diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index cd68edc..cc71e78 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -230,13 +230,19 @@ func savexonk(user *WhatAbout, x *Honk) {
 		log.Printf("eradicating %s by %s", x.XID, x.Honker)
 		xonk := getxonk(user.ID, x.XID)
 		if xonk != nil {
-			stmtZonkDonks.Exec(xonk.ID)
-			_, err := stmtZonkIt.Exec(user.ID, x.XID)
+			_, err := stmtZonkDonks.Exec(xonk.ID)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error eradicating: %s", err)
+			}
+			_, err = stmtZonkIt.Exec(user.ID, x.XID)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("error eradicating: %s", err)
 			}
 		}
-		stmtSaveZonker.Exec(user.ID, x.XID, "zonk")
+		_, err := stmtSaveZonker.Exec(user.ID, x.XID, "zonk")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("error eradicating: %s", err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 	log.Printf("saving xonk: %s", x.XID)
@@ -966,7 +972,10 @@ func gofish(name string) string {
 		rel, _ := l.GetString("rel")
 		t, _ := l.GetString("type")
 		if rel == "self" && friendorfoe(t) {
-			stmtSaveXonker.Exec(name, href, "fishname")
+			_, err := stmtSaveXonker.Exec(name, href, "fishname")
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error saving fishname: %s", err)
+			}
 			handlock.Lock()
 			handfull[name] = href
 			handlock.Unlock()
diff --git a/deliverator.go b/deliverator.go
index 6c6fbc6..0ac90bb 100644
--- a/deliverator.go
+++ b/deliverator.go
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ func sayitagain(goarounds int, username string, rcpt string, msg []byte) {
 	}
 	drift += time.Duration(notrand.Int63n(int64(drift / 10)))
 	when := time.Now().UTC().Add(drift)
-	stmtAddDoover.Exec(when.Format(dbtimeformat), goarounds, username, rcpt, msg)
+	_, err := stmtAddDoover.Exec(when.Format(dbtimeformat), goarounds, username, rcpt, msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error saving doover: %s", err)
+	}
 	select {
 	case pokechan <- 0:
 	default:
@@ -150,7 +153,11 @@ func redeliverator() {
 					log.Printf("error scanning doover: %s", err)
 					continue
 				}
-				stmtZapDoover.Exec(d.ID)
+				_, err = stmtZapDoover.Exec(d.ID)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("error deleting doover: %s", err)
+					continue
+				}
 				log.Printf("redeliverating %s try %d", rcpt, goarounds)
 				deliverate(goarounds, username, rcpt, msg)
 			} else if d.When.Before(nexttime) {
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 2262942..4ee6c4a 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func xzone(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var xid string
 		rows.Scan(&xid)
-		honkers = append(honkers, Honker{ XID: xid})
+		honkers = append(honkers, Honker{XID: xid})
 	}
 	rows.Close()
 	for i, _ := range honkers {
@@ -927,8 +927,14 @@ func zonkit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if wherefore == "zonk" {
 		xonk := getxonk(userinfo.UserID, what)
 		if xonk != nil {
-			stmtZonkDonks.Exec(xonk.ID)
-			stmtZonkIt.Exec(userinfo.UserID, what)
+			_, err := stmtZonkDonks.Exec(xonk.ID)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error zonking: %s", err)
+			}
+			_, err = stmtZonkIt.Exec(userinfo.UserID, what)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error zonking: %s", err)
+			}
 			if xonk.Whofore == 2 || xonk.Whofore == 3 {
 				zonk := Honk{
 					What:     "zonk",