diff --git a/stand/api.py b/stand/api.py
index f33b0ab..e5a02ac 100644
--- a/stand/api.py
+++ b/stand/api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from typing import Any
 import pandas as pd
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
-from state import grids, lib
+from state import grids, adb
 from utils.annotations import PGroup
 
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def append(pgroup: PGroup, row: dict[str, Any]):
     now = datetime.now()
 
     df = pd.DataFrame(row, index=[now])
-    lib.append(pgroup, df)
+    adb.get("stand").append(pgroup, df)
 
     now = str(now) # nicegui converts datetime to str
     row = {"index": now, **row} # setdefault would not force index to be the first column
diff --git a/stand/state.py b/stand/state.py
index 7d48e22..2e67d16 100644
--- a/stand/state.py
+++ b/stand/state.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from utils.registry import Registry
 
 
 adb = ArcticDB("lmdb://adb")
-lib = adb.get("stand")
 
 
 config = Config(
diff --git a/stand/table.py b/stand/table.py
index 5c46305..8f721f8 100644
--- a/stand/table.py
+++ b/stand/table.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 
-import arcticdb as adb
+import arcticdb
 import pandas as pd
 from nicegui import APIRouter, app, ui
 
 from aggridx import aggridx
-from state import grids, lib
+from state import grids, adb
 from utils.annotations import PGroup
 
 
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ def table_show(pgroup):
 #        btn = ui.button(icon="sym_o_left_panel_open", on_click=cb).props("flat dense")
 
     try:
-        df = lib.read(pgroup).data
-    except adb.exceptions.NoSuchVersionException:
+        df = adb.get("stand").read(pgroup).data
+    except arcticdb.exceptions.NoSuchVersionException:
         df = pd.DataFrame()
 
     df = df.reset_index()
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def update_adb(evt):
     new_val = evt.args["newValue"]
 
     index = datetime.fromisoformat(row_id) # nicegui converts datetime to str
+    lib = adb.get("stand")
     df = lib.read(pgroup, date_range=[index]).data
     df.at[index, col_id] = new_val
     lib.update(pgroup, df)