diff --git a/src/obikseq/src/kmer.rs b/src/obikseq/src/kmer.rs
index 9091661..7dba41c 100644
--- a/src/obikseq/src/kmer.rs
+++ b/src/obikseq/src/kmer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-//! Compact 2-bit kmer stored as a left-aligned u64.
+//! Compact 2-bit kmer stored as a left-aligned [`RawKmer`].
 //!
-//! Nucleotide 0 occupies bits 63–62, nucleotide i occupies bits 63−2i and 62−2i.
-//! The low 64−2·len bits are always zero.
+//! Nucleotide 0 occupies bits KMER_BITS−1 and KMER_BITS−2, nucleotide i occupies
+//! bits KMER_BITS−1−2i and KMER_BITS−2−2i.
+//! The low `KMER_BITS − 2·len` bits are always zero.
 //!
 //! The length is not stored in the struct — it is supplied by the [`KmerLength`]
 //! type parameter.  Two public marker types cover the common cases:
@@ -15,6 +16,17 @@
 //! Tests that need a fixed length independent of the global singletons can use
 //! [`ConstLen<N>`].
 
+/// Underlying storage type for a raw (2-bit-per-base, left-aligned) kmer.
+///
+/// All kmer bit-width constants (`KMER_BITS`) and shift calculations are derived
+/// from this type. To extend the maximum supported k beyond 32, change this alias
+/// to `u128` and update `KMER_BITS` — callers that use `RawKmer` directly will
+/// then pick up the wider type automatically.
+pub type RawKmer = u64;
+
+/// Bit width of [`RawKmer`]: the number of bits available for nucleotide encoding.
+pub const KMER_BITS: usize = 64;
+
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -109,35 +121,35 @@ impl Annotation for KmerAnnotation {}
 
 // ── KmerOf ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-/// A DNA kmer of length `L::len()` encoded as a left-aligned u64 (2 bits/nucleotide, MSB-first).
-/// The low `64 − 2·L::len()` bits are always zero.
+/// A DNA kmer of length `L::len()` encoded as a left-aligned [`RawKmer`] (2 bits/nucleotide, MSB-first).
+/// The low `KMER_BITS − 2·L::len()` bits are always zero.
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
-pub struct KmerOf<L: KmerLength>(u64, PhantomData<L>);
+pub struct KmerOf<L: KmerLength>(RawKmer, PhantomData<L>);
 
 impl<L: KmerLength> KmerOf<L> {
-    /// Wrap a raw left-aligned u64 value as a kmer.
+    /// Wrap a raw left-aligned [`RawKmer`] value as a kmer.
     #[inline]
-    pub const fn from_raw(raw: u64) -> Self {
+    pub const fn from_raw(raw: RawKmer) -> Self {
         KmerOf(raw, PhantomData)
     }
 
-    /// Wrap a raw right-aligned u64 value, shifting it into left-aligned position.
+    /// Wrap a raw right-aligned [`RawKmer`] value, shifting it into left-aligned position.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn from_raw_right(raw: u64) -> Self {
-        KmerOf(raw << (64 - 2 * L::len()), PhantomData)
+    pub fn from_raw_right(raw: RawKmer) -> Self {
+        KmerOf(raw << (KMER_BITS - 2 * L::len()), PhantomData)
     }
 
-    /// Return the raw left-aligned u64 value.
+    /// Return the raw left-aligned [`RawKmer`] value.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn raw(&self) -> u64 {
+    pub fn raw(&self) -> RawKmer {
         self.0
     }
 
-    /// Return the raw right-aligned u64 value.
+    /// Return the raw right-aligned [`RawKmer`] value.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn raw_right(&self) -> u64 {
-        self.0 >> (64 - 2 * L::len())
+    pub fn raw_right(&self) -> RawKmer {
+        self.0 >> (KMER_BITS - 2 * L::len())
     }
 
     /// Encode the first `L::len()` nucleotides of an ASCII slice into a kmer.
@@ -153,11 +165,11 @@ impl<L: KmerLength> KmerOf<L> {
                 seql: ascii.len(),
             });
         }
-        let mut val = 0u64;
+        let mut val: RawKmer = 0;
         for i in 0..k {
-            val = (val << 2) | encode_base(ascii[i]) as u64;
+            val = (val << 2) | encode_base(ascii[i]) as RawKmer;
         }
-        Ok(KmerOf(val << (64 - 2 * k), PhantomData))
+        Ok(KmerOf(val << (KMER_BITS - 2 * k), PhantomData))
     }
 
