diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 75a56e738..7e79c5ae1 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ TODO list:
   - server: handle multiple packages for each scope with these abilities:
     - enable/disable it
     - purge function
+  - add package.mask support
   - remove binkeywords, not used
   - add external trigger for splashutils
   - find a way to better handle real smartapps deps
diff --git a/libraries/databaseTools.py b/libraries/databaseTools.py
index f53f4b872..3b5bb4163 100644
--- a/libraries/databaseTools.py
+++ b/libraries/databaseTools.py
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ def openServerDatabase(readOnly = True, noUpload = True):
    @description: open a generic client database and returns the pointer.
    @output: database pointer
 '''
-def openGenericDatabase(dbfile, dbname = None):
+def openGenericDatabase(dbfile, dbname = None, xcache = False):
     if dbname == None: dbname = "generic"
-    conn = etpDatabase(readOnly = False, dbFile = dbfile, clientDatabase = True, dbname = dbname, xcache = False)
+    conn = etpDatabase(readOnly = False, dbFile = dbfile, clientDatabase = True, dbname = dbname, xcache = xcache)
     return conn
 
 def backupClientDatabase():