diff --git a/public_html/versions/classes/versions.class.php b/public_html/versions/classes/versions.class.php
index 4468a5f5b0b27c6f4f0b35ef7a20c4c0cd64af08..c3da08da4423a581cffa778cdd080d00c1f85587 100644
--- a/public_html/versions/classes/versions.class.php
+++ b/public_html/versions/classes/versions.class.php
@@ -76,14 +76,20 @@ class versions {
 
     /**
      * execute a sql statement
-     * @param string $sSql sql statement
+     * @param string $sSql   sql statement
+     * @param array  $aVars  array with values (uses PDO::prepare(); $sSql must contain placeholders :key)
      * @return database object
      */
-    private function _makeQuery($sSql) {
+    private function _makeQuery($sSql, $aVars=false) {
         // $this->_log(__FUNCTION__."($sSql)");
         // echo "DEBUG: executing SQL<pre>$sSql</pre>";
         $oDb = new PDO("sqlite:" . $this->_dbfile);
-        $result = $oDb->query($sSql);
+        if ($aVars && is_array($aVars)){
+            $sth = $oDb->prepare($sSql);
+            $result = $sth->execute($aVars);
+        } else {
+            $result = $oDb->query($sSql);
+        }
         return $result;
     }
     
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ class versions {
             WHERE
                 project='" . $this->sProject . "'
                 AND phase='" . $this->sPhase . "'
-                AND place='installed'
+                AND place='deployed'
                 ";
         return $this->_makeSelectQuery($sSql, 'host');
     }
@@ -241,7 +247,7 @@ class versions {
             die("ERROR: you need to set a project and phase. Use the setProject() method to do so.");
             return false;
         }
-        if($sPlace!=='queue' && $sPlace!=='puppet' && $sPlace!=='installed'){
+        if($sPlace!=='onhold' && $sPlace!=='ready2install' && $sPlace!=='deployed'){
             die("ERROR: you set a wrong place [$sPlace]");
         }
         $this->sPlace=$sPlace;
@@ -254,11 +260,11 @@ class versions {
             die("ERROR: you need to set a project, phase and place. Use the setProject() method to do so.");
             return false;
         }
-        if($sHost && $this->sPlace!=='installed'){
-            die("ERROR: a host can be set on place [installed] only.");
+        if($sHost && $this->sPlace!=='deployed'){
+            die("ERROR: a host can be set on place [deployed] only.");
         }
-        if(!$sHost && $this->sPlace==='installed'){
-            die("ERROR: on place [installed] a host MUST be set.");
+        if(!$sHost && $this->sPlace==='deployed'){
+            die("ERROR: on place [deployed] a host MUST be set.");
         }
         $this->sHost=$sHost;
         return $this->sHost;
@@ -282,11 +288,17 @@ class versions {
             '" . $this->sPhase . "',
             '" . $this->sPlace . "',
             '" . $this->sHost . "',
-            '" . $sVarname . "',
-            '" . $sValue . "'
+            :variable,
+            :value
         );
         ";
-        return $this->_makeQuery($sSql);
+        return $this->_makeQuery(
+                $sSql,
+                array(
+                    'variable'=>$sVarname,
+                    'value'=>$sValue,
+                )
+        );
     }
     /**
      * update a version
diff --git a/public_html/versions/index.php b/public_html/versions/index.php
index 7d79ff6ca90869b8dcb0e6999a791349f17f91ae..8fbb34621e34ff0726834e92b03f430b06a15d54 100644
--- a/public_html/versions/index.php
+++ b/public_html/versions/index.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ $sPlace = getParam('place', '/[^a-z]/');
 $sHost = getParam('host', '/[^a-z\.\-0-9]/');
 
 if ($sHost && !$sPlace) {
-    $sPlace = 'installed';
+    $sPlace = 'deployed';
 }
 
 $sVarname = getParam('variable', '/[^a-z]/');
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ switch ($sAction) {
     case 'get':
         print_r($oVersion->getVersion());
 
-
         break;
     case 'update':
         if (!$sVarname) {
@@ -121,8 +120,11 @@ switch ($sAction) {
         switch ($sVarname) {
             // case 'other-varname':
             case 'version':
-                $oVersion->updateVar($sVarname, $sValue);
-                echo "OK: $sVarname was updated.";
+                if ($oVersion->updateVar($sVarname, $sValue)){
+                    echo "OK: $sVarname was updated.";
+                } else {
+                    echo "ERROR: update for $sVarname failed.";
+                }
                 break;
 
             default: