diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd1cf8e..9570bf7 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -353,4 +353,18 @@ To build the same index in the bacground, append the '''background''' option to
 
 ```tcl
 	$mongo create_index daystream.controlstream $keyBson $bsonResult background
-``
+```
+
+* search
+
+This is a little gross and is going to be simplified, but...
+
+```tcl
+
+	set cursor [$mongo cursor #auto daystream.controlstream]
+
+	$cursor next
+
+	$cursor to_list
+
+
diff --git a/generic/cursor.c b/generic/cursor.c
index db57946..7620a0c 100644
--- a/generic/cursor.c
+++ b/generic/cursor.c
@@ -103,10 +103,11 @@ mongotcl_cmdNameObjToCursor (Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *commandNameObj, mongo_
     Tcl_CmdInfo	cmdInfo;
 
     if (!Tcl_GetCommandInfo (interp, Tcl_GetString(commandNameObj), &cmdInfo)) {
-		return TCL_ERROR;
+		goto lookup_error;
     }
 
     if (cmdInfo.objClientData == NULL || ((mongotcl_cursorClientData *)cmdInfo.objClientData)->cursor_magic != MONGOTCL_CURSOR_MAGIC) {
+	  lookup_error:
 		Tcl_AppendResult (interp, "Error: '", Tcl_GetString (commandNameObj), "' is not a mongo cursor object", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ mongotcl_createCursorObjCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp, mongo *conn, char *commandName,
     mc->interp = interp;
     mc->conn = conn;
     mc->cursor = (mongo_cursor *)ckalloc(sizeof(mongo_cursor));
+	mc->cursor_magic = MONGOTCL_CURSOR_MAGIC;
 
 	mongo_cursor_init (mc->cursor, conn, namespace);