diff --git a/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py b/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
index 0a1c90fe77c41e4e24b7bf1b4c69d40a311b4336..ac8ec450cf2ac6c9a14593bb38adf93d0145f598 100644
--- a/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
+++ b/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from bob.pad.face.preprocessor.FaceCropAlign import detect_face_landmarks_in_ima
 
 import json
 
+import os
+
 class BatlPadFile(PadFile):
     """
     A high level implementation of the File class for the BATL
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ class BatlPadFile(PadFile):
 
         self.f = f
         if f.is_attack():
-            attack = batl_config[f.type_id]
+            attack = BATL_CONFIG[f.type_id]
             attack_type = '{} : {}'.format(attack['name'], attack['pai'][f.pai_id])
         else:
             attack_type = None
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class BatlPadFile(PadFile):
 
     def load(self, directory=None, extension='.hdf5', frame_selector=FrameSelector(selection_style='all')):
 
-        data = f.load(self, directory=directory,
+        data = self.f.load(self, directory=directory,
                       extension=extension,
                       modality=self.stream_type, # TODO: this parameter is currently missing in bob.db.batl, add it there
                       reference_stream_type=self.reference_stream_type,
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ class BatlPadDatabase(PadDatabase):
         ``protocol`` : str
             The name of the protocol as defined in the low level db interface.
 
-        ``stream_types`` : str
+        ``stream_type`` : str
             The name of the channel/stream_type to be loaded.
 
         ``max_frames`` : int
@@ -182,19 +184,19 @@ class BatlPadDatabase(PadDatabase):
 
         components = components[0:3]
 
-        protocol, stream_types, max_frames = components
+        protocol, stream_type, max_frames = components
 
         if max_frames is not None:
 
             max_frames = int(max_frames)
 
-        return protocol, stream_types, max_frames
+        return protocol, stream_type, max_frames
 
     def objects(self,
                 protocol=None,
                 groups=None,
                 purposes=None,
-                sessions=None,
+                model_ids=None,
                 **kwargs):
         """
         This function returns lists of BATLPadFile objects, which fulfill the
@@ -221,17 +223,17 @@ class BatlPadDatabase(PadDatabase):
             A list of BATLPadFile objects.
         """
 
-        protocol, stream_types, max_frames = self.parse_protocol(protocol)
+        protocol, stream_type, max_frames = self.parse_protocol(protocol)
 
         # Convert group names to low-level group names here.
         groups = self.convert_names_to_lowlevel(
             groups, self.low_level_group_names, self.high_level_group_names)
         # Since this database was designed for PAD experiments, nothing special
         # needs to be done here.
-        files = self.db.objects(protocol=protocol, groups=groups, purposes=purposes **kwargs)
+#        files = self.db.objects(protocol=protocol, groups=groups, purposes=purposes **kwargs)
 
+        files = self.db.objects(protocol=protocol, purposes=groups, **kwargs)
 
-#        files = self.db.objects(protocol=protocol, purposes=groups, **kwargs)
 #
 #        if purposes == ["real", "attack"]:
 #
@@ -294,3 +296,8 @@ class BatlPadDatabase(PadDatabase):
 
 
 
+
+
+
+
+