diff --git a/lib/config.h b/lib/config.h
index 5b682a1..e21bbfc 100755
--- a/lib/config.h
+++ b/lib/config.h
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 #include "irc.h"
 
 struct irc_conn read_config(struct irc_conn bot, char *file);
+void run_autoload(struct irc_conn *bot);
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/db.h b/lib/db.h
index 3aecbf1..ca686af 100755
--- a/lib/db.h
+++ b/lib/db.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 enum db_type
 {
     DB_TYPE_CHAR,
-    DB_TYPE_INT
+    DB_TYPE_INT,
+    DB_TYPE_FLOAT
 };
 
 struct db_hash
@@ -29,17 +30,21 @@ struct db_table
     struct db_hash *hashes;
 };
 
-int write_db(struct db_table *db, char *fname);
-struct db_table *read_db(char *fname);
+int db_write(struct db_table *db, char *fname);
+struct db_table *db_read(char *fname);
 
-int db_add_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, void *value);
-int db_add_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value);
-int db_add_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key, int value);
+int db_set_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, void *value);
+int db_set_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value);
+int db_set_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key, int value);
+int db_set_hash_float(struct db_table *db, char *key, float value);
 
 int db_del_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
 
-void *get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
-char *get_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key);
-int get_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+void *db_get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+int db_get_hash_type(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+
+char *db_get_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+int db_get_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+float db_get_hash_float(struct db_table *db, char *key);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/module.h b/lib/module.h
index cf6efce..1da0d40 100755
--- a/lib/module.h
+++ b/lib/module.h
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ void load_module(struct irc_conn *bot, char *where, char *stype, char *file);
 void unload_module(struct irc_conn *bot, char *where, char *file);
 void list_modules(struct irc_conn *bot, char *where);
 void set_bot(struct irc_conn *b);
+void set_bot_db(struct db_table *db);
 MY_API void register_module(char *name, char *author, char *version, char *description);
 MY_API void unregister_module(char *name);
 MY_API struct mods *get_mods();
 MY_API struct irc_conn *get_bot();
+MY_API struct db_table *get_bot_db();
+
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mods/lua/lua.c b/mods/lua/lua.c
index 4faeb86..a8039fb 100755
--- a/mods/lua/lua.c
+++ b/mods/lua/lua.c
@@ -17,102 +17,106 @@
 struct lua_interp lua; 
 struct irc_conn *instance;
 
-char *scriptsfile = "./mods/lua/scripts";
-
 int append_script(char *fname)
 {
-    int i;
-    FILE *fp;
-    char *buf = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char *) * 500);
+    char *scriptlist = db_get_hash_char(get_bot_db(), "lua.scripts");
+    char *newlist = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * 500);
+    char *p = scriptlist;
 
-    // check if the file is already in the list
-    struct script_list list = get_scripts();
-
-    for (i = 0; i < list.count; i++)
+    if (scriptlist == NULL)
     {
-        if (strcmp(list.scripts[i], fname) == 0)
-        {
-            free(buf);
-            return 0;
-        }
+        db_set_hash_char(get_bot_db(), "lua.scripts", fname);
+        db_write(get_bot_db(), instance->db_file);
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    if ((fp = fopen(scriptsfile, "a")) == NULL)
-    {
-        free(buf);
-        return -1;
-    }
+    sprintf(newlist, "%s,%s", scriptlist, fname);
+    printf("newlist: %s\n", newlist);
 
-    sprintf(buf, "%s\n", fname);
-    fputs(buf, fp);
-    fclose(fp);
+    db_set_hash_char(get_bot_db(), "lua.scripts", newlist);
+
+    db_write(get_bot_db(), instance->db_file);
+
+    free(newlist);
 
-    free(buf);
     return 0;
 }
 
 int remove_script(char *fname)
 {
-    FILE *fp, *tmp;
-    char *buf = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char *) * 500);
-    char *tmpfile = "./mods/lua/scripts.tmp";
+    char *scriptlist = db_get_hash_char(get_bot_db(), "lua.scripts");
+    char *newlist = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * 500);
+    char *p = scriptlist;
+    char *q = newlist;
+    int len = strlen(fname);
+    int found = 0;
 
-    if ((fp = fopen(scriptsfile, "r")) == NULL)
+    if (scriptlist == NULL)
     {
-        free(buf);
-        return -1;
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    tmp = fopen(tmpfile, "w");
-
-    while (fgets(buf, 500, fp) != NULL)
+    while (*p != '\0')
     {
-        if (strcmp(buf, fname) != 0)
+        if (strncmp(p, fname, len) == 0)
         {
-            fputs(buf, tmp);
+            p = skip(p, ',');
+            found = 1;
+            continue;
         }
+
+        *q = *p;
+        p++;
+        q++;
     }
 
