diff --git a/node/db/api.js b/node/db/api.js
index 2466a30..07e3549 100644
--- a/node/db/api.js
+++ b/node/db/api.js
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 const knex = require('../db/knex.js');
 
-const tasks = knex.from('tasks')
-	.innerJoin('workers as assignee', 'assignee.id', 'tasks.assignee_id');
+function tasks() { 
+	return knex.from('tasks')
+		.innerJoin('workers as assignee', 'assignee.id', 'tasks.assignee_id');
+}
 
 function get_task(id) {
-	return tasks.where('id', id).select('tasks.id', 'tasks.summary', 'tasks.description', 'assignee.id', 'assignee.name');
+	return tasks().select('tasks.id', 'tasks.summary', 'tasks.description', 'assignee.id', 'assignee.name').where('id', id);
 }
 
-function get_tasks(query) {
-	return tasks.where(query).select('tasks.id', 'tasks.summary', 'tasks.description', 'assignee.id', 'assignee.name');
+function get_tasks() {
+	return tasks().select('tasks.id', 'tasks.summary', 'tasks.description', 'assignee.id', 'assignee.name');
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/node/rest/api.js b/node/rest/api.js
index d01bf71..62b275b 100644
--- a/node/rest/api.js
+++ b/node/rest/api.js
@@ -24,17 +24,16 @@ async function get_task(id, res) {
 }
 
 function get_tasks(params, offset, res) {
+	let query = db.get_tasks();
 
-	let query = function (builder) {
-		if (!!params["assignee_name"]) {
-			builder.where("assignee.name", "LIKE", "%" + params["assignee_name"] + "%")
-		}
-		if (!!params["summary"]) {
-			builder.where("summary", "LIKE", "%" + params["summary"] + "%")
-		}
-	};
+	if (!!params["assignee_name"]) {
+		query.where("assignee.name", "LIKE", "%" + params["assignee_name"] + "%")
+	}
+	if (!!params["summary"]) {
+		query.where("summary", "LIKE", "%" + params["summary"] + "%")
+	}
 
-	db.get_tasks(query).offset(offset).limit(20).then(rows => {
+	query.then(rows => {
 		res.send(rows)
 	})
 	.catch(err => {throw err})