diff --git a/pointsbot/database.py b/pointsbot/database.py
index 0a66818..cb0ad94 100644
--- a/pointsbot/database.py
+++ b/pointsbot/database.py
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ import sqlite3 as sqlite
 
 
 def transaction(func):
-    """Use this decorator on any methods that needs to query the database to
-    ensure that connections are properly opened and closed, without being
-    left open unnecessarily.
+    """Use this decorator on any methods that needs to query the database to ensure that connections
+    are properly opened and closed, without being left open unnecessarily.
     """
     @functools.wraps(func)
     def newfunc(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -49,6 +48,8 @@ def transaction(func):
 
 ### Classes ###
 
+
+# @functools.total_ordering
 class DatabaseVersion:
 
     PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER = {
@@ -66,9 +67,21 @@ class DatabaseVersion:
         self.pre_release_number = pre_release_number
 
     def __lt__(self, other):
-        self_tuple = (self.major, self.minor, self.patch, self.PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER[self.pre_release_name], self.pre_release_number)
-        other_tuple = (other.major, other.minor, other.patch, self.PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER[other.pre_release_name], other.pre_release_number)
-        return self_tuple < other_tuple
+        # self_tuple = (self.major, self.minor, self.patch, self.PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER[self.pre_release_name], self.pre_release_number)
+        # other_tuple = (other.major, other.minor, other.patch, self.PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER[other.pre_release_name], other.pre_release_number)
+        return self._to_tuple() < other._to_tuple()
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        # self_tuple = (self.major, self.minor, self.patch, self.PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER[self.pre_release_name], self.pre_release_number)
+        # other_tuple = (other.major, other.minor, other.patch, self.PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER[other.pre_release_name], other.pre_release_number)
+        return self._to_tuple() == other._to_tuple()
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        # self_tuple = (self.major, self.minor, self.patch, self.PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER[self.pre_release_name], self.pre_release_number)
+        return hash(self._to_tuple())
+
+    def _to_tuple(self):
+        return (self.major, self.minor, self.patch, self.PRE_RELEASE_NAME_ORDER_NUMBER[self.pre_release_name], self.pre_release_number)
 
     def __str__(self):
         version_string = f'{self.major}.{self.minor}.{self.patch}'
@@ -200,7 +213,7 @@ class Database:
         # for row in self.cursor.fetchmany():
         #     logging.info(tuple(row))
         self.cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name = 'bot_version'")
-        has_version_table = (self.cursor.rowcount == 1)
+        has_version_table = self.cursor.fetchone()
         if not has_version_table:
             current_version = DatabaseVersion(0, 1, 0)
         else: