diff --git a/hbase-start.sh b/hbase-start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1ee0fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hbase-start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+java -Xmx1000m -ea -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -Dhbase.log.dir=/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../logs -Dhbase.log.file=hbase.log -Dhbase.home.dir=/usr/lib/hbase/bin/.. -Dhbase.id.str= -Dhbase.root.logger=INFO,console -Djava.library.path=/usr/lib/hadoop-0.20/lib/native/Linux-amd64-64:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/native/Linux-amd64-64 -classpath `for i in /usr/lib/hbase/*.jar /usr/lib/hbase/lib/*.jar; do printf '%s:' $i; done` org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.HMaster start >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+
+java -Xmx1000m -ea -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -Dhbase.zookeeper.quorum=localhost:2181 -classpath `for i in /usr/lib/hbase/*.jar /usr/lib/hbase/lib/*.jar; do printf '%s:' $i; done` org.apache.hadoop.hbase.thrift.ThriftServer start >/dev/null 2>&1 &
diff --git a/thumbor_hbase/__init__.py b/thumbor_hbase/__init__.py
index 30ecd34..b2d52f6 100644
--- a/thumbor_hbase/__init__.py
+++ b/thumbor_hbase/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 Config.define('HBASE_STORAGE_TABLE', 'thumbor')
 Config.define('HBASE_STORAGE_FAMILY', 'images')
 
-__version__ = "0.4"
+__version__ = "0.5"
diff --git a/thumbor_hbase/loader.py b/thumbor_hbase/loader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0bc9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thumbor_hbase/loader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# thumbor imaging service
+# https://github.com/globocom/thumbor/wiki
+
+# Licensed under the MIT license:
+# http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license
+# Copyright (c) 2011 globo.com timehome@corp.globo.com
+
+from thumbor_hbase.storage import Storage
+from thumbor.context import Context
+from thumbor.config import Config
+
+import pprint
+
+def load(context, path, callback):
+    storage = Storage(context)
+    callback(storage.get(path))
diff --git a/vows/loader_vows.py b/vows/loader_vows.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6079c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vows/loader_vows.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#se!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# thumbor imaging service
+# https://github.com/globocom/thumbor/wiki
+
+# Licensed under the MIT license:
+# http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license
+# Copyright (c) 2011 globo.com timehome@corp.globo.com
+
+from thrift.transport.TSocket import TSocket
+from thrift.transport.TTransport import TBufferedTransport
+from thrift.protocol import TBinaryProtocol
+from hbase import Hbase, ttypes
+
+
+from pyvows import Vows, expect
+from thumbor_hbase.storage import Storage
+import thumbor_hbase.loader as loader
+from thumbor.context import Context
+from thumbor.config import Config
+from fixtures.storage_fixture import IMAGE_URL, IMAGE_BYTES, get_server
+
+class HbaseDBContext(Vows.Context):
+    def setup(self):
+        transport = TBufferedTransport(TSocket(host='localhost', port=9090))
+        transport.open()
+        protocol = TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocol(transport)
+        self.connection = Hbase.Client(protocol)
+        self.table='thumbor-test'
+        self.family='images:'
+
+        columns = []
+        col = ttypes.ColumnDescriptor()
+        col.name = self.family
+        col.maxVersions = 1
+        columns.append(col)
+        try:
+            self.connection.disableTable(self.table)
+            self.connection.deleteTable(self.table)
+        except ttypes.IOError:
+            pass
+	self.connection.createTable(self.table, columns)
+
+
+@Vows.batch
+class HbaseLoaderVows(HbaseDBContext):
+    class CanLoadImage(Vows.Context):
+        @Vows.async_topic
+        def topic(self,callback ):
+            config = Config(HBASE_STORAGE_TABLE=self.parent.table,HBASE_STORAGE_SERVER_PORT=9090)
+            context = Context(config=config, server=get_server('ACME-SEC'))
+            storage = Storage(context)
+
+            storage.put(IMAGE_URL % '1', IMAGE_BYTES)
+            return loader.load(context, IMAGE_URL % '1', callback)
+
+        def should_not_be_null(self, topic):
+            expect(topic).not_to_be_null()
+            expect(topic).not_to_be_an_error()
+
+        def should_have_proper_bytes(self, topic):
+            expect(topic[0]).to_equal(IMAGE_BYTES)
+