diff --git a/fishbook/backend/database.py b/fishbook/backend/database.py
index f7461f1..a84ab45 100644
--- a/fishbook/backend/database.py
+++ b/fishbook/backend/database.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import datajoint as dj
 import nixio as nix
 import os
 import glob
-from .util import read_info_file, read_dataset_info, read_stimuli_file
-from .util import find_key_recursive, deep_get, find_mtags_for_tag
-from .util import mtag_settings_to_yaml, nix_metadata_to_yaml
+from fishbook.backend.util import read_info_file, read_dataset_info, read_stimuli_file
+from fishbook.backend.util import find_key_recursive, deep_get, find_mtags_for_tag
+from fishbook.backend.util import mtag_settings_to_yaml, nix_metadata_to_yaml
 import uuid
 import yaml
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def scan_folder_for_repros(dataset):
         rp["repro_id"] = rp["repro_name"] + str(repro_counts[rp["repro_name"]])
         rp["start"] = 0.
         rp["duration"] = 0.
-        rp["settings"] = yaml.dump(rs)
+        rp["settings"] = yaml.dump(rs).replace("'", "")
         Repros.insert1(rp, skip_duplicates=True)
 
         # import stimuli
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def scan_folder_for_repros(dataset):
             stim["start_time"] = stim_start
             stim["start_index"] = s
             stim["duration"] = stim_duration
-            stim["settings"] = yaml.dump(rs)
+            stim["settings"] = yaml.dump(rs).replace("'", "")
             stim["mtag_id"] = ""
             stim["stimulus_name"] = ""
             stim.update(repro)
@@ -528,6 +528,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # data_dir = "../high_freq_chirps/data"
     # drop_tables()
     # datasets = glob.glob("/Users/jan/zwischenlager/2012-*")2010-06-21-ac/info.dat
-    datasets = glob.glob(os.path.join(data_dir, '/data/apteronotus/2019-10*'))
+    datasets = glob.glob(os.path.join(data_dir, '/data/apteronotus/2019-10-2*'))
     populate(datasets, update=False)