diff --git a/include/actsim_agent/actsim_agent.hpp b/include/actsim_agent/actsim_agent.hpp
index e19945d..d723349 100644
--- a/include/actsim_agent/actsim_agent.hpp
+++ b/include/actsim_agent/actsim_agent.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <cluster/db_types.hpp>
 
-#define DATABASE_VERSION 2
+#define DATABASE_VERSION 3
 
 #define DOWNLOAD_BUFFER 5
 
diff --git a/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp b/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
index 2b09102..e16b3cd 100644
--- a/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
+++ b/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ bool Downloader::fetch_tasks(size_t n) {
             pqxx::row res = txn->exec1(
                 "SELECT "
                 "    ap.design_file AS design, "
+                "    ap.top_proc, "
                 "    ap.outputs AS target_artifact, "
                 "    ap.id AS source_pass, "
                 "    sc.id AS source_config, "
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ bool Downloader::fetch_tasks(size_t n) {
             );
 
             // seems like there is nothing to do right now
-            if (res.empty()) {
+            if (res.size() > 0) {
                 *task_avail = false;
                 return;
             }
@@ -147,6 +148,23 @@ bool Downloader::fetch_tasks(size_t n) {
             *design = res["design"].as<db::uuid_t>();
             *source_config = res["source_config"].as<db::uuid_t>();
 
+            std::vector<std::string> commands;
+            auto arr = res["sim_commands"].as_array();
+            std::pair<pqxx::array_parser::juncture, std::string> elem;
+            do {
+                elem = arr.get_next();
+                if (elem.first == pqxx::array_parser::juncture::string_value) {
+                    commands.push_back(elem.second);
+                }
+            } while (elem.first != pqxx::array_parser::juncture::done);
+
+            *testcase = {
+                commands,
+                res["top_proc"].as<std::string>(),
+                false,
+                0
+            };
+
             if (res["id"].is_null()) {
                 // create a new sim output row in the database
                 pqxx::row new_row = txn->exec_params1(