diff --git a/libexec/mport.merge/mport.merge.c b/libexec/mport.merge/mport.merge.c
index e23a86c..6c16c99 100644
--- a/libexec/mport.merge/mport.merge.c
+++ b/libexec/mport.merge/mport.merge.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   int ch, i;
   const char *outfile = NULL;
   const char **inputfiles;
+  mportInstance *mport;
+
   if (argc == 1)
     usage();
     
@@ -63,6 +65,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   if (outfile == NULL)
     usage();
 
+	mport = mport_instance_new();
+	if (mport_instance_init(mport, NULL) != MPORT_OK) {
+		warnx("%s", mport_err_string());
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
   if ((inputfiles = (const char **)malloc((argc + 1) * sizeof(char **))) == NULL)
     err(EX_OSERR, "Couldn't allocate input array");
   
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   
   inputfiles[i] = NULL;
 
-  if (mport_merge_primative((const char **)inputfiles, outfile) != MPORT_OK) 
+  if (mport_merge_primative(mport, (const char **)inputfiles, outfile) != MPORT_OK) 
     errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "Could not merge package files: %s", mport_err_string());
    
   free(inputfiles); 
diff --git a/libmport/Makefile b/libmport/Makefile
index cf3a00a..af2a112 100644
--- a/libmport/Makefile
+++ b/libmport/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SRCS=	asset.c bundle_write.c bundle_read.c plist.c create_primative.c db.c \
    		autoremove.c
 INCS=	mport.h
 
-CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR} -I/usr/include/private/ucl
+CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR} -I/usr/include/private/ucl -DDEBUG
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	2
 MAN=	mport.3
 
diff --git a/libmport/merge_primative.c b/libmport/merge_primative.c
index a096085..19310c9 100644
--- a/libmport/merge_primative.c
+++ b/libmport/merge_primative.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static uint32_t SuperFastHash(const char *);
  * dependencies are correct, and that the packages are in an optimal order for installation.
  */ 
 MPORT_PUBLIC_API int
-mport_merge_primative(const char **filenames, const char *outfile)
+mport_merge_primative(mportInstance *mport, const char **filenames, const char *outfile)
 {
   sqlite3 *db;
   mportBundleWrite *bundle;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ mport_merge_primative(const char **filenames, const char *outfile)
   DIAG("Building stub")
 
   /* this function merges the stub databases into one db. */      
-  if (build_stub_db(&db, tmpdir, dbfile, filenames, table) != MPORT_OK)
+  if (build_stub_db(mport, &db, tmpdir, dbfile, filenames, table) != MPORT_OK)
     RETURN_CURRENT_ERROR;
   
   DIAG("Stub complete: %s", dbfile)
diff --git a/libmport/mport.h b/libmport/mport.h
index d5183aa..059a805 100644
--- a/libmport/mport.h
+++ b/libmport/mport.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void mport_createextras_free(mportCreateExtras *);
 int mport_create_primative(mportInstance *, mportAssetList *, mportPackageMeta *, mportCreateExtras *);
 
 /* Merge primative */
-int mport_merge_primative(const char **, const char *);
+int mport_merge_primative(mportInstance *mport, const char **, const char *);
 
 /* Package installation */
 int mport_install(mportInstance *, const char *, const char *, const char *, mportAutomatic);
diff --git a/mport/mport.c b/mport/mport.c
index c66bb99..6fc47f8 100644
--- a/mport/mport.c
+++ b/mport/mport.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 void
 usage(void) {
 	show_version(NULL);
-	fprintf(stderr, "OS version is the installed system version and does not reflect config customization.\n")
+	fprintf(stderr, "OS version is the installed system version and does not reflect config customization.\n");
 
 	fprintf(stderr,
 	        "usage: mport <command> args:\n"