diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5426790..f797299 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ func (db *TimelineDB) closestEvents(t int64, n int) ([]EventsRow, error) {
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
 
-	for i := 0; rows.Next(); i++ {
+	i := 0
+	for ; rows.Next(); i++ {
 		var event EventsRow
 		err = rows.Scan(&event.description, &event.timestamp, &event.yearknown, &event.monthknown, &event.dayknown, &event.hourknown, &event.minuteknown, &event.secondknown)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func (db *TimelineDB) closestEvents(t int64, n int) ([]EventsRow, error) {
 		events[i] = event
 	}
 
-	return events, err
+	return events[:i], err
 }
 
 func (event *EventsRow) Output() (int64, string, string, error) {