diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bfd1ac4..7471979 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# database
+ordr.sqlite
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ pip-log.txt
 pip-delete-this-directory.txt
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
+.pytest_cache
 htmlcov/
 .tox/
 .coverage
diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
index 98cdf4f..46e3730 100644
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pyramid.debug_routematch = false
 pyramid.default_locale_name = en
 pyramid.includes =
     pyramid_debugtoolbar
+    pyramid_listing
 
 sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:///%(here)s/ordr.sqlite
 
diff --git a/ordr/__init__.py b/ordr/__init__.py
index 4dab448..14a6c1e 100644
--- a/ordr/__init__.py
+++ b/ordr/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 from pyramid.config import Configurator
 
 
+def root_factory(request):
+    ''' dummy root factory '''
+    return dict()
+
+
 def main(global_config, **settings):
     """ This function returns a Pyramid WSGI application.
     """
     config = Configurator(settings=settings)
     config.include('pyramid_jinja2')
     config.include('.models')
-    config.include('.routes')
+    config.add_static_view('static', 'static', cache_max_age=3600)
+    config.set_root_factory(root_factory)
     config.scan()
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
diff --git a/ordr/routes.py b/ordr/routes.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 25504ad..0000000
--- a/ordr/routes.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-def includeme(config):
-    config.add_static_view('static', 'static', cache_max_age=3600)
-    config.add_route('home', '/')
diff --git a/ordr/tests.py b/ordr/tests.py
index 8e8c4b0..a568769 100644
--- a/ordr/tests.py
+++ b/ordr/tests.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TestMyViewSuccessCondition(BaseTest):
 
     def test_passing_view(self):
         from .views.default import my_view
-        info = my_view(dummy_request(self.session))
+        info = my_view(None, dummy_request(self.session))
         self.assertEqual(info['one'].name, 'one')
         self.assertEqual(info['project'], 'Ordr')
 
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ class TestMyViewFailureCondition(BaseTest):
 
     def test_failing_view(self):
         from .views.default import my_view
-        info = my_view(dummy_request(self.session))
+        info = my_view(None, dummy_request(self.session))
         self.assertEqual(info.status_int, 500)
diff --git a/ordr/views/default.py b/ordr/views/default.py
index 4835ed3..60e2c0c 100644
--- a/ordr/views/default.py
+++ b/ordr/views/default.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import DBAPIError
 from ..models import MyModel
 
 
-@view_config(route_name='home', renderer='../templates/mytemplate.jinja2')
-def my_view(request):
+@view_config(context=dict, renderer='../templates/mytemplate.jinja2')
+def my_view(context, request):
     try:
         query = request.dbsession.query(MyModel)
         one = query.filter(MyModel.name == 'one').first()