diff --git a/corrlib/main.py b/corrlib/main.py
index cc48f4e..bac9182 100644
--- a/corrlib/main.py
+++ b/corrlib/main.py
@@ -55,14 +55,17 @@ def update_project_data(db, uuid, prop, value = None):
 def update_aliases(path, uuid, aliases):
     known_data = _project_lookup_by_id(path + "/backlogger.db", uuid)[0]
     known_aliases = known_data[1]
+    if aliases is None:
+        aliases = []
     if known_aliases is None:
         print(f"Project {uuid} is already imported, no known aliases.")
+        known_alias_list = []
     else:
         print(f"Project {uuid} is already imported, known by names: {known_aliases}")
-    known_alias_list = str2list(known_aliases)
+        known_alias_list = str2list(known_aliases)
     new_alias_list = known_alias_list
     for aka in aliases:
-        if aka not in known_aliases:
+        if aka not in known_alias_list:
             new_alias_list.append(aka)
     if not len(new_alias_list) == len(known_alias_list):
         alias_str = list2str(new_alias_list)
diff --git a/corrlib/toml.py b/corrlib/toml.py
index 88b62a9..45dcb1f 100644
--- a/corrlib/toml.py
+++ b/corrlib/toml.py
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ def import_toml(path: str, file: str, copy_file: bool=True) -> None:
         elif project['code'] == 'openQCD':
             param = openQCD.read_param(path, uuid, md['param_file'])
             param['type'] = md['measurement']
-            measurement = openQCD.read_rwms(path, uuid, md['path'], md["prefix"], version=md["version"], names=md['names'], files=md['files'])
+            measurement = openQCD.read_rwms(path, uuid, md['path'], param, md["prefix"], version=md["version"], names=md['names'], files=md['files'])
+
         write_measurement(path, ensemble, measurement, uuid, project['code'], md['param_file'])
 
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, "toml_imports", uuid)):
@@ -122,5 +123,5 @@ def reimport_project(path, uuid):
 
 
 def update_project(path, uuid):
-    dl.update(os.path.join(path, "projects", uuid), how='merge', follow='parentds')
-    reimport_project(path, uuid)
+    dl.update(how='merge', follow='sibling', dataset=os.path.join(path, "projects", uuid))
+    # reimport_project(path, uuid)