diff --git a/grublox.sql b/grublox.sql
index e95c7c9..7d2ec11 100644
--- a/grublox.sql
+++ b/grublox.sql
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SET time_zone = "+00:00";
 -- Table structure for table `catalog`
 --
 
-CREATE TABLE `catalog` (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  `catalog` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
   `description` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `catalog` (
 -- Table structure for table `comments`
 --
 
-CREATE TABLE `comments` (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  `comments` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `user` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `type` varchar(250) NOT NULL,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `comments` (
 -- Table structure for table `friends`
 --
 
-CREATE TABLE `friends` (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  `friends` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `user` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `state` varchar(50) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending',
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `friends` (
 -- Table structure for table `friendships`
 --
 
-CREATE TABLE `friendships` (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  `friendships` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `user1` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `user2` int(11) NOT NULL,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `friendships` (
 -- Table structure for table `games`
 --
 
-CREATE TABLE `games` (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  `games` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
   `description` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `games` (
 -- Table structure for table `jobs`
 --
 
-CREATE TABLE `jobs` (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  `jobs` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `jobid` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
   `placeid` int(11) NOT NULL,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `jobs` (
 -- Table structure for table `tokens`
 --
 
-CREATE TABLE `tokens` (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  `tokens` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `token` varchar(500) NOT NULL,
   `placeid` int(11) NOT NULL,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `tokens` (
 -- Table structure for table `users`
 --
 
-CREATE TABLE `users` (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  `users` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `username` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
   `password` varchar(450) NOT NULL,
diff --git a/home.php b/home.php
index 001856d..e6ba109 100644
--- a/home.php
+++ b/home.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $getitstarted->header();
   </img>
   <div style="margin-bottom: 50px;"></div>
    <div class="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between mb-3">
-    <h4 class=" card-title">Friends (<?php $q=$con->prepare("SELECT count(*) FROM friends WHERE user=:id AND state='approved'"); $q->bindParam(':id',$_SESSION['user'],PDO::PARAM_INT); $q->execute(); $numberOfFriends = $q->fetchColumn(); echo $numberOfFriends; ?>)</h4>
+    <h4 class=" card-title">Friends (<?php $q=$con->prepare("SELECT count(*) FROM friendships WHERE user1=:id AND isAccepted=1"); $q->bindParam(':id',$_SESSION['user'],PDO::PARAM_INT); $q->execute(); $numberOfFriends = $q->fetchColumn(); echo $numberOfFriends; ?>)</h4>
 	 <a href="/friends" class="btn btn-link text-decoration-none align-self-end">See all <i class="bi bi-caret-right"></i></a>
    </div>
   <div class="card mb-3 shadow-sm" style="height: 11.75rem;">