diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index 47ee5865..0da1fca5 100755
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -727,16 +727,15 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
             # This is not a particularly commonly used API function. Before we 
             # use it we'll need to fill out a field in our inventory database 
             # which is blank by default (first20bytesofencryptedmessage). 
-            parameters = ''
             queryreturn = sqlQuery(
                 '''SELECT hash, payload FROM inventory WHERE first20bytesofencryptedmessage = '' and objecttype = 'msg' ; ''')
-                                   
-            for row in queryreturn:
-                hash, payload = row
-                readPosition = 16 # Nonce length + time length
-                readPosition += decodeVarint(payload[readPosition:readPosition+10])[1] # Stream Number length
-                t = (payload[readPosition:readPosition+20],hash)
-                sqlExecute('''UPDATE inventory SET first20bytesofencryptedmessage=? WHERE hash=?; ''', t)
+            with SqlBulkExecute() as sql:
+                for row in queryreturn:
+                    hash, payload = row
+                    readPosition = 16 # Nonce length + time length
+                    readPosition += decodeVarint(payload[readPosition:readPosition+10])[1] # Stream Number length
+                    t = (payload[readPosition:readPosition+20],hash)
+                    sql.execute('''UPDATE inventory SET first20bytesofencryptedmessage=? WHERE hash=?; ''', t)
                 
             queryreturn = sqlQuery('''SELECT payload FROM inventory WHERE first20bytesofencryptedmessage = ?''',
                                    requestedHash)
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index 101750d7..a60053ea 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         else:
             where = "toaddress || fromaddress || subject || message"
 
-        sql = '''
+        sqlStatement = '''
             SELECT toaddress, fromaddress, subject, message, status, ackdata, lastactiontime 
             FROM sent WHERE folder="sent" AND %s LIKE ? 
             ORDER BY lastactiontime
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         while self.ui.tableWidgetSent.rowCount() > 0:
             self.ui.tableWidgetSent.removeRow(0)
 
-        queryreturn = sqlQuery(sql, what)
+        queryreturn = sqlQuery(sqlStatement, what)
         for row in queryreturn:
             toAddress, fromAddress, subject, message, status, ackdata, lastactiontime = row
             subject = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(subject)
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         else:
             where = "toaddress || fromaddress || subject || message"
 
-        sql = '''
+        sqlStatement = '''
             SELECT msgid, toaddress, fromaddress, subject, received, message, read 
             FROM inbox WHERE folder="inbox" AND %s LIKE ? 
             ORDER BY received
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
         font = QFont()
         font.setBold(True)
-        queryreturn = sqlQuery(sql, what)
+        queryreturn = sqlQuery(sqlStatement, what)
         for row in queryreturn:
             msgid, toAddress, fromAddress, subject, received, message, read = row
             subject = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(subject)
diff --git a/src/helper_sql.py b/src/helper_sql.py
index 0353f9ae..9803b2c0 100644
--- a/src/helper_sql.py
+++ b/src/helper_sql.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ sqlLock = threading.Lock()
 
 def sqlQuery(sqlStatement, *args):
     sqlLock.acquire()
+    print 'sqlQuery args are:', args
     sqlSubmitQueue.put(sqlStatement)
 
     if args == ():
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ def sqlQuery(sqlStatement, *args):
 
 def sqlExecute(sqlStatement, *args):
     sqlLock.acquire()
+    print 'sqlExecute args are:', args
     sqlSubmitQueue.put(sqlStatement)
 
     if args == ():