diff --git a/controller/CV2.cpp b/controller/CV2.cpp
index 1b2712566..f74f65eb6 100644
--- a/controller/CV2.cpp
+++ b/controller/CV2.cpp
@@ -47,15 +47,11 @@ CV2::CV2(const Identity &myId, const char *path, int listenPort)
 	, _waitNoticePrinted(false)
 	, _listenPort(listenPort)
 {
+	fprintf(stderr, "CV2::CV2\n");
 	char myAddress[64];
 	_myAddressStr = myId.address().toString(myAddress);
 
-    // replace cv2: with postgres: for the path/connstring
-    std::string _path(path);
-    if (_path.length() > 4 && _path.substr(0, 4) == "cv2:") {
-        _path = "postgres:" + _path.substr(4);
-    }
-    _connString = std::string(_path);
+    _connString = std::string(path);
     
 	auto f = std::make_shared<PostgresConnFactory>(_connString);
 	_pool = std::make_shared<ConnectionPool<PostgresConnection> >(
diff --git a/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.cpp b/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.cpp
index e9aa032bb..a593f6a53 100644
--- a/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.cpp
+++ b/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.cpp
@@ -534,11 +534,16 @@ void EmbeddedNetworkController::init(const Identity &signingId,Sender *sender)
 	_signingIdAddressString = signingId.address().toString(tmp);
 
 #ifdef ZT_CONTROLLER_USE_LIBPQ
+	fprintf(stderr, "path: %s\n", _path.c_str());
+	fprintf(stderr, "substr: %s\n", _path.substr(0,3).c_str());
 	if ((_path.length() > 9)&&(_path.substr(0,9) == "postgres:")) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "CV1\n");
 		_db.addDB(std::shared_ptr<DB>(new CV1(_signingId,_path.substr(9).c_str(), _listenPort, _rc)));
-	} else if ((_path.length() > 3)&&(_path.substr(0,3) == "cv2:")) {
-		_db.addDB(std::shared_ptr<DB>(new CV2(_signingId,_path.c_str(),_listenPort)));
+	} else if ((_path.length() > 4)&&(_path.substr(0,4) == "cv2:")) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "CV2\n");
+		_db.addDB(std::shared_ptr<DB>(new CV2(_signingId,_path.substr(4).c_str(),_listenPort)));
 	} else {
+		fprintf(stderr, "FileDB\n");
 #endif
 		_db.addDB(std::shared_ptr<DB>(new FileDB(_path.c_str())));
 #ifdef ZT_CONTROLLER_USE_LIBPQ