diff --git a/src/dodo.c b/src/dodo.c
index d3f43d9..fe5a6d1 100644
--- a/src/dodo.c
+++ b/src/dodo.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ int checksqlerr(int rc, char *errmsg){
 	if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
 		fprintf(stderr, "SQL error: %s\n", errmsg);
 		sqlite3_free(errmsg);
-		return 1;
+		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -67,43 +67,36 @@ void view_heading(){
 // Generate the sql statement by giving the columns, table, and current task list wanted
 // TODO make the stmt an arg pass and return an int
 // TODO ME THINKS THIS IS THE NEXT THING TO DO BECAUSE BREAKING EVERYTHING
-sqlite3_stmt *gen_sql_stmt(sqlite3 *db, char* colnames, char* table, char* status){
+int gen_sql_stmt(sqlite3 *db, sqlite3_stmt** out_stmt, char* colnames, char* table, char* status){
 	char sql_query[SQLQUERY_MAX];
 	int rc = 0;
-	sqlite3_stmt *out_stmt;
+	//sqlite3_stmt *out_stmt;
 
 	snprintf(sql_query, SQLQUERY_MAX, "SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE status='%s'", colnames, table, status);
-	rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, sql_query, -1, &out_stmt, NULL);
+	rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, sql_query, -1, out_stmt, NULL);
 	if (checksqlerr(rc, "prepare broken in gen_sql_stmt")){
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
-	return out_stmt;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 // Get number of tasks from tasks table give status
 // TODO: Gotta make the error checking not broken
 int get_num_rows(sqlite3 *db, char* table, char* status){
-	char *sql_query = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tasks WHERE status = ?";
 	sqlite3_stmt *out_stmt;
 	int rc = 0;
 	char *col_name = "COUNT(*)";
 
-	if ( ( out_stmt = gen_sql_stmt(db, col_name, table, status) ) == NULL ){
-		return 1;
+	if ( gen_sql_stmt(db, &out_stmt, col_name, table, status) == 1 ){
+		return -1;
 	}
 
-	//rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, sql_query, -1, &out_stmt, NULL);
-	//checksqlerr(rc, "prepare broken in get_num_rows");
-
-	rc = sqlite3_bind_text(out_stmt, 1, status, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
-	checksqlerr(rc, "bind broken in get_num_rows");
-
 	while ( rc = sqlite3_step(out_stmt) == SQLITE_ROW ){
 		return sqlite3_column_int(out_stmt, 0);
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return -1;
 }
 
 // Print columns
@@ -136,8 +129,8 @@ int display_task_list(int start_col, sqlite3 *db, char* colnames, char* table, c
 	}
 
 	// Generate the sql statement by giving the columns, table, and current task list wanted
-	if ( ( out_stmt = gen_sql_stmt(db, colnames, table, status) ) == NULL ){
-		return 1;
+	if ( gen_sql_stmt(db, &out_stmt, colnames, table, status) ){
+		return -1;
 	}
 	// while there is still rows available
 	while ( rc = sqlite3_step(out_stmt) == SQLITE_ROW ){
@@ -156,7 +149,7 @@ int display_task_list(int start_col, sqlite3 *db, char* colnames, char* table, c
 	if ( rc == SQLITE_ERROR ){
 		X_godown(max_rows);
 		checksqlerr(rc, "step broken in display_task_list");
-		return 1;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Once the task list is completely printed
@@ -184,19 +177,19 @@ int view(sqlite3 *db){
 
 	// Print "today" tasks
 	if ( display_task_list(TODAY_COL_START, db, colnames, table, status) ){
-		return 1;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Print "backlog" tasks
 	status = "backlog";
 	if ( display_task_list(BACKLOG_COL_START, db, colnames, table, status) ){
-		return 1;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Print "blocked" tasks
 	status = "blocked";
 	if ( display_task_list(BLOCKED_COL_START, db, colnames, table, status) ){
-		return 1;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;