-    fclose(fp);
-    fclose(tmp);
+    if (found == 0)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
 
-    remove(scriptsfile);
-    rename(tmpfile, scriptsfile);
+    *q = '\0';
+
+    // remove trailing , if it exists
+
+    if (newlist[strlen(newlist) - 1] == ',')
+    {
+        newlist[strlen(newlist) - 1] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    db_set_hash_char(get_bot_db(), "lua.scripts", newlist);
+    db_write(get_bot_db(), instance->db_file);
+
+    free(newlist);
 
-    free(buf);
     return 0;
 }
 
 struct script_list get_scripts()
 {
-    FILE *fp;
-    char *buf = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char *) * 500);
-    struct script_list list;
+    char *scriptlist = db_get_hash_char(get_bot_db(), "lua.scripts");
+    printf("dbug: scriptlist: %s\n", scriptlist);
+
+    // dbug: scriptlist: hello.lua,test.lua,youtube.lua
+
+    struct script_list list = {0};
+    char *p = scriptlist;
     int i = 0;
 
-    if ((fp = fopen(scriptsfile, "r")) == NULL)
+    if (scriptlist == NULL)
     {
-        free(buf);
-
-        list.count = 0;
         return list;
     }
 
-    while (fgets(buf, 500, fp) != NULL)
+    while (*p != '\0')
     {
-        list.scripts[i] = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char *) * 150);
-        strlcpy(list.scripts[i], buf, 150);
-
-        // remove newline
-        list.scripts[i][strlen(list.scripts[i]) - 1] = '\0';
-
-
+        list.scripts[i] = p;
+        p = skip(p, ',');
         i++;
     }
 
     list.count = i;
 
-    free(buf);
     return list;
 }
 
@@ -326,8 +330,10 @@ void mod_init()
 {
     int i;
     char *buf = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char *) * 500);
-    struct script_list list = get_scripts();
+    struct script_list list = {0};
+
     instance = get_bot();
+    list = get_scripts();
 
     lua.scripts = calloc(512, sizeof(struct lua_script));
     lua.events  = calloc(1024, sizeof(struct lua_event));
@@ -360,9 +366,54 @@ void mod_init()
     {
         printf("Loading %s\n", list.scripts[i]);
 
-        sprintf(buf, "!load %s", list.scripts[i]);
+        sprintf(buf, "./scripts/%s", list.scripts[i]);
+        strlcpy(lua.scripts[lua.script_count].fname, buf, 150);
 
-        lua_load_script(instance, "lua", "localhost", "-stdio-", buf);
+        if (luaL_loadfile(lua.L, buf) != LUA_OK)
+        {
+            printf("Error loading lua script: %s\n", lua_tostring(lua.L, -1));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // execute the script
+        if (lua_pcall(lua.L, 0, 0, 0) != LUA_OK)
+        {
+            printf("Error executing lua script: %s\n", lua_tostring(lua.L, -1));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // get a ref to unload function if it exists and store it with luaL_ref
+        lua_getglobal(lua.L, "unload");
+
+        if (lua_isfunction(lua.L, -1))
+        {
+            lua.scripts[lua.script_count].unload = luaL_ref(lua.L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+            printf("dbg: unload ref: %d\n", lua.scripts[lua.script_count].unload);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            lua.scripts[lua.script_count].unload = -1;
+            printf("No unload() function in %s\n", list.scripts[i]);
+        }
+
+        // call the load function if it exists
+        lua_getglobal(lua.L, "load");
+
+        if (lua_isfunction(lua.L, -1))
+        {
+            if (lua_pcall(lua.L, 0, 0, 0) != LUA_OK)
+            {
+                printf("Error calling load() in %s: %s\n", buf, lua_tostring(lua.L, -1));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            lua.script_count++;
+            printf("Loaded %s\n", list.scripts[i]);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            printf("Error: No load() function in %s\n", buf);
+        }
     }
 
     printf("Lua module loaded\n");
diff --git a/scripts/t1.lua b/scripts/t1.lua
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 22698cc..f8b953a 100755
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -44,6 +44,34 @@ struct irc_conn read_config(struct irc_conn bot, char *file)
     if (config_lookup_string(cf, "bot.db", &base))
         strlcpy(bot.db_file, base, sizeof bot.db_file);
 
