diff --git a/file_list.py b/file_list.py
index 6d76405..2117085 100755
--- a/file_list.py
+++ b/file_list.py
@@ -57,19 +57,18 @@ def createdb(fname):
 def delete_nonexisting(sqlfile,options):
     conn=sqlite3.connect(sqlfile)
     conn.text_factory=str
-    #conn.row_factory=sqlite3.Row
     db=conn.cursor()
     dbdel=conn.cursor()
     db.execute('SELECT file FROM list')
     for row in db:
         if os.path.exists(row[0]):
-       	    delete=False
+            delete=False
             if not options.symlinks:
                 if os.path.islink(row[0]):
-		    delete=True
+                    delete=True
         else:
             delete=True
-	if delete:
+    if delete:
             print('removing.. '+row[0])
             dbdel.execute("DELETE FROM list where file == ?",(row[0],))            
     conn.commit()
@@ -81,13 +80,15 @@ def add_recurse(options):
     db=conn.cursor()
     for path,dirs,files in os.walk(options.startpath,followlinks=options.symlinks):
         dirs=clean_dirs(dirs)
+        db_files=get_folder_contents(db,os.path.abspath(path)+'/')
         if not options.symlinks:
             files=clean_syms(files,path)
         for file in files:
             filename=os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path,file))
             if file==options.sqlfile:
                 continue
-            if not is_listed(db,filename):
+            #if not is_listed(db,filename):
+            if file not in db_files:
                 if options.add:
                     add_single(conn,filename,change=False)
             else:
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ def add_recurse(options):
                     if not ftime_match(db,filename,ftime):
                         #file content changed
                         add_single(conn,filename,change=True)
-
+        conn.commit()
                     
     return
 
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ def add_single(conn,filename,change=False,hash=None,minsize=0):
     else:
         db.execute("INSERT INTO list(file,date,hash,size,mime)\
                VALUES(?,?,?,?,?)",(filename,ftime,hash,fsize,mime))
-    conn.commit()
     return
 
 def is_listed(db,filename):
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ def is_listed(db,filename):
     count=db.fetchall()
     return count[0][0]>0
 
+def get_folder_contents(db,path):
+    ''' return the contents of the folder '''
+    files=[]
+    db.execute("SELECT file FROM list where file LIKE ?",(path+'%',))
+    for row in db:
+        base=row[0].replace(path,'',1)
+        if base.find('/')==-1:
+            files.append(base)
+    return files
+
 def ftime_match(db,filename,ftime):
     db.execute("SELECT date FROM list where file == ?",(filename,))
     count=db.fetchall()