):
                     open(lockfile,'w').close()
                 except:
                     proclog.error("cannot create lockfile {}".format(lockfile))
-                try:
-                    proj=mylims.get_projects(name=projname)[0]
-                    P = PSUL(proj, samp_db, proj_db, options.upload, options.project_name, options.output_f, proclog)
-                    P.handle_project()
-                except :
-                    error=sys.exc_info()
-                    stack=traceback.extract_tb(error[2])
-                    proclog.error("{0}:{1}\n{2}".format(error[0], error[1], formatStack(stack)))
+                if options.old:
+                    try:
+                        proj=mylims.get_projects(name=projname)[0]
+                        P = PSUL(proj, samp_db, proj_db, options.upload, options.project_name, options.output_f, proclog)
+                        P.handle_project()
+                    except :
+                        error=sys.exc_info()
+                        stack=traceback.extract_tb(error[2])
+                        proclog.error("{0}:{1}\n{2}".format(error[0], error[1], formatStack(stack)))
+                else:
+                    try:
+                        db_session=get_session()
+                        pj_id=db.session.query(DBProject.luid).filter(DBProject.name == projname).scalar()
+                        host=get_configuration()['url']
+                        P = ProjectSQL(db_session, proclog, pj_id, host, couch)
+                        P.save()
+                    except :
+                        error=sys.exc_info()
+                        stack=traceback.extract_tb(error[2])
+                        proclog.error("{0}:{1}\n{2}".format(error[0], error[1], formatStack(stack)))
 
                 try:
                     os.remove(lockfile)
@@ -335,6 +355,7 @@ def emit(self, record):
     parser.add_option("-j", "--hours", dest = "hours",type='int', help = ("only handle projects modified in the last X hours"), default=None)
     parser.add_option("-k", "--control", dest = "control", action="store_true", help = ("only perform a dry-run"), default=False)
     parser.add_option("-i", "--input", dest = "input", help = ("path to the input file containing projects to update"), default=None)
+    parser.add_option("--old", dest = "old", help = ("use the old version of psul, via the API"), action="store_true", default=False)
 
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
     main(options)