diff --git a/dict_dl.py b/dict_dl.py
index da1672ec..af92e418 100644
--- a/dict_dl.py
+++ b/dict_dl.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import os
 import random
 import re
 import string
@@ -163,8 +164,11 @@ class FileSet(set):
 class DictFile(dict):
     def __init__(self, file):
         self.file = file
-        with open(self.file, "r") as f:
-            super().__init__(json.load(f))
+        if os.path.isfile(self.file):
+            with open(self.file, "r") as f:
+                super().__init__(json.load(f))
+        else:
+            super()
 
     def save(self):
         with open(self.file, "w") as f:
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ class Queue:
         suffix,
         time_base=1.01,
         time_exponent=10,
-        prefix_length=1,
+        prefix_length=3,
     ):
         self.__dict__.update(locals())
         self.words = set()
@@ -205,9 +209,9 @@ class Queue:
         time.sleep(randtime(a, b))
 
     def loadDB(self):
-        for db_file in Path(self.dir_prefix).glob(f"*{self.suffix}"):
-            with open(db_file, "r") as f:
-                self.words |= set(json.load(f).keys())
+        d = FullDictionary(self.dir_prefix, self.suffix)
+        self.words |= set(d.keys())
+        print(d.readtime)
 
     def add_word(self):
         self.redo.load()
@@ -268,5 +272,6 @@ class Queue:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     f = FileSet("en_merriam_webster/queue")
-    d = DictFile("en_merriam_webster/ab_mw.json")
+    # d = DictFile("en_merriam_webster/abc_mw.json")
+    # d.save()
     print(d)