diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c1271df9..e62340d72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "~4.10.1",
-    "ws": "^1.0.1"
+    "ws": "^1.0.1",
+    "level": "~1.4.0",
+    "nthen": "~0.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/storage/lvl.js b/storage/lvl.js
index b9c1c5bcc..179d1fc73 100644
--- a/storage/lvl.js
+++ b/storage/lvl.js
@@ -1,77 +1,48 @@
-var level=require("level");
+var Level = require("level");
+var nThen = require('nthen');
 
-module.exports.create = function(conf,cb){
-    console.log("Loading leveldb");
+var getIndex = function(db, cName, cb) {
+    db.get(cName+'=>index', function(e, out){
+        if (e) { throw e; }
+        cb(parseInt(out));
+    });
+};
 
-    var db=level(conf.levelPath||'./test.level.db'),
-        indices={},
-        Channel={};
+var insert = function (db, channelName, content, cb) {
+    var index;
+    nThen(function (waitFor) {
+        getIndex(db, channelName, waitFor(function (i) { index = i; }));
+    }).nThen(function (waitFor) {
+        db.put(channelName+'=>index', ''+index, waitFor(function (e) { if (e) { throw e; } }));
+    }).nThen(function (waitFor) {
+        db.put(channelName+'=>'+index, content, waitFor(function (e) { if (e) { throw e; } }));
+    }).nThen(cb);
+};
 
-    var makeChannel=function(cName){
-        Channel[cName]={
-            lastModified:0,
-            messages:[],
+var getMessages = function (db, channelName, msgHandler) {
+    var index;
+    nThen(function (waitFor) {
+        getIndex(db, channelName, waitFor(function (i) { index = i; }));
+    }).nThen(function (waitFor) {
+        var again = function (i) {
+            db.get(channelName + '=>' + i, waitFor(function (e, out) {
+                if (e) { throw e; }
+                msgHandler(out);
+                if (i < index) { again(i+1); }
+            }));
         };
-    },
-    makeIndex=function(cName){
-        // initializing to negative one means we can increment on inserts
-        // so we always start from zero.
-        indices[cName]=-1;
-    },
-    loadIndex=function(cName, out){
-        indices[cName]=parseInt(out);
-        typeof indices[cName] !== 'number' && 
-            console.error("FOUND A NON-NUMERIC INDEX for channel: %s", cName);
-    },
-    getIndex=function(cName,f){
-        if(typeof indices[cName] !== 'undefined'){
-            f(indices[cName]);
-        }else{
-            // get and increment the channelIndex
-            db.get(cName+'=>index',function(e,out){
-                if(e){
-                    // it doesn't exist, so initialize it
-                    makeIndex(cName);
-                }else{
-                    // it exists. parse it
-                    loadIndex(cName,out);
-                }
-                f(indices[cName]);
-            });
-        }
-    };
+        again(0);
+    });
+};
 
+module.exports.create = function (conf, cb) {
+    var db = Level(conf.levelPath || './test.level.db');
     cb({
-        message: function(cName,content,cb){
-            getIndex(cName,function(index){
-                var index = ++indices[cName];
-                db.put(cName+'=>index', ''+index,function(e){
-                    if(e) console.error(e);
-                });
-                db.put(cName+'=>'+index, content, function(err){
-                    if(err){
-                        console.log(err);
-                    }
-                    cb();
-                });
-            });
-        },
-        getMessages: function(cName, cb){
-            /* get all messages relating to a channel */
-            getIndex(cName, function(index){
-                var last = index,
-                    i = 0,
-                    next = function () {
-                        db.get(cName+'=>'+i, function (e,out) {
-                            if(e) return console.error(e);
-                            cb(out);
-                            if (++i <= last) {
-                                next();
-                            }
-                        });
-                    };
-                next();
-            });
+        message: function (channelName, content, cb) {
+            insert(db, channelName, content, cb);
         },
+        getMessages: function (channelName, msgHandler) {
+            getMessages(db, channelName, msgHandler);
+        }
     });
 };