diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/ct_test_rig.json b/py-scripts/tools/ct_test_rig.json
index 44178cfd..53343414 100644
--- a/py-scripts/tools/ct_test_rig.json
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/ct_test_rig.json
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
         "LF_MGR_PASS": "lanforge",
         "UPSTREAM_PORT":"1.1.eth2",
         "TEST_TIMEOUT": 600,
-        "LOAD_BLANK_DB": false,
-        "LOAD_FACTORY_DEFAULT_DB": false,
-        "LOAD_CUSTOM_DB": false,
-        "CUSTOM_DB": "DFLT_ETH1_GEN",
         "EMAIL_LIST_PRODUCTION": "support@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_LIST_TEST": "support@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_TITLE_TXT": "Lanforge QA Testing",
diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_001_rig.json b/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_001_rig.json
index 092017d7..ef67ceed 100644
--- a/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_001_rig.json
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_001_rig.json
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
         "LF_MGR_PASS": "lanforge",
         "UPSTREAM_PORT":"1.1.eth2",
         "TEST_TIMEOUT": 600,
-        "LOAD_BLANK_DB": false,
-        "LOAD_FACTORY_DEFAULT_DB": false,
-        "LOAD_CUSTOM_DB": false,
-        "CUSTOM_DB": "DFLT_ETH1_GEN",
         "EMAIL_LIST_PRODUCTION": "konikofi@candelatech.com,greearb@candelatech.com,,jreynolds@candelatech.com,matthew@candelatech.com,iain.davidson@candelatech.com,erin.grimes@candelatech.com,logan.lipke@candelatech.com,dipti.dhond@candelatech.com,chuck.rekiere@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_LIST_TEST": "chuck.rekiere@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_TITLE_TXT": "Lanforge QA Testing CT-US-001",
diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_002_rig.json b/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_002_rig.json
index a145500b..43819d0d 100644
--- a/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_002_rig.json
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_002_rig.json
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
         "LF_MGR_PASS": "lanforge",
         "UPSTREAM_PORT": "1.1.eth2",
         "TEST_TIMEOUT": 600,
-        "LOAD_BLANK_DB": false,
-        "LOAD_FACTORY_DEFAULT_DB": true,
-        "LOAD_CUSTOM_DB": false,
-        "CUSTOM_DB": "DFLT_ETH1_GEN",
         "EMAIL_LIST_PRODUCTION": "konikofi@candelatech.com,greearb@candelatech.com,,jreynolds@candelatech.com,matthew@candelatech.com,iain.davidson@candelatech.com,erin.grimes@candelatech.com,logan.lipke@candelatech.com,dipti.dhond@candelatech.com,chuck.rekiere@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_LIST_TEST": "chuck.rekiere@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_TITLE_TXT": "Lanforge QA Testing CT-US-002",
diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_003_rig.json b/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_003_rig.json
index 4bc7b556..053ea38f 100644
--- a/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_003_rig.json
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_003_rig.json
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
         "LF_MGR_PASS": "lanforge",
         "UPSTREAM_PORT":"1.1.eth1",
         "TEST_TIMEOUT": 600,
-        "LOAD_BLANK_DB": false,
-        "LOAD_FACTORY_DEFAULT_DB": false,
-        "LOAD_CUSTOM_DB": false,
-        "CUSTOM_DB": "DFLT_ETH1_GEN",
         "EMAIL_LIST_PRODUCTION": "konikofi@candelatech.com,greearb@candelatech.com,,jreynolds@candelatech.com,matthew@candelatech.com,iain.davidson@candelatech.com,erin.grimes@candelatech.com,logan.lipke@candelatech.com,dipti.dhond@candelatech.com,chuck.rekiere@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_LIST_TEST": "chuck.rekiere@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_TITLE_TXT": "Lanforge QA Testing CT-US-003",
diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_004_rig.json b/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_004_rig.json
index 61cc0075..6d386d46 100644
--- a/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_004_rig.json
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/ct_us_004_rig.json
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
         "LF_MGR_PASS": "lanforge",
         "UPSTREAM_PORT": "1.1.eth2",
         "TEST_TIMEOUT": 300,
-        "LOAD_BLANK_DB": false,
-        "LOAD_FACTORY_DEFAULT_DB": true,
-        "LOAD_CUSTOM_DB": false,
-        "CUSTOM_DB": "DFLT_ETH1_GEN",
         "EMAIL_LIST_PRODUCTION": "konikofi@candelatech.com,greearb@candelatech.com,,jreynolds@candelatech.com,matthew@candelatech.com,iain.davidson@candelatech.com,erin.grimes@candelatech.com,logan.lipke@candelatech.com,dipti.dhond@candelatech.com,chuck.rekiere@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_LIST_TEST": "chuck.rekiere@candelatech.com",
         "EMAIL_TITLE_TXT": "Lanforge QA Testing CT-US-004",
diff --git a/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py b/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
index 2bb458f6..bad307ec 100755
--- a/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
+++ b/py-scripts/tools/lf_check.py
@@ -597,15 +597,15 @@ NOTE: Diagrams are links in dashboard""".format(ip_qa=ip, qa_url=qa_url)
             self.logger.info("failed to change to {}".format(self.scripts_wd))
 
         # no spaces after FACTORY_DFLT
-        command = "./{} {}".format("scenario.py", "--load {}".format(custom_db))
+        command = "./scenario.py --mgr {mgr} --load {db} --action {action}".format(mgr=self.lf_mgr_ip,db=custom_db,action="overwrite")
         process = subprocess.Popen((command).split(' '), shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                                    universal_newlines=True)
         # wait for the process to terminate
         out, err = process.communicate()
         errcode = process.returncode
-        print("load_custome_database errcode: {errcode}".format(errcode=errcode))
+        print("load_custom_database out: {out}  errcode: {errcode} err: {err}".format(out=out,errcode=errcode,err=err))
         # DO NOT REMOVE 15 second sleep.
-        # After every DB load, the loed changes are applied, and part of the apply is to re-build
+        # After every DB load, the load changes are applied, and part of the apply is to re-build
         # The underlying netsmith objects
         sleep(15)