diff --git a/comrad/backend/crypt.py b/comrad/backend/crypt.py
index de076ae..27a8fb8 100644
--- a/comrad/backend/crypt.py
+++ b/comrad/backend/crypt.py
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ class Crypt(Logger):
         # self.store = RedisStore(redis.StrictRedis())
         # self.db = Vedis(self.fn)
         # self.db = WalrusLite(self.fn)
-        import hirlite
-        self.db = hirlite.Rlite(path=self.fn)
+        # import hirlite
+        # self.db = hirlite.Rlite(path=self.fn)
+        from pupdb.core import PupDB
+        self.db = PupDB(self.fn)
 
 
     def log(self,*x,**y):
@@ -125,7 +127,8 @@ class Crypt(Logger):
         #self.store.put(k_b_hash,v_b)
         #with self.db.transaction():
             # self.db[k_b_hash]=v_b
-        return self.db.command('set',k_b_hash,v_b)
+        # return self.db.command('set',k_b_hash,v_b)
+        return self.db.set(k_b_hash,v_b)
         # return True
 
     def exists(self,k,prefix=''):
@@ -142,7 +145,8 @@ class Crypt(Logger):
         k_b=self.package_key(k,prefix=prefix)
         k_b_hash = self.hash(k_b)
 
-        v = self.db.command('del',k_b_hash)
+        # v = self.db.command('del',k_b_hash)
+        v = self.db.remove(k_b_hash)
         self.log('<--',v)
         
         return v
@@ -156,7 +160,8 @@ class Crypt(Logger):
         self.log('getting k_b',k_b)
         self.log('getting k_b_hash',k_b_hash)
         
-        v = self.db.command('get',k_b_hash)
+        # v = self.db.command('get',k_b_hash)
+        v = self.db.get(k_b_hash)
         self.log('<--',v)
 
         v_b=self.unpackage_val(v)
@@ -203,7 +208,8 @@ class CryptList(Crypt):  # like inbox
         val_x = self.package_val(val)
         # with self.db.transaction():
             # res = self.db.lpush(self.keyname,val_x)
-        res = self.db.command('rpush',self.keyname,val_x)
+        # res = self.db.command('rpush',self.keyname,val_x)
+        oldval = self.db.get(self.keyname)
         self.log('-->',res)
         return res
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 61c6f13..da1aae4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mccabe==0.6.1
 numpy
 pandas
 pathtools==0.1.2
-Pillow==7.2.0
+Pillow
 plyer==1.4.3
 pycparser==2.20
 pyfiglet==0.8.post1
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ termcolor==1.1.0
 text2art==0.2.0
 toml==0.10.1
 torpy==1.1.3
-typed-ast==1.4.1
+typed-ast
 u-msgpack-python==2.7.0
-ujson==3.1.0
+ujson
 urllib3==1.25.10
 utm==0.6.0
 watchdog==0.10.3