diff --git a/cxx/db.cpp b/cxx/db.cpp
index 468f6195434..53a1b9219ca 100644
--- a/cxx/db.cpp
+++ b/cxx/db.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ int Db::open(DbTxn *txn, const char *filename, const char *subname, DBTYPE typ,
     return the_Env->maybe_throw_error(ret);
 }
 
+int Db::del(DbTxn *txn, Dbt *key, u_int32_t flags) {
+    int ret = the_db->del(the_db, txn->get_DB_TXN(), key->get_DBT(), flags);
+    return the_Env->maybe_throw_error(ret);
+}
+
+int Db::get(DbTxn *txn, Dbt *key, Dbt *data, u_int32_t flags) {
+    int ret = the_db->get(the_db, txn->get_DB_TXN(), key->get_DBT(), data->get_DBT(), flags);
+    return the_Env->maybe_throw_error(ret);
+}
+
 int Db::put(DbTxn *txn, Dbt *key, Dbt *data, u_int32_t flags) {
     int ret = the_db->put(the_db, txn->get_DB_TXN(), key->get_DBT(), data->get_DBT(), flags);
     return the_Env->maybe_throw_error(ret);
diff --git a/cxx/tests/Makefile b/cxx/tests/Makefile
index 8f0b779d404..b6bd730df8d 100644
--- a/cxx/tests/Makefile
+++ b/cxx/tests/Makefile
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ check: $(TARGETS)
 	diff foo.out foo.expectout
 	$(VGRIND) ./db_dump_e foo.db > foo.out
 	diff foo.out foo.expectout
+	$(VGRIND) ./exceptions
diff --git a/cxx/tests/exceptions.cpp b/cxx/tests/exceptions.cpp
index 89c6ccb1426..360d058eda1 100644
--- a/cxx/tests/exceptions.cpp
+++ b/cxx/tests/exceptions.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <db_cxx.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define TC(expr, expect) ({        \
   try {                            \
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ void test_db_exceptions (void) {
 	curs->close(); // no deleting cursors.
     }
     Dbt key,val;
-    //TC(db.del(0, &key, -1), EINVAL);
-    //TC(db.get(0, &key, &val, -1), EINVAL);
+    TC(db.del(0, &key, -1), EINVAL);
+    TC(db.get(0, &key, &val, -1), EINVAL);
     TC(db.put(0, &key, &val, -1), EINVAL);
 }
 	
@@ -106,5 +107,6 @@ void test_db_exceptions (void) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     test_env_exceptions();
     test_db_exceptions();
+    system("rm *.tokulog");
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/db_cxx.h b/include/db_cxx.h
index 8adbe607039..d55c3f1bfae 100644
--- a/include/db_cxx.h
+++ b/include/db_cxx.h
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ class Db {
 
     /* C++ analogues of the C functions. */
     int close(u_int32_t /*flags*/);
-    int cursor(DbTxn */*txnid*/, Dbc **/*cursorp*/, u_int32_t /*flags*/);
-    int del(DbTxn */*txnid*/, Dbt */*key*/, u_int32_t /*flags*/);
-    int get(DbTxn */*txnid*/, Dbt */*key*/, Dbt */*data*/, u_int32_t /*flags*/);
-    int open(DbTxn */*txnid*/, const char */*name*/, const char */*subname*/, DBTYPE, u_int32_t/*flags*/, int/*mode*/);
+    int cursor(DbTxn */*txn*/, Dbc **/*cursorp*/, u_int32_t /*flags*/);
+    int del(DbTxn */*txn*/, Dbt */*key*/, u_int32_t /*flags*/);
+    int get(DbTxn */*txn*/, Dbt */*key*/, Dbt */*data*/, u_int32_t /*flags*/);
+    int open(DbTxn */*txn*/, const char */*name*/, const char */*subname*/, DBTYPE, u_int32_t/*flags*/, int/*mode*/);
     int put(DbTxn *, Dbt *, Dbt *, u_int32_t);
     int get_flags(u_int32_t *);
     int set_flags(u_int32_t);
diff --git a/src/ydb.c b/src/ydb.c
index 0c7404d175f..a37e2701c58 100644
--- a/src/ydb.c
+++ b/src/ydb.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ static int toku_c_close(DBC * c) {
 static int toku_db_get_noassociate(DB * db, DB_TXN * txn, DBT * key, DBT * data, u_int32_t flags) {
     int r;
     unsigned int brtflags;
+    if (flags!=0 && flags!=DB_GET_BOTH) return EINVAL;
     
     toku_brt_get_flags(db->i->brt, &brtflags);
     if ((brtflags & TOKU_DB_DUPSORT) || flags == DB_GET_BOTH) {
@@ -913,6 +914,7 @@ static int toku_db_get_noassociate(DB * db, DB_TXN * txn, DBT * key, DBT * data,
 
 static int toku_db_del_noassociate(DB * db, DB_TXN * txn, DBT * key, u_int32_t flags) {
     int r;
+    if (flags!=0 && flags!=DB_DELETE_ANY) return EINVAL;
     //DB_DELETE_ANY supresses the BDB DB->del return value indicating that the key was not found prior to the delete
     if (!(flags & DB_DELETE_ANY)) {
         DBT search_val; memset(&search_val, 0, sizeof search_val);