diff --git a/categories/categories.go b/categories/categories.go
index 9e2e305..b091c96 100644
--- a/categories/categories.go
+++ b/categories/categories.go
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ func LoadCategories(db *sql.DB) {
 func Add(db *sql.DB, name string, parent int) error {
 	var err error
 	if parent < 0 {
-		err := db.Exec("INSERT INTO categories (name) VALUE ($1)", name)
+		_, err = db.Exec("INSERT INTO categories (name) VALUES ($1)", name)
 	} else {
-		err := db.Exec("INSERT INTO categories (name, parent_id) VALUE ($1, $2)", name, parent)
+		_, err = db.Exec("INSERT INTO categories (name, parent_id) VALUES ($1, $2)", name, parent)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Categories DB Error Add(): " , err)
diff --git a/route_handlers.go b/route_handlers.go
index 9725579..d8cedda 100644
--- a/route_handlers.go
+++ b/route_handlers.go
@@ -293,13 +293,16 @@ func categoryChangeParentHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user *u
 func categoryAddHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user *user.User) {
     session, _ := store.Get(r, "c_user")
 	
-	name := categoryFromReqArg(r.FormValue("name"))
-	parent := categoryFromReqArg(r.FormValue("parent"))
+	name := r.FormValue("name")
+	parent, perr := strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("parent"))
 	
-	if name == nil {
+	if perr != nil {
+	    parent = -1
+	}
+	if name == "" {
 		session.AddFlash("Invalid category name", flash_err)	
 	} else {
-	    err := category.Add(db, name, parent)
+	    err := categories.Add(db, name, parent)
 	    if err != nil {
 	        session.AddFlash("Error commiting to Database", flash_err)
 	    } else {