diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc6f93b..a01cc10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ mouse.protein.faa.psq
 petMar_lamp0.fasta
 petMar_lamp3.fasta
 petMar_mrna.lamp3.orig.fasta.gz
+/.project
diff --git a/annotate-seqs.py b/annotate-seqs.py
index 848ff03..f7f6e28 100644
--- a/annotate-seqs.py
+++ b/annotate-seqs.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def main():
 
         o = ortho.get(name)
         if o:
-            annot = namedb.mouse_names.get(transform_name(o, args.ncbi))
+            annot = namedb.data_names.get(transform_name(o, args.ncbi))
             tr_dict[tr] = ('ortho', annot)
         else:
             if tr in tr_dict and tr_dict[tr][0] == 'ortho':
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def main():
 
                 h, score = h[0]
                 score = round(float(score) / float(len(record.sequence)) * 100)
-                annot = namedb.mouse_names[transform_name(h, args.ncbi)]
+                annot = namedb.data_names[transform_name(h, args.ncbi)]
 
                 if score > oldscore:
                     tr_dict[tr] = (oldscore, annot)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def main():
 
         o = ortho.get(name)
         if o:
-            annot = namedb.mouse_names.get(transform_name(o, args.ncbi))
+            annot = namedb.data_names.get(transform_name(o, args.ncbi))
             annot = "ortho:" + annot
             annot_ortho_count += 1
         else:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def main():
             if h:
                 h, score = h[0]
                 score = round(float(score) / float(len(record.sequence)) * 100)
-                annot = namedb.mouse_names[transform_name(h, args.ncbi)]
+                annot = namedb.data_names[transform_name(h, args.ncbi)]
                 annot = "h=%d%% => " % score + annot
                 annot += " "
                 annot_homol_count += 1
diff --git a/make-namedb.py b/make-namedb.py
index d6eb5f0..2f37254 100644
--- a/make-namedb.py
+++ b/make-namedb.py
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 import screed
 import sys
 
-outfile = sys.argv[2]
+# the name-db
+outfile = "names.db"
+seqFile = sys.argv[1]
 
 d = {}
 e = {}
-for record in screed.open(sys.argv[1]):
+for record in screed.open(seqFile):
     if record.name.startswith('gi|'):
        ident = record.name.split('|')[3]
     else:
@@ -17,7 +19,8 @@
     e[ident] = record.name
 
 fp = open(outfile, 'w')
-dump(d, fp)
+dump(seqFile, fp)
+dump(d,fp)
 
-fp = open(outfile + '.fullname', 'w')
-dump(e, fp)
+fp = open('fullnames.db', 'w')
+dump(e, fp)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/namedb.py b/namedb.py
index 4b84d33..f5ec688 100644
--- a/namedb.py
+++ b/namedb.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import cPickle
 import screed
 
-mouse_names = cPickle.load(open('mouse.namedb'))
-mouse_fullname = cPickle.load(open('mouse.namedb.fullname'))
-mouse_seqs = screed.ScreedDB('mouse.protein.faa')
+data_names = cPickle.load('names.db')
+data_fullname = cPickle.load(open('fullnames.db'))
+data_seqs = screed.ScreedDB(cPickle.load('names.db'))