diff --git a/db/connection.go b/db/connection.go
index 0e446a33..d0f550fb 100644
--- a/db/connection.go
+++ b/db/connection.go
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ func InitializeDatabase(ctx context.Context, uri string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get database current: %w", err)
 	}
 	log.Info().Str("database", current).Msg("Connected to database")
+	err = prepareStatements(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to initialize prepared statements: %w", err)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/db/prepared.go b/db/prepared.go
index 06498e20..c6b38260 100644
--- a/db/prepared.go
+++ b/db/prepared.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	//"github.com/stephenafamo/bob"
 	//"github.com/stephenafamo/bob/dialect/psql"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/stephenafamo/bob"
+	"github.com/stephenafamo/bob/dialect/psql"
 )
 
 //go:embed prepared_functions/*.sql
@@ -20,19 +22,21 @@ var sqlFiles embed.FS
 // preparing statements that will be used later.
 func prepareStatements(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// Get a list of all embedded SQL files
-	entries, err := sqlFiles.ReadDir(".")
+	entries, err := sqlFiles.ReadDir("prepared_functions")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read SQL directory: %w", err)
 	}
+	log.Info().Int("len", len(entries)).Msg("Reading prepared functions")
 
 	// Process each SQL file
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		if entry.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".sql") {
+			log.Info().Str("name", entry.Name()).Msg("Skipping")
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// Read the SQL file content
-		content, err := sqlFiles.ReadFile(entry.Name())
+		content, err := sqlFiles.ReadFile(filepath.Join("prepared_functions", entry.Name()))
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read SQL file %s: %w", entry.Name(), err)
 		}
@@ -59,5 +63,23 @@ func prepareStatements(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 func TestPreparedQuery(ctx context.Context) error {
+	query := psql.RawQuery("EXECUTE test_function")
+	result, err := bob.Exec(ctx, PGInstance.BobDB, query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to exectue test function: %w", err)
+	}
+	/*insert_id, err := result.LastInsertId()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed insert id")
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get insert ID: %w", err)
+	}*/
+	rows_affected, err := result.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed rows affected")
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get rows affected: %w", err)
+	}
+	//log.Info().Int64("insert id", insert_id).Int64("rows", rows_affected).Msg("bah")
+	log.Info().Int64("rows", rows_affected).Msg("got rows")
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/db/prepared_functions/test_function.sql b/db/prepared_functions/test_function.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae7b8617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/prepared_functions/test_function.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PREPARE test_function AS
+  SELECT version();
+