diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8615de3..ece7703 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ TEST_OBJ = $(patsubst $(TEST_DIR)/%.c, $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o, $(TEST_SRC))
 
 
 SQLITE_DB_SCHEMA = $(SRC_DIR)/dodo.schema
-INC_DIRS=-I./$(X_STRING_DIR)/src/ -I./$(SQLITE_DIR)/src/
+INC_DIRS=-I./$(X_STRING_DIR)/src/ -I./$(SQLITE_DIR)/src/ -I./src
+
+CFLAGS = -ggdb
 
 HOME_DIR = $$HOME
 CONFIG_DIR = /.config/dodo
@@ -39,21 +41,21 @@ DFLAGS = -DDB_PATH=\"$(DB_FILE)\"
 all: dodo
 
 $(OBJ): $(X_STRING_OBJ) $(SQLITE_OBJ) $(HEADERS)  
-	$(CC) -c -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$(@F) $(INC_DIRS) $(DFLAGS) $(SRC_DIR)/$(@F:.o=.c)
+	$(CC) -c -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$(@F) $(INC_DIRS) $(CFLAGS) $(DFLAGS) $(SRC_DIR)/$(@F:.o=.c)
 
 $(X_STRING_OBJ): $(X_STRING_HEADERS)
-	$(CC) -c -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$(@F) $(X_STRING_SRC)
+	$(CC) -c -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$(@F) $(CFLAGS) $(X_STRING_SRC)
 
 $(SQLITE_OBJ): $(SQLITE_HEADERS)
-	$(CC) -c -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$(@F) $(SQLITE_SRC)
+	$(CC) -c -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$(@F) $(CFLAGS) $(SQLITE_SRC)
 
 dodo: test
-	$(CC) -o $@ $(ALL_OBJS)
+	./test
+	rm test
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(ALL_OBJS)
 
 test: $(OBJ)
-	$(CC) -o $@ $(TEST_SRC) obj/dodo.o $(X_STRING_OBJ) $(SQLITE_OBJ)
-	./test
-	rm ./test
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(TEST_SRC) $(INC_DIRS) $(DFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) obj/dodo.o $(X_STRING_OBJ) $(SQLITE_OBJ)
 
 
 install:
diff --git a/src/dodo.schema b/src/dodo.schema
index 88ac3be..36aae10 100644
--- a/src/dodo.schema
+++ b/src/dodo.schema
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CREATE TABLE tasks(
 	task_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-	title TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+	title TEXT NOT NULL,
 	active_id INTEGER,
 	status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'backlog',
 	creation_date DATE DEFAULT (date('now')),
diff --git a/tests/tests.c b/tests/tests.c
index 7c91c53..c72719b 100644
--- a/tests/tests.c
+++ b/tests/tests.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 // printf Formating
 #define X_RED "\x1B[31m"
@@ -6,16 +7,74 @@
 #define X_RST "\x1B[0m"
 
 // INSERT HEADERS FOR FUNCS
+#include "sqlite3.h"
+#include "x_string.h"
+#include "x_curses.h"
+#include "dodo.h"
+
 
 // SET THE NUMBER OF TESTS
-#define NUM_TESTS 1
+#define NUM_TESTS 4
+
+// DEFINE REUSABLE TEST SETUP
+int set_up_db(sqlite3 **db){
+	char* home_dir = getenv("HOME");
+	char* filename = x_strconcat(home_dir, DB_PATH);
+	return opendb(db, filename);
+}
+
 
 
 // DEFINE TESTS
+int test_add_new_task_no_date(){
+	printf("%s... ", __func__);
+	int rc = 0;
+	sqlite3 *db;
+	char *argv[3] = {"", "", "jello"};
 
+	if ( (rc = set_up_db(&db)) ){
+		return rc;
+	}
+	return add_new_task(db, 3, argv);
+}
+
+int test_del_task(){
+	printf("%s... ", __func__);
+	int rc = 0;
+	sqlite3 *db;
+	char *argv[3] = {"", "", "jello"};
+
+	if ( rc = set_up_db(&db) ){
+		return rc;
+	}
+	return del_task(db, 3, argv);
+}
+
+int test_add_new_task_with_date_and_delete(){
+	printf("%s... ", __func__);
+	int rc = 0;
+	sqlite3 *db;
+	const int argc = 4;
+	char *argv[] = {"", "", "jello", "2024-03-03"};
+
+	if ( (rc = set_up_db(&db)) ){
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	if ( rc = add_new_task(db, argc, argv) ){
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	if ( rc = del_task(db, 3, argv) ){
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 // DUMMY TEST
 int fail(){
+	printf("%s... ", __func__);
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -26,7 +85,7 @@ void run_tests(int (**tests)()){
     int errors = 0;
 
     for ( i = 0; i < NUM_TESTS; i++ ){
-        printf("Test #%d... ", i);
+        printf("Test #%d: ", i);
         if ( tests[i]() == 0){
             printf("%spassed%s\n", X_GREEN, X_RST);
         }
@@ -45,6 +104,9 @@ int main(){
 
 	// PASS TESTS INTO ARRAY
     tests[0] = fail;
+    tests[1] = test_add_new_task_no_date;
+    tests[2] = test_del_task;
+    tests[3] = test_add_new_task_with_date_and_delete;
 
 
 	// END OF PASSING TESTS