diff --git a/pa_job_manager.py b/pa_job_manager.py
index 3123a87..1af490e 100644
--- a/pa_job_manager.py
+++ b/pa_job_manager.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def SymlinkName(path, file):
 
 # to serve static content of the images, we create a symlink from inside the static subdir of each import_path that exists
 def CreateSymlink(job,path):
-    symlink = FixPath('static/{}'.format( os.path.basename(path[0:-1])))
+    symlink=os.path.join('static', os.path.basename(path[0:-1]))
     if not os.path.exists(symlink):
         os.symlink(path, symlink)
     return symlink
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ def JobImportDir(job):
                         return
                 else:
                     dir=AddDir(job, os.path.basename(path[0:-1]), symlink, None )
-                keep_dirs[FixPath(dir.path_prefix)]=dir
+                session.commit()
+                keep_dirs[dir.path_prefix]=dir
                 import_dir=dir
                 fcnt[symlink]=0
                 files = sorted(glob.glob(path + '**', recursive=True))
@@ -386,15 +387,15 @@ def JobImportDir(job):
                     fname=file.replace(path, "")
                     stat = os.stat(file)
                     dirname=SymlinkName(path, file)
-                    if stat.st_ctime > keep_dirs[FixPath(dirname)].last_import_date:
+                    if stat.st_ctime > keep_dirs[dirname].last_import_date:
                         if DEBUG==1:
-                            AddLogForJob(job, "DEBUG: {} - {} is newer than {}".format( file, stat.st_ctime, keep_dirs[FixPath(dirname)].last_import_date ), file )
-                            print("DEBUG: {} - {} is newer than {}".format( file, stat.st_ctime, keep_dirs[FixPath(dirname)].last_import_date ) )
+                            AddLogForJob(job, "DEBUG: {} - {} is newer than {}".format( file, stat.st_ctime, keep_dirs[dirname].last_import_date ), file )
+                            print("DEBUG: {} - {} is newer than {}".format( file, stat.st_ctime, keep_dirs[dirname].last_import_date ) )
                         if os.path.isdir(file):
                             path_prefix=os.path.join(symlink,fname)
                             dir=AddDir( job, fname, path_prefix, dir )
                             fcnt[path_prefix]=0
-                            keep_dirs[FixPath(dir.path_prefix)]=dir
+                            keep_dirs[dir.path_prefix]=dir
                         else:
                             overall_file_cnt=overall_file_cnt+1
                             dirname=SymlinkName(path, file)
@@ -409,8 +410,8 @@ def JobImportDir(job):
                             e=AddFile( job, os.path.basename(fname), type_str, fsize, dir )
                     else:
                         if DEBUG==1:
-                            AddLogForJob(job, "DEBUG: {} - {} is OLDER than {}".format( file, stat.st_ctime, keep_dirs[FixPath(dirname)].last_import_date ), file )
-                            print("DEBUG: {} - {} is OLDER than {}".format( file, stat.st_ctime, keep_dirs[FixPath(dirname)].last_import_date ), file )
+                            AddLogForJob(job, "DEBUG: {} - {} is OLDER than {}".format( file, stat.st_ctime, keep_dirs[dirname].last_import_date ), file )
+                            print("DEBUG: {} - {} is OLDER than {}".format( file, stat.st_ctime, keep_dirs[dirname].last_import_date ), file )
                 FinishJob(job, "Finished Importing: {} - Found {} new files".format( path, overall_file_cnt ) )
                 for d in keep_dirs:
                     keep_dirs[d].num_files = fcnt[d]
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ def JobGetFileDetails(job):
     for jex in job.extra:
         if jex.name =="path":
             path=jex.value
-            path=FixPath('static/{}'.format( os.path.basename(path[0:-1])))
+            path=os.path.join('static', os.path.basename(path[0:-1]))
             if DEBUG==1:
                 print("DEBUG: JobGetFileDetails for path={}".format( path ) )
             dir=session.query(Dir).filter(Dir.path_prefix==path).first()