diff --git a/abci/example/orderbook/app.go b/abci/example/orderbook/app.go
index 0132126fc..b47508250 100644
--- a/abci/example/orderbook/app.go
+++ b/abci/example/orderbook/app.go
@@ -32,9 +32,16 @@ type StateMachine struct {
 	markets map[string]*Market // i.e. ATOM/USDC
 }
 
-func New() *StateMachine {
-	StateMachine := StateMachine {}
-	return &StateMachine{}
+func New(db dbm.DB) *StateMachine {
+	// execute a database call that fetches the data for accounts
+	StateMachine := StateMachine {
+		accounts: map[uint64]*Account{},
+		pairs: map[string]struct{},
+		commodities: map[string]struct{},
+		publicKeys: map[string]struct{},
+		markets: map[string]*Market{},
+	}
+	return &StateMachine
 }
 
 func (sm *StateMachine) Info(req types.RequestInfo) types.ResponseInfo {
diff --git a/abci/example/orderbook/app_test.go b/abci/example/orderbook/app_test.go
index 774506da7..191567aef 100644
--- a/abci/example/orderbook/app_test.go
+++ b/abci/example/orderbook/app_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	StateMachine := New()
+
+	
 	// initialise market
 	market := orderbook.NewMarket(testPair)
 	// create transaction
@@ -18,3 +20,18 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	// test to see if the tradeset is valid
 	// require.EqualValues(t, )
 }
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	var b map[string]string
+	var a StateMachine
+
+
+
+}
+
+
+type B struct {
+	Field string
+	anotherField []int
+	anotherField2 [10]int
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/abci/example/orderbook/store.go b/abci/example/orderbook/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c21fc16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abci/example/orderbook/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package orderbook
+
+
+ type AccountStore struct {
+ 	db dbm.DB
+ }
+
+
+// iterate over the account database
+// Add to the account database 
+// find an account
+