diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 1a14718..c389273 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ func bitethethumbs() {
 		return
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
+
 	thumblock.Lock()
 	defer thumblock.Unlock()
 	thumbbiters = make(map[int64]map[string]bool)
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 7bd7c59..a7b0535 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ func xzone(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		log.Printf("query err: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
+	defer rows.Close()
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var s string
 		rows.Scan(&s)
@@ -1123,13 +1124,13 @@ type Zonker struct {
 }
 
 func zonkzone(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	db := opendatabase()
 	userinfo := login.GetUserInfo(r)
-	rows, err := db.Query("select zonkerid, name, wherefore from zonkers where userid = ?", userinfo.UserID)
+	rows, err := stmtGetZonkers.Query(userinfo.UserID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("err: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
+	defer rows.Close()
 	var zonkers []Zonker
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var z Zonker
@@ -1428,7 +1429,7 @@ var stmtHonksByHonker, stmtSaveHonk, stmtFileData, stmtWhatAbout *sql.Stmt
 var stmtFindXonk, stmtSaveDonk, stmtFindFile, stmtSaveFile *sql.Stmt
 var stmtAddDoover, stmtGetDoovers, stmtLoadDoover, stmtZapDoover *sql.Stmt
 var stmtHasHonker, stmtThumbBiters, stmtZonkIt, stmtZonkDonks, stmtSaveZonker *sql.Stmt
-var stmtRecentHonkers, stmtGetXonker, stmtSaveXonker *sql.Stmt
+var stmtGetZonkers, stmtRecentHonkers, stmtGetXonker, stmtSaveXonker *sql.Stmt
 
 func preparetodie(db *sql.DB, s string) *sql.Stmt {
 	stmt, err := db.Prepare(s)
@@ -1474,6 +1475,7 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtLoadDoover = preparetodie(db, "select tries, username, rcpt, msg from doovers where dooverid = ?")
 	stmtZapDoover = preparetodie(db, "delete from doovers where dooverid = ?")
 	stmtThumbBiters = preparetodie(db, "select userid, name, wherefore from zonkers where (wherefore = 'zonker' or wherefore = 'zurl' or wherefore = 'zword')")
+	stmtGetZonkers = preparetodie(db, "select zonkerid, name, wherefore from zonkers where userid = ?")
 	stmtSaveZonker = preparetodie(db, "insert into zonkers (userid, name, wherefore) values (?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtGetXonker = preparetodie(db, "select info from xonkers where name = ? and flavor = ?")
 	stmtSaveXonker = preparetodie(db, "insert into xonkers (name, info, flavor) values (?, ?, ?)")