Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -1053,12 +1053,12 @@
 				  ((testname)    (conc " ORDER BY testname " (if sort-order (conc sort-order ",") "") " item_path "))
 				  ((statestatus) (conc " ORDER BY state " (if  sort-order (conc sort-order ",") "") " status "))
 				  ((event_time)  " ORDER BY event_time ")
 				  (else          (if (string? sort-by)
 						     (conc " ORDER BY " sort-by)
-						     "")))
-				(if sort-order sort-order "")
+						     " ")))
+				(if sort-order sort-order " ")
 				(if limit  (conc " LIMIT " limit)   "")
 				(if offset (conc " OFFSET " offset) "")
 				";"
 				)))
     (debug:print-info 8 "db:get-tests-for-run qry=" qry)

Index: http-transport.scm
==================================================================
--- http-transport.scm
+++ http-transport.scm
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@
 			    (if (and (config-lookup  *configdat* "server" "port")
 				     (string->number (config-lookup  *configdat* "server" "port")))
 				(string->number (config-lookup  *configdat* "server" "port"))
 				(+ 5000 (random 1001)))))
 	 (link-tree-path (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
+    (set! db *inmemdb*)
     (root-path     (if link-tree-path 
 		       link-tree-path
 		       (current-directory))) ;; WARNING: SECURITY HOLE. FIX ASAP!
     (handle-directory spiffy-directory-listing)
     ;; http-transport:handle-directory) ;; simple-directory-handler)
@@ -508,11 +509,10 @@
 		   (th3 (make-thread http-transport:keep-running "Keep running")))
 ;;		   (th1 (make-thread server:write-queue-handler  "write queue")))
 	      (set! *cache-on* #t)
 	      (set! *db*       (open-db))
 	      (set! *inmemdb*  (open-in-mem-db))
-	      (set! db *inmemdb*)
 	      (db:sync-to *db* *inmemdb*)
 
 	      (thread-start! th2)
 	      (thread-start! th3)
 	      ;; (thread-start! th1)