diff --git a/include/actsim_agent/downloader.hpp b/include/actsim_agent/downloader.hpp
index 4ba4d63..24fcb61 100644
--- a/include/actsim_agent/downloader.hpp
+++ b/include/actsim_agent/downloader.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Downloader {
 
     void thread_run();
     bool fetch_tasks(size_t n);
-    bool fetch_design(const db::uuid_t& id);
+    bool fetch_design(const db::uuid_t& id, std::string& design);
     void reopen_task(const db::uuid_t& id);
 
     std::unique_ptr<std::thread> downloader_thread;
diff --git a/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp b/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
index 63b18cc..2c0a906 100644
--- a/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
+++ b/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ void Downloader::thread_run() {
         auto task = this->interface.pop_fresh(empty);
         if (empty) continue;
         this->reopen_task(task->id);
+        this->interface.decrement_design(task->design);
     }
 }
 
@@ -93,13 +94,18 @@ bool Downloader::fetch_tasks(size_t n) {
         
         // see if we already have the desing locally; if not, load it
         if (!this->interface.increment_design(task->design)) {
+
+            DEBUG_PRINT("Fetching new design with ID " + db::to_string(task->design));
+            std::string design;
             
             // if we could not load the design, reopen it in the database
-            if (!this->fetch_design(task->design)) {
+            if (!this->fetch_design(task->design, design)) {
                 std::cerr << "Error: Could not load design for task " << task->id << ", reopening it." << std::endl;
                 this->reopen_task(task->id);
                 continue;
             }
+
+            this->interface.store_design(task->design, design);
         }
 
         // push the task to the list of open tasks
@@ -110,7 +116,8 @@ bool Downloader::fetch_tasks(size_t n) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Downloader::fetch_design(const db::uuid_t& id) {
+bool Downloader::fetch_design(const db::uuid_t& id, std::string& design) {
+    design = "test design";
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/actsim_agent/task_interface.cpp b/src/actsim_agent/task_interface.cpp
index 0165e71..9a13a5a 100644
--- a/src/actsim_agent/task_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/actsim_agent/task_interface.cpp
@@ -128,32 +128,44 @@ std::unique_ptr<OutputType> TaskInterface::pop_finished(bool& empty) {
 
 bool TaskInterface::increment_design(const db::uuid_t& id) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock (this->designs_mutex);
+    DEBUG_PRINT("Looking for design with ID " + db::to_string(id));
 
     // make sure the requested design is in the list of available designs
-    if (this->designs.find(id) == this->designs.end()) return false;
+    if (this->designs.find(id) == this->designs.end()) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT("Design not found.");
+        return false;
+    }
 
     std::pair<size_t, std::string>& design_entry = designs[id];
 
     // if so, increment its reference counters
     ++design_entry.first;
 
+    DEBUG_PRINT("Design found. Incrementing reference counter. New counter is " + std::to_string(design_entry.first));
     return true;
 }
 
 void TaskInterface::decrement_design(const db::uuid_t& id) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock (this->designs_mutex);
+    DEBUG_PRINT("Looking to decrement design with ID " + db::to_string(id));
 
     // make sure the requested design is in the list of available designs
-    if (this->designs.find(id) == this->designs.end()) return;
+    if (this->designs.find(id) == this->designs.end()) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT("Could not find design. Not decrementing.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     std::pair<size_t, std::string>& design_entry = designs[id];
 
     // if so, decrement its reference counters
     --design_entry.first;
 
+    DEBUG_PRINT("Design found. Decrementing reference counter. New counter is " + std::to_string(design_entry.first));
+
     // if the reference counter hit 0, erase the design entry from the list
     // of available designs
     if (design_entry.first == 0) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT("Erasing design from store.");
         this->designs.erase(id);
     }
 }
@@ -173,9 +185,13 @@ std::string TaskInterface::get_design(const db::uuid_t& id) {
 void TaskInterface::store_design(const db::uuid_t& id, std::string& design) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock (this->designs_mutex);
 
+    DEBUG_PRINT("Henlo Storing new design with ID " + db::to_string(id));
+    std::cerr << "This should really be visible here" << std::endl;
+
     // make sure the design isn't already in the list of design entries
     // if it is, just increment its reference counter
     if (this->designs.find(id) != this->designs.end()) {
+        DEBUG_PRINT("Design is already in here, incrementing reference counter instead.");
         ++(this->designs[id]).first;
         return;
     }