     /// Decode into a freshly allocated ASCII `Vec<u8>`.
@@ -193,27 +205,27 @@ impl<L: KmerLength> KmerOf<L> {
         let x = x.swap_bytes();
         let x = ((x >> 4) & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F) | ((x & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F) << 4);
         let x = ((x >> 2) & 0x3333333333333333) | ((x & 0x3333333333333333) << 2);
-        KmerOf(x << (64 - 2 * k), PhantomData)
+        KmerOf(x << (KMER_BITS - 2 * k), PhantomData)
     }
 
     /// Slide the window one base to the right: drop nucleotide 0, append `nuc` at position `L::len()-1`.
     pub fn push_right(self, nuc: u8) -> Self {
         let k = L::len();
-        let shifted = self.0 << 2 & (!0u64 << (64 - 2 * (k - 1)));
-        KmerOf(shifted | ((nuc as u64 & 3) << (64 - 2 * k)), PhantomData)
+        let shifted = self.0 << 2 & (RawKmer::MAX << (KMER_BITS - 2 * (k - 1)));
+        KmerOf(shifted | ((nuc as RawKmer & 3) << (KMER_BITS - 2 * k)), PhantomData)
     }
 
     /// Slide the window one base to the left: drop nucleotide `L::len()-1`, prepend `nuc` at position 0.
     pub fn push_left(self, nuc: u8) -> Self {
         let k = L::len();
-        let shifted = (self.0 >> 2) & (!0u64 << (64 - 2 * k));
-        KmerOf(shifted | ((nuc as u64 & 3) << 62), PhantomData)
+        let shifted = (self.0 >> 2) & (RawKmer::MAX << (KMER_BITS - 2 * k));
+        KmerOf(shifted | ((nuc as RawKmer & 3) << (KMER_BITS - 2)), PhantomData)
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` if the last `L::len()-1` nucleotides of `self` equal the first `L::len()-1` of `other`.
     pub fn is_overlapping(self, other: Self) -> bool {
         let k = L::len();
-        let mask = !0u64 << (64 - 2 * (k - 1));
+        let mask = RawKmer::MAX << (KMER_BITS - 2 * (k - 1));
         (self.0 << 2 & mask) == (other.0 & mask)
     }
 }
@@ -231,7 +243,7 @@ impl<L: KmerLength> Sequence for KmerOf<L> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn nucleotide(&self, i: usize) -> u8 {
-        ((self.0 >> (62 - 2 * i)) & 0b11) as u8
+        ((self.0 >> (KMER_BITS - 2 - 2 * i)) & 0b11) as u8
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -255,21 +267,21 @@ impl<L: KmerLength> Sequence for KmerOf<L> {
 /// [`CanonicalKmerOf::from_raw_unchecked`] (trusted paths such as deserialisation).
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
-pub struct CanonicalKmerOf<L: KmerLength>(u64, PhantomData<L>);
+pub struct CanonicalKmerOf<L: KmerLength>(RawKmer, PhantomData<L>);
 
 impl<L: KmerLength> CanonicalKmerOf<L> {
-    /// Wrap a raw left-aligned u64 without verifying the canonical invariant.
+    /// Wrap a raw left-aligned [`RawKmer`] without verifying the canonical invariant.
     ///
     /// # Safety (logical)
     /// The caller must guarantee `raw == min(raw, revcomp(raw))`.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn from_raw_unchecked(raw: u64) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_raw_unchecked(raw: RawKmer) -> Self {
         CanonicalKmerOf(raw, PhantomData)
     }
 
-    /// Return the raw left-aligned u64 value.
+    /// Return the raw left-aligned [`RawKmer`] value.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn raw(&self) -> u64 {
+    pub fn raw(&self) -> RawKmer {
         self.0
     }
 
@@ -307,25 +319,25 @@ impl<L: KmerLength> CanonicalKmerOf<L> {
     /// Return the four left canonical neighbours (each already canonical).
     pub fn left_canonical_neighbors(&self) -> [CanonicalKmerOf<L>; 4] {
         let k = L::len();
-        let shifted = (self.0 >> 2) & (!0u64 << (64 - 2 * k));
+        let shifted = (self.0 >> 2) & (RawKmer::MAX << (KMER_BITS - 2 * k));
         [
             KmerOf::<L>(shifted, PhantomData).canonical(),
-            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | (1u64 << 62), PhantomData).canonical(),
-            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | (2u64 << 62), PhantomData).canonical(),
-            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | (3u64 << 62), PhantomData).canonical(),
+            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | ((1 as RawKmer) << (KMER_BITS - 2)), PhantomData).canonical(),
+            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | ((2 as RawKmer) << (KMER_BITS - 2)), PhantomData).canonical(),
+            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | ((3 as RawKmer) << (KMER_BITS - 2)), PhantomData).canonical(),
         ]
     }
 
