diff --git a/api/controllers.go b/api/controllers.go
index 77c8cee..0fcf5f9 100644
--- a/api/controllers.go
+++ b/api/controllers.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func PostApiRegister(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
     Columns("username", "email", "password").
     Values(user.Username, user.Email, user.Password).ToSql()
 
-  err = data.Insert(err, sql, args...)
+  err = data.Exec(err, sql, args...)
   if err != nil { return IfErrNil(err, c) }
 
   return c.Redirect("/login/")
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func PostApiLink(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
     Columns("stream_id", "url", "description").
     Values(link.StreamId, link.Url, link.Description).ToSql()
 
-  err = data.Insert(err, sql, args...)
+  err = data.Exec(err, sql, args...)
   if(err != nil) { goto fail }
 
   return c.Redirect("/live/")
diff --git a/tests/base_test.go b/tests/base_test.go
index f10a642..59b43c3 100644
--- a/tests/base_test.go
+++ b/tests/base_test.go
@@ -1,49 +1,71 @@
 package tests
 
 import (
-    "testing"
-    "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-    browser "github.com/chromedp/chromedp"
+  "testing"
+  "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+  browser "github.com/chromedp/chromedp"
+  "zedshaw.games/webapp/data"
+  sq "github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 )
 
+func deleteTestUser(username string) {
+  sql, args, err := sq.Delete("user").Where("username=?", username).ToSql()
+  data.Exec(err, sql, args...)
+}
+
 func TestLogin(t *testing.T) {
-    assert := assert.New(t)
-
-    ctx, cancel := Setup(5); defer cancel()
-
-    Run(assert, ctx,
-      browser.Navigate(`http://127.0.0.1:5002/login/`),
-      browser.WaitVisible(`body > footer`),
-      browser.WaitVisible(`[data-testid="login-page"]`),
-      browser.SendKeys(`#username`, `zedshaw`),
-      browser.SendKeys(`#password`, `1234`),
-      browser.Click(`#login-submit`, browser.NodeVisible),
-      browser.WaitVisible(`body > footer`),
-      browser.WaitVisible(`[data-testid="home-page"]`))
+  assert := assert.New(t)
+  data.Setup("sqlite3", "./db.sqlite3")
+  deleteTestUser("testerzed")
+
+  ctx, cancel := Setup(5); defer cancel()
+
+  Run(assert, ctx,
+  browser.Navigate(`http://127.0.0.1:5002/register/`),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`body > footer`),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`[data-testid="register-page"]`),
+  browser.SendKeys(`#username`, `testerzed`),
+  browser.SendKeys(`#email`, `zed@test.com`),
+  browser.SendKeys(`#password`, `iamdumb`),
+  browser.Click(`#register-submit`, browser.NodeVisible),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`body > footer`),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`[data-testid="login-page"]`))
+
+  Run(assert, ctx,
+  browser.Navigate(`http://127.0.0.1:5002/login/`),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`body > footer`),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`[data-testid="login-page"]`),
+  browser.SendKeys(`#username`, `testerzed`),
+  browser.SendKeys(`#password`, `iamdumb`),
+  browser.Click(`#login-submit`, browser.NodeVisible),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`body > footer`),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`[data-testid="home-page"]`))
+
+  /// delete the user here
+  deleteTestUser("testerzed")
 }
 
 func TestStreamPage(t *testing.T) {
-    assert := assert.New(t)
+  assert := assert.New(t)
 
-    ctx, cancel := Setup(2);
-    defer cancel();
+  ctx, cancel := Setup(2);
+  defer cancel();
 
-    var title string
+  var title string
 
-    err := browser.Run(ctx,
-      browser.Navigate(`http://127.0.0.1:5002`),
-      browser.WaitVisible(`body > footer`),
-      browser.WaitVisible(`#streams`),
-    )
-    assert.NoError(err)
+  err := browser.Run(ctx,
+  browser.Navigate(`http://127.0.0.1:5002`),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`body > footer`),
+  browser.WaitVisible(`#streams`),)
+  assert.NoError(err)
 
-	ClickOn(assert, ctx, `#streams`)
+  ClickOn(assert, ctx, `#streams`)
 
-    err = browser.Run(ctx, browser.WaitVisible(`#streams-title`))
-    assert.NoError(err)
+  err = browser.Run(ctx, browser.WaitVisible(`#streams-title`))
+  assert.NoError(err)
 
-    err = browser.Run(ctx, browser.Text(`#streams-title`, &title))
-    assert.NoError(err)
+  err = browser.Run(ctx, browser.Text(`#streams-title`, &title))
+  assert.NoError(err)
 
-    assert.Equal(title, "Past Streams")
+  assert.Equal(title, "Past Streams")
 }