diff --git a/client/equoTools.py b/client/equoTools.py
index 67f1c91ed..6d0cb56fd 100644
--- a/client/equoTools.py
+++ b/client/equoTools.py
@@ -2159,13 +2159,16 @@ def searchDepends(atoms, idreturn = False, verbose = False, quiet = False):
     if (not idreturn) and (not quiet):
         print_info(yellow(" @@ ")+darkgreen("Depends Search..."))
 
-
     clientDbconn = openClientDatabase()
+
     dataInfo = [] # when idreturn is True
     for atom in atoms:
 	result = atomMatchInRepository(atom,clientDbconn)
+	print result
+	result = atomMatch(atom)
 	if (result[0] != -1):
-	    searchResults = clientDbconn.searchDepends(result[0])
+	    dbconn = openRepositoryDatabase(result[1])
+	    searchResults = dbconn.searchDepends(result[0])
 	    if searchResults == -2:
 		# I need to generate dependstable
 		regenerateDependsTable(clientDbconn)
@@ -2183,6 +2186,7 @@ def searchDepends(atoms, idreturn = False, verbose = False, quiet = False):
 		    else:
 		        printPackageInfo(idpackage, clientDbconn, clientSearch = True, strictOutput = True, quiet = quiet)
 	
+
     clientDbconn.closeDB()
 
     if (idreturn):
@@ -2402,7 +2406,7 @@ def searchDescription(descriptions, idreturn = False, quiet = False):
 
 
 '''
-   @description: recreate dependstable table in the client database, it's used for caching searchDepends requests
+   @description: recreate dependstable table in the chosen database, it's used for caching searchDepends requests
    @input Nothing
    @output: Nothing
 '''
diff --git a/libraries/databaseTools.py b/libraries/databaseTools.py
index fbcfb2670..790f3c72d 100644
--- a/libraries/databaseTools.py
+++ b/libraries/databaseTools.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ def database(options):
 	    
 	    dbconn.commitChanges()
 	
+	# regen dependstable
+        reagentTools.dependsTableInitialize(dbconn, False)
+	
 	dbconn.closeDB()
 	print_info(green(" * ")+red("Entropy database has been reinitialized using binary packages available"))
 
diff --git a/libraries/reagentTools.py b/libraries/reagentTools.py
index 6bfda402c..ad99cbdd0 100644
--- a/libraries/reagentTools.py
+++ b/libraries/reagentTools.py
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ def enzyme(options):
 	dbconn.commitChanges()
 
     dbconn.commitChanges()
+    
+    # regen dependstable
+    dependsTableInitialize(dbconn, False)
+    
     dbconn.closeDB()
 
     print_info(green(" * ")+red("Statistics: ")+blue("Entries created/updated: ")+bold(str(etpCreated))+yellow(" - ")+darkblue("Entries discarded: ")+bold(str(etpNotCreated)))
@@ -630,6 +634,24 @@ def extractPkgData(package, etpBranch = "unstable", structuredLayout = False):
     return etpData
 
 
+def dependsTableInitialize(dbconn = None, runActivator = True):
+    closedb = False
+    if dbconn is None:
+	dbconn = databaseTools.etpDatabase(readOnly = False, noUpload = True)
+	closedb = True
+    sys.path.append('../client')
+    import equoTools
+    equoTools.regenerateDependsTable(dbconn)
+    # now taint
+    dbconn.taintDatabase()
+    if (closedb):
+        dbconn.closeDB()
+    # running activator
+    if (runActivator):
+	import activatorTools
+	activatorTools.database(['sync'])
+
+
 def dependenciesTest(options):
 
     reagentRequestQuiet = False
diff --git a/server/reagent b/server/reagent
index 8e6ec392a..1c54cb377 100644
--- a/server/reagent
+++ b/server/reagent
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def print_help():
     print_info(" \t\t"+green("md5check")+"\t\t\t\t Check digest of a package, a list of packages, world")
     #print_info(" \t\t"+green(bold("orphans"))+"\t\t\t Dump the list of files that don't belong on any installed package") FIXME can be done using sets
     print_info(" \t"+green(bold("deptest"))+yellow("\t\t Look for unsatisfied dependencies inside database"))
+    print_info(" \t"+green(bold("depends"))+yellow("\t\t Regenerate depends table (plus database lock and bump)"))
     print_info(" \t\t"+red("--quiet")+"\t\t\t\t\t just print the dependencies list")
     print_info(" \t"+green(bold("smartapps"))+yellow("\t Entropy application tool to create self-dependant applications [EXPERIMENTAL]"))
     print_info(" \t\t"+green(bold("create"))+"\t\t\t\t\t Create a smartapp package using the package names provided")
@@ -117,11 +118,16 @@ elif (options[0] == "smartapps"):
     reagentTools.smartapps(options[1:])
     sys.exit(0)
 
-# smartapps tool
+# deptest tool
 elif (options[0] == "deptest"):
     reagentTools.dependenciesTest(options[1:])
     sys.exit(0)
 
+# deptest tool
+elif (options[0] == "depends"):
+    reagentTools.dependsTableInitialize()
+    sys.exit(0)
+
 # cleanup
 if (options[0] == "cleanup"):
     entropyTools.cleanup()