diff --git a/CondCore/Utilities/python/conddblib.py b/CondCore/Utilities/python/conddblib.py
index 2fa68d36110c2..43f3bc81a36fa 100644
--- a/CondCore/Utilities/python/conddblib.py
+++ b/CondCore/Utilities/python/conddblib.py
@@ -149,12 +149,15 @@ def hash(data):
       /absolute/path/to/file.db  ===  sqlite:////absolute/path/to/file.db
 '''
 
-
 class Synchronization(Enum):
-    offline = 'Offline'
-    hlt     = 'HLT'
-    prompt  = 'Prompt'
-
+    any        = 'any'
+    validation = 'validation'
+    mc         = 'mc'
+    runmc      = 'runmc'
+    hlt        = 'hlt'
+    express    = 'express'
+    prompt     = 'prompt'
+    pcl        = 'pcl'
 
 class TimeType(Enum):
     run  = 'Run'
diff --git a/CondCore/Utilities/scripts/conddb b/CondCore/Utilities/scripts/conddb
index 178f931f41890..4c2f3eab6ed13 100755
--- a/CondCore/Utilities/scripts/conddb
+++ b/CondCore/Utilities/scripts/conddb
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def connect(args, init=False, read_only=True, schema='cms_conditions'):
         conn2url = conddb.make_url(args.destdb)
         if conn2url.drivername == 'sqlite' and not os.path.exists(args.destdb): 
             init = True
-        conn2 = _connect(conn2url, init, args.verbose, False, args.force)
+        conn2 = _connect(args.destdb, init, args.verbose, False, args.force)
         return conn1, conn2
 
     return _connect( args.db, init, args.verbose, read_only, args.force)
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ def _copy_tag(args, session1, session2, first, second, fromIOV=None, toIOV=None,
     if timeMap and not fromIOV and not toIOV:
        fromIOV = timeMap['start'][ tag['time_type'].lower().strip() ]
        toIOV   = timeMap['stop'] [ tag['time_type'].lower().strip() ]
-    
+
     session2.add(conddb.Tag(**tag))
 
     # Get the closest smaller IOV than the given starting point (args.from),