     /// Return the four right canonical neighbours (each already canonical).
     pub fn right_canonical_neighbors(&self) -> [CanonicalKmerOf<L>; 4] {
         let k = L::len();
-        let shifted = self.0 << 2 & (!0u64 << (64 - 2 * (k - 1)));
-        let shift = 64 - 2 * k;
+        let shifted = self.0 << 2 & (RawKmer::MAX << (KMER_BITS - 2 * (k - 1)));
+        let shift = KMER_BITS - 2 * k;
         [
             KmerOf::<L>(shifted, PhantomData).canonical(),
-            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | (1u64 << shift), PhantomData).canonical(),
-            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | (2u64 << shift), PhantomData).canonical(),
-            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | (3u64 << shift), PhantomData).canonical(),
+            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | ((1 as RawKmer) << shift), PhantomData).canonical(),
+            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | ((2 as RawKmer) << shift), PhantomData).canonical(),
+            KmerOf::<L>(shifted | ((3 as RawKmer) << shift), PhantomData).canonical(),
         ]
     }
 
@@ -349,7 +361,7 @@ impl<L: KmerLength> Sequence for CanonicalKmerOf<L> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn nucleotide(&self, i: usize) -> u8 {
-        ((self.0 >> (62 - 2 * i)) & 0b11) as u8
+        ((self.0 >> (KMER_BITS - 2 - 2 * i)) & 0b11) as u8
     }
 
     fn canonical(&self) -> Self::Canonical {
@@ -386,7 +398,7 @@ pub type Minimizer = CanonicalKmerOf<MLen>;
 /// 64-bit representation directly, which is useful when the canonical
 /// invariant is not required or has already been handled.
 #[inline]
-pub fn hash_kmer(raw: u64) -> u64 {
+pub fn hash_kmer(raw: RawKmer) -> u64 {
     mix64(raw ^ 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/obikseq/src/lib.rs b/src/obikseq/src/lib.rs
index 79625d1..626f90a 100644
--- a/src/obikseq/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/obikseq/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub mod superkmer;
 pub mod unitig;
 
 pub use annotations::Annotation;
-pub use kmer::{CanonicalKmer, Kmer, Minimizer, hash_kmer};
+pub use kmer::{CanonicalKmer, Kmer, Minimizer, RawKmer, KMER_BITS, hash_kmer};
 pub use packed_seq::MAX_KMERS_PER_CHUNK;
 pub use params::{k, m, set_k, set_m};
 pub use routable::RoutableSuperKmer;
diff --git a/src/obikseq/src/packed_seq.rs b/src/obikseq/src/packed_seq.rs
index 601e667..f0888d4 100644
--- a/src/obikseq/src/packed_seq.rs
+++ b/src/obikseq/src/packed_seq.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use bitvec::prelude::*;
 
 use crate::Sequence;
 use crate::encoding::{DEC4, encode_base};
-use crate::kmer::{CanonicalKmer, Kmer, KmerError, KLen, KmerLength, KmerOf, MLen, Minimizer};
+use crate::kmer::{CanonicalKmer, Kmer, KmerError, KLen, KmerLength, KmerOf, MLen, Minimizer, RawKmer, KMER_BITS};
 use crate::params::k;
 use crate::revcomp_lookup::REVCOMP4;
 
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ impl PackedSeq {
             return Err(KmerError::OutOfBounds { position: i, k: len, seql });
         }
         let bits = self.seq.view_bits::<Msb0>();
-        let raw: u64 = bits[i * 2..(i + len) * 2].load_be();
-        Ok(KmerOf::from_raw(raw << (64 - 2 * len)))
+        let raw: RawKmer = bits[i * 2..(i + len) * 2].load_be();
+        Ok(KmerOf::from_raw(raw << (KMER_BITS - 2 * len)))
     }
 
