diff --git a/CEP/LAPS/DBToQDeamon/src/DBToQDeamon.py b/CEP/LAPS/DBToQDeamon/src/DBToQDeamon.py
index 36f9bdb6825bcdc30607abed8381c2e454fdfdac..f608ab4b64db32fd0be50f775ad439cf1a840fdc 100755
--- a/CEP/LAPS/DBToQDeamon/src/DBToQDeamon.py
+++ b/CEP/LAPS/DBToQDeamon/src/DBToQDeamon.py
@@ -17,26 +17,30 @@
 # with the LOFAR software suite. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 # $Id$
-import os,sys,time,pg
+import sys
+import time
+import pg
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import LAPS.MsgBus
+import getpass
 
 
-def createParsetFile(treeID, nodeID, fileName):
+def create_parset_file(tree_id, node_id, filename):
     """
     Create a parset file with name fileName from tree treeID starting at nodeID.
     """
-    parset = otdb.query("select * from exportTree(%s, %s, %s)" % (1, treeID, nodeID)).getresult()
-    print "   Creating parset %s" % fileName
-    file = open(fileName, 'w');
+    parset = otdb.query("select * from exportTree(%s, %s, %s)" % (1, tree_id, node_id)).getresult()
+    print "   Creating parset %s" % filename
+    file = open(filename, 'w')
     file.write(parset[0][0])
     file.close()
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     """
     DBToQDeamon checks the LOFAR database every n seconds for new AutoPipeline trees.
     """
-    parser = OptionParser("Usage: %prog [options]" )
+    parser = OptionParser("Usage: %prog [options]")
     parser.add_option("-D", "--database",
                       dest="dbName",
                       type="string",
@@ -49,6 +53,18 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                       default="sasdb",
                       help="Hostname of OTDB database")
 
+    parser.add_option("-P", "--port",
+                      dest="dbPort",
+                      type="int",
+                      default="5432",
+                      help="Port of OTDB database")
+
+    parser.add_option("-U", "--user",
+                      dest="dbUser",
+                      type="string",
+                      default="postgres",
+                      help="Username of OTDB database")
+
     # parse arguments
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -60,9 +76,13 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     dbName = options.dbName
     dbHost = options.dbHost
+    dbPort = options.dbPort
+    dbUser = options.dbUser
+
+    dbPassword = getpass.getpass()
 
     # calling stored procedures only works from the pg module for some reason.
-    otdb = pg.connect(user="postgres", host=dbHost, dbname=dbName)
+    otdb = pg.connect(user=dbUser, host=dbHost, dbname=dbName, port=dbPort, passwd=dbPassword)
 
     # connect to messaging system
     msgbus = LAPS.MsgBus.Bus("LAPS.retrieved.parsets")
@@ -72,18 +92,18 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     for t in treeList:
         print t['treeid']
         topNodeID = otdb.query("select nodeid from getTopNode(%s)" % t['treeid']).getresult()[0][0]
-        parset = otdb.query("select * from exportTree(%s, %s, %s)" % (1, t['treeid'], topNodeID)).getresult()
-        ###print parset[0][0]
+        parset = otdb.query("select * from exportTree(%s, %s, %s)" %
+                            (1, t['treeid'], topNodeID)).getresult()
+        # print parset[0][0]
 
-	### send( message , subject )
+        # send( message , subject )
         while True:
-		# 1000 msg / sec ?
-		time.sleep(0.01) 
-		msgbus.send(parset[0][0],"Observation%d" %(t['treeid']))
+            # 1000 msg / sec ?
+            time.sleep(0.01)
+            msgbus.send(parset[0][0], "Observation%d" % (t['treeid']))
 
+        # set state to 'queued'
+        # otdb.query("select * from setTreeState(1, %s, 500, false)" % t['treeid'])
 
-        ### set state to 'queued'
-        ### otdb.query("select * from setTreeState(1, %s, 500, false)" % t['treeid'])
-    
     otdb.close()
     sys.exit(0)