diff --git a/stand/adb.py b/stand/adb.py
index a8b6b4e..3af8500 100644
--- a/stand/adb.py
+++ b/stand/adb.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ class ArcticLibrary:
         self.set_data(symbol, df)
 
 
+    def append_row(self, symbol, index, entries):
+        df = pd.DataFrame(entries, index=[index])
+        self.append_data(symbol, df)
+
+
     def get_data(self, symbol, index=None):
         if index is not None:
             index = encode_index(index)
diff --git a/stand/api.py b/stand/api.py
index badde71..15b4265 100644
--- a/stand/api.py
+++ b/stand/api.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from http import HTTPStatus
 from typing import Any
 
-import pandas as pd
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, Response
 
 from state import grids, adb
@@ -46,8 +45,7 @@ def append_run(beamline: Beamline, pgroup: PGroup, run: int, entries: dict[str,
     timestamp = datetime.fromisoformat(timestamp) if timestamp else datetime.now()
     entries = {"timestamp": timestamp, **entries} # setdefault would not force timestamp to be the first column
 
-    df = pd.DataFrame(entries, index=[run])
-    lib.append_data(pgroup, df)
+    lib.append_row(pgroup, run, entries)
 
     entries = {"run": run, **entries} # setdefault would not force run to be the first column