diff --git a/datastore/sql/sqliteds.nim b/datastore/sql/sqliteds.nim
index 66beed1..754d5f2 100644
--- a/datastore/sql/sqliteds.nim
+++ b/datastore/sql/sqliteds.nim
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ proc has*(self: SQLiteDatastore, key: DbKey): ?!bool =
   return success exists
 
 proc delete*(self: SQLiteDatastore, key: DbKey): ?!void =
-  return self.db.deleteStmt.exec((key))
+  return self.db.deleteStmt.exec(($key))
 
 proc delete*(self: SQLiteDatastore, keys: openArray[DbKey]): ?!void =
   if err =? self.db.beginStmt.exec().errorOption:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ proc get*(self: SQLiteDatastore, key: DbKey): ?!seq[byte] =
   proc onData(s: RawStmtPtr) =
     bytes = dataCol(self.db.getDataCol)
 
-  if err =? self.db.getStmt.query((key), onData).errorOption:
+  if err =? self.db.getStmt.query(($key), onData).errorOption:
     return failure(err)
 
   if bytes.len <= 0:
diff --git a/datastore/threads/databuffer.nim b/datastore/threads/databuffer.nim
index cae4b65..7be334f 100644
--- a/datastore/threads/databuffer.nim
+++ b/datastore/threads/databuffer.nim
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ proc isNil*(a: DataBuffer): bool = smartptrs.isNil(a)
 proc hash*(a: DataBuffer): Hash =
   a[].buf.toOpenArray(0, a[].size-1).hash()
 
-proc `[]`*(db: DataBuffer, idx: int): byte =
+proc `[]`*(db: DataBuffer, idx: int): var byte =
   if idx >= db.len():
     raise newException(IndexDefect, "index out of bounds")
   db[].buf[idx]
diff --git a/tests/datastore/sql/testsqliteds.nim b/tests/datastore/sql/testsqliteds.nim
index 240892e..38935b1 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/sql/testsqliteds.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/sql/testsqliteds.nim
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import pkg/datastore/key
 import ../dscommontests
 import ../querycommontests
 
-proc testBasic[K, V](
+proc testBasic[K, V, B](
   ds: SQLiteDatastore,
   key: K,
   bytes: V,
   otherBytes: V,
+  batches: B,
 ) =
 
   test "put":
@@ -80,19 +81,24 @@ suite "Test Basic SQLiteDatastore":
     bytes = "some bytes".toBytes
     otherBytes = "some other bytes".toBytes
 
-  suiteTeardown:
-    ds.close().tryGet()
-  
-  testBasic(ds, key, bytes, otherBytes)
-
-suite "Test DataBuffer SQLiteDatastore":
-  let
-    ds = SQLiteDatastore.new(Memory).tryGet()
-    key = KeyId.new Key.init("a:b/c/d:e").tryGet().id()
-    bytes = DataBuffer.new "some bytes"
-    otherBytes = DataBuffer.new "some other bytes"
+  var batch: seq[tuple[key: string, data: seq[byte]]]
+  for k in 0..<100:
+    let kk = Key.init(key, $k).tryGet().id()
+    batch.add( (kk, @[k.byte]) )
 
   suiteTeardown:
     ds.close().tryGet()
+
+  testBasic(ds, key, bytes, otherBytes, batch)
+
+# suite "Test DataBuffer SQLiteDatastore":
+#   let
+#     ds = SQLiteDatastore.new(Memory).tryGet()
+#     key = KeyId.new Key.init("a:b/c/d:e").tryGet().id()
+#     bytes = DataBuffer.new "some bytes"
+#     otherBytes = DataBuffer.new "some other bytes"
+
+#   suiteTeardown:
+#     ds.close().tryGet()
   
-  testBasic(ds, key, bytes, otherBytes)
+#   testBasic(ds, key, bytes, otherBytes)