diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e2aecd7..c11fd2a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func formula(p float64) int64 {
 }
 
 func (db *TimelineDB) closestEvent(t int64) (EventsRow, error) {
-	var event EventsRow
 	query := `
 	select description, timestamp, yearknown, monthknown, dayknown, hourknown, minuteknown, secondknown
 	from events
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ func (db *TimelineDB) closestEvent(t int64) (EventsRow, error) {
 	limit 1
 	`
 
+	var event EventsRow
 	stmt, err := db.Prepare(query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return event, err
@@ -53,20 +53,20 @@ func (db *TimelineDB) closestEvent(t int64) (EventsRow, error) {
 	return event, err
 }
 
-func (event *EventsRow) Output() (int64, string, string) {
+func (event *EventsRow) Output() (int64, string, string, error) {
 	timestamp, err := event.timestamp.Value()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		return 0, "", "", err
 	}
 
 	desc, err := event.description.Value()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		return 0, "", "", err
 	}
 
 	yearknown, err := event.yearknown.Value()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		return 0, "", "", err
 	}
 
 	var ago string
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (event *EventsRow) Output() (int64, string, string) {
 		ago = date.String()
 	}
 
-	return timestamp.(int64), ago, desc.(string)
+	return timestamp.(int64), ago, desc.(string), nil
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	timestamp, date, desc := event.Output()
+	timestamp, date, desc, err := event.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	fmt.Printf("%v\t%v\t%v\n", timestamp, date, desc)
 }