+    config_destroy(cf);
+
+    return bot;
+}
+
+void run_autoload(struct irc_conn *bot)
+{
+    int count, n;
+    config_t cfg, *cf;
+    const config_setting_t *autoload;
+    const char *base = (const char*)malloc(sizeof(char) * 1024);
+    const char *mod  = NULL;
+    char *modpath    = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * 500);
+
+    cf = &cfg;
+    config_init(cf);
+
+    if (!config_read_file(cf, "xbot.cfg"))
+    {
+        printf("[xbot.cfg:%d] Configuration error: %s\n",
+            config_error_line(cf),
+            config_error_text(cf)
+        );
+
+        config_destroy(cf);
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+
     autoload = config_lookup(cf, "mods.autoload");
     count    = config_setting_length(autoload);
 
@@ -51,14 +79,12 @@ struct irc_conn read_config(struct irc_conn bot, char *file)
     {
         mod = config_setting_get_string_elem(autoload, n);
 #ifdef _WIN32
-		sprintf(modpath, "./mods/%s.dll", mod);
+        sprintf(modpath, "./mods/%s.dll", mod);
 #else
         sprintf(modpath, "./mods/%s.so", mod);
 #endif
-        load_module(&bot, "main", "runtime", modpath);
+        load_module(bot, "main", "runtime", modpath);
     }
 
     config_destroy(cf);
-
-    return bot;
 }
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 0c3eeaf..cebfcb0 100755
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-int write_db(struct db_table *db, char *fname)
+int db_write(struct db_table *db, char *fname)
 {
     FILE *fp;
     int i;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int write_db(struct db_table *db, char *fname)
     return 0;
 }
 
-struct db_table *read_db(char *fname)
+struct db_table *db_read(char *fname)
 {
     FILE *fp;
     struct db_table *db;
@@ -89,15 +89,23 @@ struct db_table *read_db(char *fname)
     return db;
 }
 
-int db_add_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, void *value)
+int db_set_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, void *value)
 {
     int i;
 
+    // check if the key already exists and update it
     for (i = 0; i < db->count; i++)
     {
         if (strcmp(db->hashes[i].key, key) == 0)
         {
-            return -1;
+            if (db->hashes[i].type == DB_TYPE_CHAR)
+            {
+                free(db->hashes[i].value);
+            }
+
+            db->hashes[i].value = value;
+
+            return 0;
         }
     }
 
@@ -115,8 +123,33 @@ int db_add_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, void *value)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int db_add_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value)
+
+int db_set_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value)
 {
+    // check if the key already exists and update it
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < db->count; i++)
+    {
+        if (strcmp(db->hashes[i].key, key) == 0)
+        {
+            if (db->hashes[i].type == DB_TYPE_CHAR)
+            {
+                free(db->hashes[i].value);
+            }
+
+            db->hashes[i].type = DB_TYPE_CHAR;
+            db->hashes[i].value_len = strlen(value) + 1;
+            db->hashes[i].value = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * db->hashes[i].value_len);
+
+            memset(db->hashes[i].value, 0, sizeof(char) * db->hashes[i].value_len);
+
+            strlcpy(db->hashes[i].value, value, sizeof(char) * db->hashes[i].value_len);
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
     db->hashes = (struct db_hash *)realloc(db->hashes, sizeof(struct db_hash) * (db->count + 1));
 
     // zero out reallocated memory
@@ -130,10 +163,10 @@ int db_add_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value)
 
     strlcpy(db->hashes[db->count].value, value, sizeof(char) * db->hashes[db->count].value_len);
 
-    return db_add_hash(db, key, db->hashes[db->count].value);
+    return db_set_hash(db, key, db->hashes[db->count].value);
 }
 
-int db_add_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key, int value)
+int db_set_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key, int value)
 {
     db->hashes = (struct db_hash *)realloc(db->hashes, sizeof(struct db_hash) * (db->count + 1));
 
@@ -146,7 +179,23 @@ int db_add_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key, int value)
 
     memcpy(db->hashes[db->count].value, &value, sizeof(int));
 
-    return db_add_hash(db, key, db->hashes[db->count].value);
+    return db_set_hash(db, key, db->hashes[db->count].value);
+}
+
+int db_set_hash_float(struct db_table *db, char *key, float value)
+{
+    db->hashes = (struct db_hash *)realloc(db->hashes, sizeof(struct db_hash) * (db->count + 1));
+
+    // zero out reallocated memory
+    memset(&db->hashes[db->count], 0, sizeof(struct db_hash));
+
+    db->hashes[db->count].type = DB_TYPE_FLOAT;
+    db->hashes[db->count].value_len = sizeof(float);
+    db->hashes[db->count].value = (float *)malloc(sizeof(float));
+
+    memcpy(db->hashes[db->count].value, &value, sizeof(float));
+
+    return db_set_hash(db, key, db->hashes[db->count].value);
 }
 
 int db_del_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key)
@@ -169,7 +218,7 @@ int db_del_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key)
     return -1;
 }
 
