diff --git a/src/dodo.c b/src/dodo.c
index da191bc..f26bd06 100644
--- a/src/dodo.c
+++ b/src/dodo.c
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ int gen_sql_update_stmt_v2(sqlite3 *db, sqlite3_stmt** out_stmt, char* table, ch
 	char sql_query[SQLQUERY_MAX];
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (new_title != NULL && new_due_date != NULL){
+	if (new_title[0] != '\0' && new_due_date[0] != '\0'){
 		//snprintf(sql_query, SQLQUERY_MAX, "UPDATE %s SET title='%s', due_date='%s', project_tag='%s' WHERE title='%s' OR active_id='%s'", table, status, title_or_active_id, title_or_active_id);
 		snprintf(sql_query, SQLQUERY_MAX, "UPDATE %s SET title='%s', due_date='%s' WHERE title='%s' OR active_id='%s'", table, new_title, new_due_date, title_or_active_id, title_or_active_id);
 	}
-	else if (new_title != NULL){
+	else if (new_title[0] != '\0'){
 		snprintf(sql_query, SQLQUERY_MAX, "UPDATE %s SET title='%s' WHERE title='%s' OR active_id='%s'", table, new_title, title_or_active_id, title_or_active_id);
 	}
 	else{
@@ -227,21 +227,6 @@ int parse_args(int argc, char** argv, filtered_tasks* task){
 	return 0;
 }
 
-//int parse_args_v2(int argc, char** argv, char** title, char** new_title, char** new_due_date, char** new_project_tag){
-//	if ( argc > 2 ){
-//		*title = argv[2];
-//	}
-//	if ( argc > 3 ){
-//		*new_title = argv[3];
-//	}
-//	if ( argc > 4 ){
-//		*new_due_date = argv[4];
-//	}
-//	if ( argc > 5 ){
-//		*new_project_tag = argv[5];
-//	}
-//}
-
 // Get number of tasks from tasks table give status
 int get_num_rows(sqlite3 *db, char* table, char* status){
 	filtered_tasks* task = malloc(sizeof(filtered_tasks));
@@ -481,8 +466,10 @@ int update_task(sqlite3 *db, int argc, char** argv){
 	int rc = 0;
 	sqlite3_stmt* out_stmt;
 	filtered_tasks* task = malloc(sizeof(filtered_tasks));
-
-	x_strcpy(task->table, "task", ARG_MAX);
+	
+	task->new_title[0] = '\0';
+	task->due_date[0] = '\0';
+	x_strcpy(task->table, "tasks", ARG_MAX);
 
 	parse_args(argc, argv, task);
 	if ( gen_sql_update_stmt_v2(db, &out_stmt, task->table, task->new_title, task->due_date, task->project_tag, task->title) ){