diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3003f1..5389ac2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 bin: $(shell $(FIND) $(V23_ROOT) -name "*.go") | env-check
 	v23 go build -a -o $@/mounttabled v.io/x/ref/services/mounttable/mounttabled
 	v23 go build -a -o $@/principal v.io/x/ref/cmd/principal
-	v23 go build -a -o $@/syncbased v.io/syncbase/x/ref/services/syncbase/syncbased
+	v23 go build -a -o $@/syncbased v.io/x/ref/services/syncbase/syncbased
 	touch $@
 
 # Mints credentials.
diff --git a/browser/util.js b/browser/util.js
index cfcca57..6c5de7f 100644
--- a/browser/util.js
+++ b/browser/util.js
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
     db.create(wt(ctx), {}, logFn(dbLog, function(err) {
       if (err) return cb(err, db);
       var tbLog = 'create table "' + tbName + '"';
-      db.createTable(wt(ctx), tbName, {}, logFn(tbLog, function(err) {
+      var tb = db.table(tbName);
+      tb.create(wt(ctx), {}, logFn(tbLog, function(err) {
         if (err) return cb(err, db);
         cb(null, db);
       }));