diff --git a/var/www/findFriend.php b/var/www/findFriend.php
index 8b30ad3..31e8964 100644
--- a/var/www/findFriend.php
+++ b/var/www/findFriend.php
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
                     $sql_from = "FROM contacts";
                     $sql_where = "WHERE username = '".$_POST['friend']."'";
                     $sql_statement = $sql_select." ".$sql_from." ".$sql_where."";
-                    $result = $db_connection->query($sql_statement);
+                    $result2 = $db_connection->query($sql_statement);
+                    $result = $result2->fetchAll();
                     if(mysqli_num_rows($result) == 0)
                        echo "username doesn't exist";
                     else
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@
                         $sql_from = "FROM friendList";
                         $sql_where = "WHERE username = '".$_SESSION["loggedInUser"]."' and friend = '".$_POST['friend']."'";
                         $sql_statement = $sql_select." ".$sql_from." ".$sql_where."";
-                        $result = $db_connection->query($sql_statement);
+                        $result2 = $db_connection->query($sql_statement);
+                        $result = $result2->fetchAll();
                         if(mysqli_num_rows($result) == 1)
                             echo "you already sent a request";
                         else
@@ -41,7 +43,8 @@
                             $sql_from = "FROM friendList";
                             $sql_where = "WHERE username = '".$_POST['friend']."' and friend = '".$_SESSION["loggedInUser"]."'";
                             $sql_statement = $sql_select." ".$sql_from." ".$sql_where."";
-                            $result = $db_connection->query($sql_statement);
+                            $result2 = $db_connection->query($sql_statement);
+                            $result = $result2->fetchAll();
                             if(mysqli_num_rows($result) == 1)
                             {
                                 $sql_statement = "UPDATE friendList SET confirm = 'true' WHERE username = '".$_POST['friend']."' and friend = '".$_SESSION["loggedInUser"]."'";