diff --git a/lib/mdb/db.py b/lib/mdb/db.py
index 0afe187..2bc8ff2 100644
--- a/lib/mdb/db.py
+++ b/lib/mdb/db.py
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ class PVVDB:
     def load(self, username, lock=False):
         # Read the record from the database.  Will do an automatic lock
         # if `lock' is True.
-        rv = self.rcs.checkout(
-            self.__filename(username), lock)
-        userfile = file(self.__filename(username))
+        cwd = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir(self.base)
+        rv = self.rcs.checkout(username + ",v")
+        userfile = file(username)
+        os.chdir(cwd)
         member = {}
         for line in userfile:
-            print line
             key, value = line.strip().split(": ", 1)
             if not key in self.format:
                 raise PVVDBError, "%s not a legal attribute." % `key`
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class PVVDB:
             else:
                 # we should not be here
                 raise PVVDBError, "%s not legal datatype." % `self.format[key]`
-            member[key] = value
+            member[key] = v
         return PVVMember(member, self)
 
     def save(self, username, comment="", lock=False):