diff --git a/docker/dicom_indexer/indexer/index_dicom.py b/docker/dicom_indexer/indexer/index_dicom.py
index f495a85..d33ba5b 100644
--- a/docker/dicom_indexer/indexer/index_dicom.py
+++ b/docker/dicom_indexer/indexer/index_dicom.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DEBUG = bool(os.environ.get("DEBUG", False))
 GITLAB_REMOTE_NAME = os.environ.get("GITLAB_REMOTE_NAME", "origin")
 GITLAB_TOKEN = os.environ.get("GITLAB_TOKEN", None)
 GITLAB_BOT_USERNAME = os.environ.get("GITLAB_BOT_USERNAME", None)
-
+BIDS_DEV_BRANCH = os.environ.get("BIDS_DEV_BRANCH", "dev")
 
 S3_REMOTE_DEFAULT_PARAMETERS = [
     "type=S3",
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def setup_gitlab_repos(
 
     set_bot_privileges(gitlab_conn, gitlab_group_path)
     # and push
-    dicom_session_ds.push(to=GITLAB_REMOTE_NAME, force='gitpush')
+    dicom_session_ds.push(to=GITLAB_REMOTE_NAME, force="gitpush")
 
     ## add the session to the dicom study repo
     dicom_study_repo = get_or_create_gitlab_project(gitlab_conn, dicom_study_path)
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def init_bids(
 ) -> None:
     bids_project_repo = get_or_create_gitlab_project(gl, f"{gitlab_group_path}/bids")
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
-        bids_project_ds = datalad.api.install(
+        bids_project_ds = dlad.install(
             source=bids_project_repo._attrs["ssh_url_to_repo"],
             path=tmpdir,
         )
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def init_bids(
         # TODO: setup sensitive / non-sensitive S3 buckets
         bids_project_ds.push(to="origin")
         # create dev branch and push for merge requests
-        bids_project_ds.gitrepo.checkout(BIDS_DEV_BRANCH, ["-b"])
+        bids_project_ds.repo.checkout(BIDS_DEV_BRANCH, ["-b"])
         bids_project_ds.push(to="origin")
         # set protected branches
         bids_project_repo.protectedbranches.create(data={"name": "convert/*"})
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ def export_to_s3(
     # git-annex initremote remotename ...
     remote_name = s3_url.hostname
     _, bucket_name, *fileprefix = pathlib.Path(s3_url.path).parts
-    fileprefix.append(session_metas['StudyInstanceUID']+'/')
+    fileprefix.append(session_metas["StudyInstanceUID"] + "/")
     ds.repo.init_remote(
         remote_name,
         S3_REMOTE_DEFAULT_PARAMETERS
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ def export_to_s3(
         remote=remote_name,
     )
 
-    ds.push(to=remote_name)
+    ds.push(to=remote_name, data="auto")
+    # It does not push the data to the S3 unless I set data="anything" which pushes everyhing including the deflated archived data
 
 
 def connect_gitlab(