diff --git a/corrlib/__init__.py b/corrlib/__init__.py
index afc6776..4e1b364 100644
--- a/corrlib/__init__.py
+++ b/corrlib/__init__.py
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ from .meas_io import load_records as load_records
 from .find import find_project as find_project
 from .find import find_record as find_record
 from .find import list_projects as list_projects
-from .config import *
diff --git a/corrlib/initialization.py b/corrlib/initialization.py
index 130cea8..14bcaf0 100644
--- a/corrlib/initialization.py
+++ b/corrlib/initialization.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def create(path: str) -> None:
     Create folder of backlogs.
 
     """
-    dl.create(path)
+    create(path)
     _create_db(os.path.join(path, 'backlogger.db'))
     os.chmod(os.path.join(path, 'backlogger.db'), 0o666)  # why does this not work?
     _create_config(path)
diff --git a/corrlib/toml.py b/corrlib/toml.py
index 11065fe..7b02e33 100644
--- a/corrlib/toml.py
+++ b/corrlib/toml.py
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ the import of projects via TOML.
 
 import tomllib as toml
 import shutil
+
+import datalad.api as dl
+from .tracker import save
 from .input import sfcf, openQCD
 from .main import import_project, update_aliases
 from .meas_io import write_measurement
-import datalad.api as dl
 import os
 from .input.implementations import codes as known_codes
 from typing import Any
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ def import_toml(path: str, file: str, copy_file: bool=True) -> None:
     if copy_file:
         import_file = os.path.join(path, "toml_imports", uuid, file.split("/")[-1])
         shutil.copy(file, import_file)
-        dl.save(import_file, message="Import using " + import_file, dataset=path)
+        save(path, files=[import_file], message="Import using " + import_file)
         print("File copied to " + import_file)
     print("Imported project.")
     return
diff --git a/corrlib/tracker.py b/corrlib/tracker.py
index fcf3994..7f63e9b 100644
--- a/corrlib/tracker.py
+++ b/corrlib/tracker.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from configparser import ConfigParser
 from .trackers import datalad as dl
 
 
-def get_tracker(path):
+def get_tracker(path: str) -> str:
     config_path = os.path.join(path, '.corrlib')
     config = ConfigParser()
     if os.path.exists(config_path):
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def get_tracker(path):
     return tracker
 
 
-def get(path, file):
+def get(path: str, file: str) -> None:
     tracker = get_tracker(path)
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         dl.get_file(path, file)
@@ -21,9 +21,18 @@ def get(path, file):
     return
 
 
-def save(path, message, files):
+def save(path: str, message: str, files: list[str]) -> None:
     tracker = get_tracker(path)
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         dl.save(files, message=message, dataset=path)
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Tracker {tracker} is not supported.")
+
+
+def create(path: str) -> None:
+    tracker = get_tracker(path)
+    if tracker == 'datalad':
+        dl.create(path)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Tracker {tracker} is not supported.")
+    return
diff --git a/corrlib/trackers/datalad.py b/corrlib/trackers/datalad.py
index e9a6e9f..4eccf0f 100644
--- a/corrlib/trackers/datalad.py
+++ b/corrlib/trackers/datalad.py
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ def save(path, message, files= None):
         files = [os.path.join(path, f) for f in files]
     dl.save(files, message=message, dataset=path)
     return
+
+
+def create(path):
+    dl.create(path)
+    return