diff --git a/repomon.py b/repomon.py
index d5743bc..bca258f 100755
--- a/repomon.py
+++ b/repomon.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class EventHandler(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
                          owner text,
                          mtime int,
                          state int,
-                         info text)''')
+                         info blob)''')
 
     dirs = [os.path.join(base, x) for x in ('any', 'i686', 'x86_64')]
     self.files = files = set()
@@ -289,9 +289,7 @@ class EventHandler(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
             os.symlink(os.path.join('..', arch, file), newpath)
           except FileExistsError:
             pass
-          else:
-            # XXX: this should be removed as soon as symlinks are supported
-            self._real_dispatch(newd, ActionInfo(newpath, action))
+          self._real_dispatch(newd, ActionInfo(newpath, action))
         else:
           try:
             os.unlink(newpath)
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade_from_0.1.py b/scripts/upgrade_from_0.1.py
index 666fe80..d18347a 100755
--- a/scripts/upgrade_from_0.1.py
+++ b/scripts/upgrade_from_0.1.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def main(conffile):
   assert getver(db) == '0.1', 'wrong database version'
   input('Please stop the service and then press Enter.')
   try:
-    db.execute('alter table pkginfo add info text')
+    db.execute('alter table pkginfo add info blob')
   except sqlite3.OperationalError:
     # the column is already there
     pass