diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
index f52f1294..51bd07e3 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
@@ -571,12 +571,12 @@ news   integer DEFAULT 0,
 ADD CONSTRAINT members_pending_id_key UNIQUE (id);
      */
 	 
-		if ( load_db_record(out, "SELECT id FROM members_pending WHERE  LOWER(username)=LOWER('%s')",in["username"].c_str()) ){
+		if ( load_db_record(out, "SELECT id FROM members_pending WHERE  LOWER(username)=LOWER('%s')",in["username"].c_str()) > 0 ){
 			out["password"]="REMOVED";
 			out["acc"]="DULPICATE";
 		return -1;
 		}
-		if ( load_db_record(out, "SELECT uid FROM members WHERE LOWER(username)=LOWER('%s')",in["username"].c_str()) ){
+		if ( load_db_record(out, "SELECT uid FROM members WHERE LOWER(username)=LOWER('%s')",in["username"].c_str())> 0 ){
 			out["password"]="REMOVED";
 			out["acc"]="DULPICATE";
 		return -1;
diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
index 08c626f3..91599b05 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ long WrenchMarketInterestQuestion(CVars in, CVars &out) {
     long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
     out = in;
     try {
-        out["status"] = "Recieved";
+        out["status"] = "0";
         long member_id = REQ_LONG(in, "member_id", 1, -1);
         long interest_id = REQ_LONG(in, "interest_id", 1, -1);
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ long WrenchJobsQuestion(CVars in, CVars &out) {
     long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
     //out = in;
     try {
-        out["status"] = "Recieved";
+        out["status"] = "Started";
         long member_id = REQ_LONG(in, "member_id", 1, -1);
         REQ_STRING(in, "yourmessage", 1, 500, "(.*)"); //offer_code
         REQ_STRING(in, "offer_code", 1, 15, "(.*)"); //offer_code
@@ -208,14 +208,18 @@ long WrenchJobsQuestion(CVars in, CVars &out) {
                 x["memo"].set_valid(true);
                 long msg_id = insert_db_record(DBS_VALID, "members_messages", "members_messages_id_seq", x);
                 if (msg_id > 0) {
+					x["status"] = "Sent";
                     x["msg_id"] = msg_id;
                     x["msg_id"].set_valid(true);
                     //x["offer_id"] = out["offer_id"];
                     //x["offer_id"].set_valid(true);
                   job_email(WRENCHBOARD_JOB_SEND_QUESTION, x, out);
                 }
+				else{
+				x["status"] = "Error";
+				}
                 out = x;
-                out["status"] = "";
+                //out["status"] = "";
 
             }
         }