     /// Extract the kmer of length `params::k()` at nucleotide position `i`. Zero allocation.
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ impl AsRef<PackedSeq> for PackedSeq {
 /// sequence into the iterator, so no reference escapes the closure.
 pub struct PackedSeqKmerIter<S> {
     seq: S,
-    mask: u64,
+    mask: RawKmer,
     lshift: usize,
-    current: u64,
+    current: RawKmer,
     pos: usize,
     max_pos: usize,
 }
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ impl<S: AsRef<PackedSeq>> PackedSeqKmerIter<S> {
         let ps = seq.as_ref();
         let seql = ps.seql();
         let klen = k();
-        let lshift = 64 - klen * 2;
-        let mask = ((!0u128) << (lshift + 2)) as u64;
+        let lshift = KMER_BITS - klen * 2;
+        let mask = ((!0u128) << (lshift + 2)) as RawKmer;
         let current = if seql >= klen {
             ps.extract::<KLen>(0).map(|km| km.raw()).unwrap_or(0)
         } else {
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ impl<S: AsRef<PackedSeq>> Iterator for PackedSeqKmerIter<S> {
         let result = Kmer::from_raw(self.current);
         if self.pos < self.max_pos {
             let inner_shift = 6 - 2 * (self.pos & 3);
-            let nuc = ((self.seq.as_ref().seq[self.pos / 4] >> inner_shift) & 3) as u64;
+            let nuc = ((self.seq.as_ref().seq[self.pos / 4] >> inner_shift) & 3) as RawKmer;
             self.current = ((self.current << 2) & self.mask) | (nuc << self.lshift);
         }
         self.pos += 1;
diff --git a/src/obilayeredmap/src/mphf_layer.rs b/src/obilayeredmap/src/mphf_layer.rs
index 877e564..2c318ec 100644
--- a/src/obilayeredmap/src/mphf_layer.rs
+++ b/src/obilayeredmap/src/mphf_layer.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl MphfLayer {
             }
             LayerEvidence::Approx { unitigs_path, .. } => {
                 let reader = UnitigFileReader::open_sequential(unitigs_path).ok()?;
-                for stored in reader.iter_canonical_kmers() {
+                for (stored, _, _) in reader.iter_indexed_canonical_kmers() {
                     if self.mphf.index(&stored.raw()) == slot {
                         return if stored == kmer { Some(slot) } else { None };
                     }
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl MphfLayer {
 
         let mut fw = FingerprintVecWriter::new(n, b);
 
-        for kmer in unitigs.iter_canonical_kmers() {
+        for (kmer, _, _) in unitigs.iter_indexed_canonical_kmers() {
             let slot = mphf.index(&kmer.raw());
             if slot >= n {
                 return Err(OLMError::Mphf("slot out of bounds".into()));
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl MphfLayer {
 
             IndexMode::Approx { b, .. } => {
                 let mut fw = FingerprintVecWriter::new(n, *b);
-                for kmer in unitigs2.iter_canonical_kmers() {
+                for (kmer, _, _) in unitigs2.iter_indexed_canonical_kmers() {
                     let slot = mphf.index(&kmer.raw());
                     if slot >= n { return Err(OLMError::Mphf("slot out of bounds".into())); }
                     let byte = slot / 8; let bit = 1u8 << (slot % 8);
diff --git a/src/obilayeredmap/src/tests/layer.rs b/src/obilayeredmap/src/tests/layer.rs
index 308fb0d..8a7233e 100644
--- a/src/obilayeredmap/src/tests/layer.rs
+++ b/src/obilayeredmap/src/tests/layer.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::*;
 use obicompactvec::PersistentCompactIntMatrix;
 use obikseq::{set_k, Kmer, Sequence as _, Unitig};
 use obiskio::DEFAULT_BLOCK_BITS;
-use crate::meta::EvidenceKind;
+use crate::meta::IndexMode;
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 
 fn write_unitigs(dir: &Path, seqs: &[&[u8]]) {
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ fn write_unitigs(dir: &Path, seqs: &[&[u8]]) {
 
 fn all_canonical_kmers(dir: &Path) -> Vec<CanonicalKmer> {
     UnitigFileReader::open_sequential(&dir.join(UNITIGS_FILE)).unwrap()
-        .iter_canonical_kmers()
+        .iter_indexed_canonical_kmers()
+        .map(|(kmer, _, _)| kmer)
         .collect()
 }
 
