diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc6cb7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+test/basic/basic
+test/basic/pgen.go
+test/basic/db
diff --git a/cmd/pgen/template.go b/cmd/pgen/template.go
index ae414b0..27ac21f 100644
--- a/cmd/pgen/template.go
+++ b/cmd/pgen/template.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 const template string = `package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/gob"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 	"gitlab.wow.st/gmp/persist"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ type Var_N persist.Var
 
 func New(name string, xs ..._T) *Var_N {
 	var x _T
+	gob.Register(x)
 	if len(xs) > 0 {
 		x = xs[0]
 	}
diff --git a/test/basic/main.go b/test/basic/main.go
index 72bb974..71fdf2f 100644
--- a/test/basic/main.go
+++ b/test/basic/main.go
@@ -9,29 +9,36 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	persist.Init()
+
 	x := persistInt("x",5)
-	var y1 mine1 = 6
-	y2 := mine2{}
-	y1p := persistM1("y",y1)
-	y2p := persistM2("y",y2)
-	y3 := token.FileSet{}
-	y3p := persistM3("y",y3)
-	y4 := make(map[*token.FileSet]*token.File)
-	y4p := persistM4("y",y4)
-	y5 := make(map[*token.FileSet]*persist.Var)
-	y5p := persistM5("y",y5)
-	y6 := make(map[persist.Var]token.FileSet)
-	y6p := persistM6("y",y6)
-	_,_,_,_,_,_ = y1p, y2p, y3p, y4p, y5p, y6p
 	fmt.Println(x)
 	fmt.Println(x.Get())
 	x.Set(3)
 	fmt.Println(x)
 
+	var y1 mine1 = 6
+	y2 := mine2{}
+	y1p := persistM1("y1",y1)
+	y1 = y1p.Get()
+	y2p := persistM2("y2",y2)
+	y2 = y2p.Get()
+	y3 := token.FileSet{}
+	y3p := persistM3("y3",y3)
+	y3 = y3p.Get()
+	y4 := make(map[*token.FileSet]*token.File)
+	y4p := persistM4("y4",y4)
+	y4 = y4p.Get()
+	y5 := make(map[*token.FileSet]*persist.Var)
+	y5p := persistM5("y5",y5)
+	y5 = y5p.Get()
+	y6 := make(map[persist.Var]token.FileSet)
+	y6p := persistM6("y6",y6)
+	y6 = y6p.Get()
+
 	z := func(interface{}) {
-		_ = persistFloat("y",1.0)
+		_ = persistFloat("y7",1.0)
 	}
-	z(persistString("name","ok"))
+	z(persistString("z","ok"))
 
 	s := persistString("s","ok bye")
 	fmt.Println(s)
@@ -41,5 +48,6 @@ func main() {
 	ts = s.Get() // this works
 	_ = ts
 	persist.Commit()
+	persist.Shutdown()
 }