diff --git a/loop/habit_migrator.py b/loop/habit_migrator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0409e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loop/habit_migrator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+def create_habits(db, trackers):
+    print("migrating habits, yo")
+    c = db.cursor()
+    tracker = trackers["cigarette"]
+    print(tracker)
+    # for when the execute works, can be filled in its own function
+    habit = (
+        tracker["label"],
+        0,
+        0,
+        tracker["id"],
+    )
+    c.execute(
+        """INSERT INTO 
+        Habits(id, name, position, type, uuid) 
+        VALUES (NULL, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
+        habit,
+    )
diff --git a/loop/migration.py b/loop/migration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d6e5c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loop/migration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import loop.table_constructor as table_constructor
+import loop.habit_migrator as habit_migrator
+
+
+def migrate(trackers, events):
+    db = table_constructor.prepare_database("output.db")
+    if trackers is not None:
+        habit_migrator.create_habits(db, trackers)
+    db.commit()
diff --git a/toloop.py b/loop/table_constructor.py
similarity index 77%
rename from toloop.py
rename to loop/table_constructor.py
index b636a76..2231715 100644
--- a/toloop.py
+++ b/loop/table_constructor.py
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ def create_database(name):
     return sqlite3.connect(name)
 
 
+# better way to do the above
+# def create_connection(db_file):
+#     """create a database connection to the SQLite database
+#         specified by db_file
+#     :param db_file: database file
+#     :return: Connection object or None
+#     """
+#     conn = None
+#     try:
+#         conn = sqlite3.connect(db_file)
+#         return conn
+#     except Error as e:
+#         print(e)
+#     return conn
+
+
 def create_tables(db):
     c = db.cursor()
     c.execute(
@@ -39,6 +55,7 @@ def create_tables(db):
     )
 
 
-def migrate(trackers, events):
-    db = create_database("output.db")
+def prepare_database(name):
+    db = create_database(name)
     create_tables(db)
+    return db
diff --git a/migrate.py b/migrate.py
index 9e10952..5ff8ef8 100755
--- a/migrate.py
+++ b/migrate.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import json
+import sys
 import pandas as pd
-import toloop as loop
+import loop.migration as loop
 
 
 def load_file(filename):
@@ -41,25 +42,9 @@ def verify_continue(data):
         exit(0)
 
 
-# better way to do this
-# def create_connection(db_file):
-#     """create a database connection to the SQLite database
-#         specified by db_file
-#     :param db_file: database file
-#     :return: Connection object or None
-#     """
-#     conn = None
-#     try:
-#         conn = sqlite3.connect(db_file)
-#         return conn
-#     except Error as e:
-#         print(e)
-#     return conn
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # load nomie json
-    nomie_data = load_file("input.json")
+    nomie_data = load_file(sys.argv[1])
     # DISABLED FOR DEBUGGING
     verify_continue(nomie_data)
     trackers = nomie_data["trackers"]