diff --git a/examples/riak/riaks.py b/examples/riak/riaks.py
index 8905c102..fd5b9235 100755
--- a/examples/riak/riaks.py
+++ b/examples/riak/riaks.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ from solar.dblayer.solar_models import Resource
 def setup_riak():
     # db.clear()
 
-    db.clear()
     ModelMeta.remove_all()
     resources = vr.create('nodes', 'templates/nodes.yaml', {'count': 3})
     nodes = [x for x in resources if x.name.startswith('node')]
diff --git a/solar/solar/core/resource/resource.py b/solar/solar/core/resource/resource.py
index 976fc18c..d202e0fc 100644
--- a/solar/solar/core/resource/resource.py
+++ b/solar/solar/core/resource/resource.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Resource(object):
 
     @property
     def args(self):
-        return self.db_obj.inputs
+        return self.db_obj.inputs.as_dict()
         # ret = {}
         # for i in self.resource_inputs().values():
         #     ret[i.name] = i.backtrack_value()
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ class Resource(object):
         stored as:
         [(emitter, emitter_input, receiver, receiver_input), ...]
         """
+        return []
         rst = []
         # TODO: fix it
         for (emitter_resource, emitter_input), (receiver_resource, receiver_input), meta in self.graph().edges(data=True):