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@ fn build_and_query_all_kmers_found() {
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
     write_unitigs(dir.path(), &[b"AAAACGT"]);
     let kmers = all_canonical_kmers(dir.path());
-    Layer::<()>::build(dir.path(), DEFAULT_BLOCK_BITS, &EvidenceKind::Exact).unwrap();
-    let layer = Layer::<()>::open(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    Layer::<()>::build(dir.path(), DEFAULT_BLOCK_BITS, &IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
+    let layer = Layer::<()>::open(dir.path(), &IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     for kmer in kmers {
         assert!(layer.query(kmer).is_some(), "kmer should be present");
     }
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@ fn counts_are_stored_and_retrieved() {
     Layer::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::build(
         dir.path(),
         DEFAULT_BLOCK_BITS,
-        &EvidenceKind::Exact,
+        &IndexMode::Exact,
         |kmer| count_map.get(&kmer).copied().unwrap_or(0),
     ).unwrap();
-    let layer = Layer::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::open(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    let layer = Layer::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::open(dir.path(), &IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     for kmer in &kmers {
         let hit = layer.query(*kmer).expect("kmer must be present");
         assert_eq!(hit.data[0], count_map[kmer]);
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ fn query_absent_returns_none() {
     set_k(4);
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
     write_unitigs(dir.path(), &[b"AAAACGT"]);
-    Layer::<()>::build(dir.path(), DEFAULT_BLOCK_BITS, &EvidenceKind::Exact).unwrap();
-    let layer = Layer::<()>::open(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    Layer::<()>::build(dir.path(), DEFAULT_BLOCK_BITS, &IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
+    let layer = Layer::<()>::open(dir.path(), &IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     let absent = Kmer::from_ascii(b"CCCC").unwrap().canonical();
     assert!(layer.query(absent).is_none());
 }
@@ -69,9 +70,9 @@ fn open_after_build_is_consistent() {
     set_k(4);
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
     write_unitigs(dir.path(), &[b"AAAACGT"]);
-    let n = Layer::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::build(dir.path(), DEFAULT_BLOCK_BITS, &EvidenceKind::Exact, |_| 7).unwrap();
+    let n = Layer::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::build(dir.path(), DEFAULT_BLOCK_BITS, &IndexMode::Exact, |_| 7).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(n, 4);
-    let layer = Layer::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::open(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    let layer = Layer::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::open(dir.path(), &IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     let kmer = Kmer::from_ascii(b"AAAA").unwrap().canonical();
     let hit = layer.query(kmer).expect("AAAA must be present");
     assert_eq!(hit.data[0], 7);
diff --git a/src/obilayeredmap/src/tests/map.rs b/src/obilayeredmap/src/tests/map.rs
index 30f9530..d8e2ce8 100644
--- a/src/obilayeredmap/src/tests/map.rs
+++ b/src/obilayeredmap/src/tests/map.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 use obicompactvec::PersistentCompactIntMatrix;
 use obikseq::{set_k, Sequence as _, Unitig};
+use crate::meta::IndexMode;
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 
 fn push_unitigs_and_layer(
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ fn canonical(ascii: &[u8]) -> CanonicalKmer {
 fn create_empty_map() {
     set_k(4);
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-    let map = LayeredMap::<()>::create(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    let map = LayeredMap::<()>::create(dir.path(), IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(map.n_layers(), 0);
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ fn open_reloads_layer_count() {
     set_k(4);
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
     {
-        let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path()).unwrap();
+        let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path(), IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
         push_unitigs_and_layer(&mut map, &[b"AAAACGT"], 1);
     }
     let map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::open(dir.path()).unwrap();
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ fn open_reloads_layer_count() {
 fn query_finds_kmer_in_layer_zero() {
     set_k(4);
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-    let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path(), IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     push_unitigs_and_layer(&mut map, &[b"AAAACGT"], 3);
     let kmer = canonical(b"AAAC");
     let (layer_idx, hit) = map.query(kmer).expect("kmer must be found");
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ fn query_finds_kmer_in_layer_zero() {
 fn query_finds_kmer_in_correct_layer() {
     set_k(4);
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-    let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path(), IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     push_unitigs_and_layer(&mut map, &[b"AAAACGT"], 1);
     push_unitigs_and_layer(&mut map, &[b"GGGACGT"], 2);
     assert_eq!(map.n_layers(), 2);
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ fn query_finds_kmer_in_correct_layer() {
 fn query_absent_returns_none() {
     set_k(4);
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-    let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path(), IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     push_unitigs_and_layer(&mut map, &[b"AAAACGT"], 1);
     let absent = canonical(b"CCCC");
     assert!(map.query(absent).is_none());
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ fn query_absent_returns_none() {
 fn push_layer_from_map_convenience() {
     set_k(4);
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-    let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    let mut map = LayeredMap::<PersistentCompactIntMatrix>::create(dir.path(), IndexMode::Exact).unwrap();
     let mut w = map.next_layer_writer().unwrap();
     w.write(&Unitig::from_ascii(b"AAAACGT")).unwrap();
     w.close().unwrap();