-void *get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key)
+void *db_get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key)
 {
     int i;
 
@@ -184,16 +233,40 @@ void *get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-char *get_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key)
+int db_get_hash_type(struct db_table *db, char *key)
 {
-    return (char *)get_hash(db, key);
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < db->count; i++)
+    {
+        if (strcmp(db->hashes[i].key, key) == 0)
+        {
+            return db->hashes[i].type;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
 }
 
-int get_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key)
+char *db_get_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key)
+{
+    return (char *)db_get_hash(db, key);
+}
+
+int db_get_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key)
 {
     int value;
 
-    memcpy(&value, get_hash(db, key), sizeof(int));
+    memcpy(&value, db_get_hash(db, key), sizeof(int));
+
+    return value;
+}
+
+float db_get_hash_float(struct db_table *db, char *key)
+{
+    float value;
+
+    memcpy(&value, db_get_hash(db, key), sizeof(float));
 
     return value;
 }
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ba166b2..95b9a4f 100755
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -46,30 +46,37 @@ int main()
     last_ping.tv_sec = time(NULL);
 
     set_bot(&bot);
+
     init_events();
     init_timers();
     init_mods();
-
     // Read the config
+
     bot = read_config(bot, "xbot.cfg");
 
     // check if the db exists, if not, create it
     if (access(bot.db_file, F_OK) == -1)
     {
-        printf("Creating db\n");
+        printf("Creating database file: %s\n", bot.db_file);
         bot.db = (struct db_table *)malloc(sizeof(struct db_table));
         memset(bot.db, 0, sizeof(struct db_table));
+        set_bot_db(bot.db);
 
         bot.db->count = 0;
         bot.db->hashes = NULL;
 
-        write_db(bot.db, bot.db_file);
+        db_write(bot.db, bot.db_file);
     }
     else
     {
-        bot.db = read_db(bot.db_file);
+        printf("Reading database file: %s\n", bot.db_file);
+        bot.db = db_read(bot.db_file);
+        set_bot_db(bot.db);
     }
 
+    // run autoload
+    run_autoload(&bot);
+
     // Connect to the server
     printf("Connecting to %s...\n", bot.host);
 
diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 0696ec6..3c0e315 100755
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 struct mods *mods;
 struct irc_conn *instance;
+struct db_table *dbinstance;
 
 void init_mods()
 {
@@ -315,3 +316,13 @@ void set_bot(struct irc_conn *b)
 {
     instance = b;
 }
+
+void set_bot_db(struct db_table *db)
+{
+    dbinstance = db;
+}
+
+MY_API struct db_table *get_bot_db()
+{
+    return dbinstance;
+}
diff --git a/test_db.c b/test_db.c
index df2d54a..3dc4f3f 100755
--- a/test_db.c
+++ b/test_db.c
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ int main()
     // write some data if db is empty
     if (db->count == 0)
     {
-        db_add_hash_char(db, "lua.scripts", "hello.lua,test.lua,youtube.lua");
-        db_add_hash_int(db, "lua.scriptcount", 2);
+        db_set_hash_char(db, "lua.scripts", "hello.lua,test.lua,youtube.lua");
+        db_set_hash_int(db, "lua.scriptcount", 2);
+        db_set_hash_float(db, "lua.version", 5.1);
         write_db(db, FNAME);
 
         return 0;
@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ int main()
         {
             printf("Key: %s, Value: %d\n", db->hashes[i].key, get_hash_int(db, db->hashes[i].key));
         }
-        else
+        else if (db->hashes[i].type == DB_TYPE_FLOAT)
+        {
+            printf("Key: %s, Value: %f\n", db->hashes[i].key, get_hash_float(db, db->hashes[i].key));
+        }
+        else if (db->hashes[i].type == DB_TYPE_CHAR)
         {
             printf("Key: %s, Value: %s\n", db->hashes[i].key, get_hash_char(db, db->hashes[i].key));
         }
diff --git a/testdb b/testdb
index 5a58f5a..479996c 100755
Binary files a/testdb and b/testdb differ
diff --git a/xbot.db b/xbot.db
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7c75e0d..973d318
Binary files a/xbot.db and b/xbot.db differ