diff --git a/fishbook/backend/database.py b/fishbook/backend/database.py
index b9ce3d2..dbc989f 100644
--- a/fishbook/backend/database.py
+++ b/fishbook/backend/database.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def populate_datasets(data_path, update=False):
 
     inserts = Datasets.get_template_tuple()
     inserts["dataset_id"] = dset_name
-    inserts["data_source"] = data_path
+    inserts["data_source"] = os.path.abspath(data_path)
     inserts["data_host"] = socket.getfqdn()
     inserts["experimenter"] = experimenter
     inserts["recording_date"] = rec_date
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ def scan_folder_for_repros(dataset):
     repro_settings, stim_indices = read_stimuli_file(dataset["data_source"])
     repro_counts = {}
     cell_id = (Cells * CellDatasetMap * (Datasets & "dataset_id = '%s'" % dataset["dataset_id"])).fetch("cell_id", limit=1)[0]
-    total = len(repro_settings)
     for i, (rs, si) in enumerate(zip(repro_settings, stim_indices)):
         rp = Repros.get_template_tuple()
         path = []
@@ -449,8 +448,7 @@ def scan_folder_for_repros(dataset):
         if not find_key_recursive(rs, "repro", path):
             find_key_recursive(rs, "RePro", path)
         rp["repro_name"] = deep_get(rs, path, "None")
-        progress(i+1, total, "scanning repro %s" % rp["repro_name"])
-
+        
         path = []
         if rp["repro_name"] in repro_counts.keys():
             repro_counts[rp["repro_name"]] += 1
@@ -469,7 +467,10 @@ def scan_folder_for_repros(dataset):
         repro.pop("repro_name")
         repro.pop("start")
         repro.pop("duration")
+
+        total = len(si.keys())
         for j, k in enumerate(si.keys()):
+            progress(j+1, total, "scanning repro %s" % rp["repro_name"])
             s = int(si[k])
             stim_start = 0.
             path = []
@@ -495,7 +496,9 @@ def scan_folder_for_repros(dataset):
             stim["stimulus_name"] = ""
             stim.update(repro)
             Stimuli.insert1(stim, skip_duplicates=True)
-    print("\n")
+        print(" " *120, end='\r')
+        #if i < len(repro_settings):
+        #    print((" " * 150), end="\r")
 
 
 def populate_repros(data_path):