diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 46d107d..3138804 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
-mace-kv = "0.0.24"
+# mace-kv = "0.0.24"
+mace-kv = { path = "/home/neo/mace" }
 clap = { version = "4.5.48", features = ["derive"] }
 rand = "0.9.2"
 log = "0.4.22"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9f881ab..ffc5f08 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ fn main() {
     saved.tmp_store = false;
     let mut db = Mace::new(opt.validate().unwrap()).unwrap();
     db.disable_gc();
+    let mut bkt = db.bucket("default").unwrap();
 
     let mut rng = rand::rng();
     let value = Arc::new(vec![b'0'; args.value_size]);
@@ -105,24 +106,26 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     if args.mode == "get" || args.mode == "scan" {
-        let pre_tx = db.begin().unwrap();
+        let pre_tx = bkt.begin().unwrap();
         (0..args.threads).for_each(|tid| {
             for k in &keys[tid] {
                 pre_tx.put(k, &*value).unwrap();
             }
         });
         pre_tx.commit().unwrap();
+        drop(bkt);
         drop(db);
         // re-open db
         saved.tmp_store = true;
         db = Mace::new(saved.validate().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        bkt = db.bucket("default").unwrap();
 
         // simulate common use cases
         for i in 0..keys_per_thread {
             let tid = rng.random_range(0..args.threads);
             let mut k = format!("key_{tid}_{i}").into_bytes();
             k.resize(args.key_size, b'x');
-            let view = db.view().unwrap();
+            let view = bkt.view().unwrap();
             view.get(&k).unwrap();
         }
     }
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let h: Vec<JoinHandle<()>> = (0..args.threads)
         .map(|tid| {
-            let db = db.clone();
+            let db = bkt.clone();
             let tk: &Vec<Vec<u8>> = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(&keys[tid]) };
             let total_ops = total_ops.clone();
             let barrier = Arc::clone(&barrier);