diff --git a/src/server/WebBackend.cpp b/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
index ec11252..2122dbf 100644
--- a/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
@@ -702,24 +702,24 @@ RestOutputStruct::ExitCode WebSocket::EvaluateSysadmPkgRequest(const QJsonValue
   //OPTIONAL: "category" (only used if "pkg_origins" is not specified)
   QString cat;
   if(in_args.toObject().contains("category")){ cat = in_args.toObject().value("category").toString(); }
-  
-  //Parse 
+  //OPTIONAL: "pkg_origins" (defaults to everything for listing functions)
+  QStringList pkgs;
+  if(in_args.toObject().contains("pkg_origins")){
+    if(in_args.toObject().value("pkg_origins").isString()){ pkgs << in_args.toObject().value("pkg_origins").toString(); }
+    else if(in_args.toObject().value("pkg_origins").isArray()){ pkgs = JsonArrayToStringList(in_args.toObject().value("pkg_origins").toArray()); }
+  }
+    
+  //Parse  the action and perform accordingly
   if(act=="pkg_info"){
-    //OPTIONAL: "pkg_origins" (defaults to everything for listing functions)
-    QStringList pkgs;
-    if(in_args.toObject().contains("pkg_origins")){
-      if(in_args.toObject().value("pkg_origins").isString()){ pkgs << in_args.toObject().value("pkg_origins").toString(); }
-      else if(in_args.toObject().value("pkg_origins").isArray()){ pkgs = JsonArrayToStringList(in_args.toObject().value("pkg_origins").toArray()); }
-    }
     //OPTIONAL:  "result"
-    bool fullresults = true; 
+    bool fullresults = false; 
     if(in_args.toObject().contains("result")){ fullresults = (in_args.toObject().value("result").toString()=="full"); }
+    
     //Now run the info fetch routine
     QJsonObject info = sysadm::PKG::pkg_info(pkgs, repo, cat, fullresults);
     if(!info.isEmpty()){ out->insert("pkg_info",info); }
     else{ return RestOutputStruct::NOCONTENT; }
     
-    
   }else if(act=="pkg_search"){
     //REQUIRED
     QString srch;
@@ -732,6 +732,17 @@ RestOutputStruct::ExitCode WebSocket::EvaluateSysadmPkgRequest(const QJsonValue
     }else{
       return RestOutputStruct::NOCONTENT;
     }
+    
+  }else if(act=="list_categories"){
+    QJsonArray cats = sysadm::PKG::list_categories(repo);
+    if(!cats.isEmpty()){ out->insert("list_categories", cats); }
+    else{ return RestOutputStruct::NOCONTENT; }
+    
+  }else if(act=="list_repos"){
+    QJsonArray repos = sysadm::PKG::list_repos();
+    if(!repos.isEmpty()){ out->insert("list_repos", repos); }
+    else{ return RestOutputStruct::NOCONTENT; }
+    
   }else{
     //unknown action
     return RestOutputStruct::BADREQUEST;
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.cpp b/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.cpp
index bc7cf25..12ddb85 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.cpp
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ QJsonObject PKG::pkg_info(QStringList origins, QString repo, QString category, b
     //new database needs to be loaded
     qDebug() << "New DB Connection";
     DB = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
-    DB.setConnectOptions("QSQLITE_OPEN_READONLY=1");	  
+    /*DB.setConnectOptions("QSQLITE_OPEN_READONLY=1");	  
     DB.setHostName("localhost");
-    DB.setDatabaseName(dbname);
+    DB.setDatabaseName(dbname);*/
   }
   if(DB.databaseName()!=dbname){
     if(DB.isOpen()){ DB.close(); }
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ QStringList PKG::pkg_search(QString repo, QString searchterm, QString category){
     //new database needs to be loaded
     qDebug() << "New DB Connection";
     DB = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
-    DB.setConnectOptions("QSQLITE_OPEN_READONLY=1");	  
+    /*DB.setConnectOptions("QSQLITE_OPEN_READONLY=1");	  
     DB.setHostName("localhost");
-    DB.setDatabaseName(dbname);
+    DB.setDatabaseName(dbname);*/
   }
   if(DB.databaseName()!=dbname){
     if(DB.isOpen()){ DB.close(); }
@@ -247,10 +247,56 @@ QStringList PKG::pkg_search(QString repo, QString searchterm, QString category){
   return found;
 }
 
-QJsonObject PKG::list_categories(QString repo){
-  return QJsonObject();
+QJsonArray PKG::list_categories(QString repo){
+  QString dbname = getRepoFile(repo);
+  //qDebug() << "Database:" << dbname;// << conn;
+   //Open the local database
+  QSqlDatabase DB;
+  if(QSqlDatabase::contains()){
+    //database already loaded
+    qDebug() << "Existing DB Connection";
+    DB = QSqlDatabase::database();
+  }else{
+    //new database needs to be loaded
+    qDebug() << "New DB Connection";
+    DB = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
+    /*DB.setConnectOptions("QSQLITE_OPEN_READONLY=1");	  
+    DB.setHostName("localhost");
+    DB.setDatabaseName(dbname);*/
+  }
+  if(DB.databaseName()!=dbname){
+    if(DB.isOpen()){ DB.close(); }
+    DB.setConnectOptions("QSQLITE_OPEN_READONLY=1");	  
+    DB.setHostName("localhost");
+    DB.setDatabaseName(dbname);
+  }
+  qDebug() << "Open Database:" << DB.databaseName() << dbname;
+    if( !DB.open() ){ 
+	//qDebug() << " - could not be opened"; 
+	return QJsonArray(); 
+    } 
+  QString q_string = "SELECT name FROM categories";
+    QSqlQuery query(q_string);
+    QStringList found;
+    while(query.next()){
+	found << query.value("name").toString(); //need the origin for later
+    }
+    if(!found.isEmpty()){ return QJsonArray::fromStringList(found); }
+    else{ return QJsonArray(); }
 }
 
-QJsonObject PKG::list_repos(){
-  return QJsonObject();
+QJsonArray PKG::list_repos(){
+  QString dbdir = "/var/db/pkg/repo-%1.sqlite";
+  QDir confdir("/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos");
+    QStringList confs = confdir.entryList(QStringList() << "*.conf", QDir::Files);
+  QStringList found;
+  found << "local"; //There is always a local database (for installed pkgs)
+  for(int i=0; i<confs.length(); i++){
+    QStringList repoinfo = General::readTextFile(confdir.absoluteFilePath(confs[i])).join("\n").split("}");
+    for(int j=0; j<repoinfo.length(); j++){
+      QString repo = repoinfo[j].section(":",0,0);
+      if(QFile::exists(dbdir.arg(repo))){ found << repo; }
+    }
+  }
+  return QJsonArray::fromStringList(found);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.h b/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.h
index 7e02ee7..d33e6ab 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.h
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class PKG{
 public:
 	static QJsonObject pkg_info(QStringList origins, QString repo, QString category = "", bool fullresults = true);
 	static QStringList pkg_search(QString repo, QString searchterm, QString category = "");
-	static QJsonObject list_categories(QString repo);
-	static QJsonObject list_repos();
+	static QJsonArray list_categories(QString repo);
+	static QJsonArray list_repos();
 };
 	
 } //end of sysadm namespace