diff --git a/scopes/storage/common.py b/scopes/storage/common.py
index 897ecc0..62d479f 100644
--- a/scopes/storage/common.py
+++ b/scopes/storage/common.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class Storage(object):
         return metadata.tables.get((schema and schema + '.' or '') + tableName)
 
     def dropTable(self, tableName):
+        prefix = self.schema and self.schema + '.' or ''
         with self.engine.begin() as conn:
-            prefix = self.schema and self.schema + '.' or ''
             conn.execute(text('drop table if exists %s%s' % (prefix, tableName)))
 
     def resetSequence(self, tableName, colName, v):
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Storage(object):
             conn.execute(text(sq))
 
 
-class StorageFactory(object):
+class StorageFactory:
 
     def sessionFactory(self):
          return self.engine.connect
diff --git a/scopes/storage/message.py b/scopes/storage/message.py
index 309231e..8990318 100644
--- a/scopes/storage/message.py
+++ b/scopes/storage/message.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from scopes.storage.common import registerContainerClass
 from scopes.storage.tracking import Container, Track
 
+
 class Message(Track):
 
     headFields = ['domain', 'action', 'class', 'item']
diff --git a/scopes/tests/test_postgres.py b/scopes/tests/test_postgres.py
index f946931..67eac01 100644
--- a/scopes/tests/test_postgres.py
+++ b/scopes/tests/test_postgres.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_004_topic(self):
         tlib_storage.test_topic(self, config)
 
+    def test_005_message(self):
+        tlib_storage.test_message(self, config)
+
 def test_suite():
     return unittest.TestSuite((
         unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(Test),
diff --git a/scopes/tests/tlib_storage.py b/scopes/tests/tlib_storage.py
index a993bce..63c9464 100644
--- a/scopes/tests/tlib_storage.py
+++ b/scopes/tests/tlib_storage.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """Test implementation for the `scopes.storage` package."""
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from scopes.storage import concept, folder, topic, tracking
+from scopes.storage import concept, folder, message, topic, tracking
 
 
 def test_tracking(self, config):
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def test_type(self, config):
     concept.setupCoreTypes(storage)
     types = storage.getContainer(concept.Type)
     tps = list(types.query())
-    self.assertEqual(len(tps), 6)
+    self.assertEqual(len(tps), 7)
 
     tfolder = types.queryLast(name='folder')
     fldrs = list(tfolder.values())
@@ -121,4 +121,13 @@ def test_topic(self, config):
     self.assertEqual(c[0].name, 'prog_lang')
 
     storage.commit()
-    
+
+
+def test_message(self, config):
+    storage = config.storageFactory(config.dbschema)
+    storage.dropTable('messages')
+    tracks = storage.create(message.Messages)
+
+    storage.commit()
+
+