diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index 0da1fca5..cb44b7ad 100755
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -441,8 +441,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
             # Trash if in inbox table
             helper_inbox.trash(msgid)
             # Trash if in sent table
-            t = (msgid,)
-            sqlExecute('''UPDATE sent SET folder='trash' WHERE msgid=?''', t)
+            sqlExecute('''UPDATE sent SET folder='trash' WHERE msgid=?''', msgid)
             return 'Trashed message (assuming message existed).'
         elif method == 'trashInboxMessage':
             if len(params) == 0:
@@ -454,8 +453,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
             if len(params) == 0:
                 raise APIError(0, 'I need parameters!')
             msgid = self._decode(params[0], "hex")
-            t = (msgid,)
-            sqlExecute('''UPDATE sent SET folder='trash' WHERE msgid=?''', t)
+            sqlExecute('''UPDATE sent SET folder='trash' WHERE msgid=?''', msgid)
             return 'Trashed sent message (assuming message existed).'
         elif method == 'trashSentMessageByAckData':
             # This API method should only be used when msgid is not available
@@ -735,7 +733,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
                     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)
+                    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 a60053ea..2cdb2c97 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                 t = ('', toAddress, ripe, fromAddress, subject, message, ackdata, int(
                     time.time()), 'broadcastqueued', 1, 1, 'sent', 2)
                 sqlExecute(
-                    '''INSERT INTO sent VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)''', t)
+                    '''INSERT INTO sent VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)''', *t)
 
                 shared.workerQueue.put(('sendbroadcast', ''))
 
diff --git a/src/helper_sql.py b/src/helper_sql.py
index 9803b2c0..0353f9ae 100644
--- a/src/helper_sql.py
+++ b/src/helper_sql.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ sqlLock = threading.Lock()
 
 def sqlQuery(sqlStatement, *args):
     sqlLock.acquire()
-    print 'sqlQuery args are:', args
     sqlSubmitQueue.put(sqlStatement)
 
     if args == ():
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ def sqlQuery(sqlStatement, *args):
 
 def sqlExecute(sqlStatement, *args):
     sqlLock.acquire()
-    print 'sqlExecute args are:', args
     sqlSubmitQueue.put(sqlStatement)
 
     if args == ():