diff --git a/sqlite3_test.go b/sqlite3_test.go
index 8d4be1f..f4b80bc 100644
--- a/sqlite3_test.go
+++ b/sqlite3_test.go
@@ -342,12 +342,13 @@ func TestTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 
 
 func TestBoolean(t *testing.T) {
-	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "./foo.db")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to open database:", err)
 		return
 	}
 	defer db.Close()
+	defer os.Remove("./foo.db")
 
 	_, err = db.Exec("CREATE TABLE foo(id INTEGER, fbool BOOLEAN)")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -376,36 +377,61 @@ func TestBoolean(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT id, fbool FROM foo where (fbool is ?) or (fbool is ?);", true, false)
+	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT id, fbool FROM foo where fbool is ?", bool1)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unable to query foo table:", err)
 		return
 	}
-
-	seen := 0
+	counter := 0
 	
 	var id int
 	var fbool bool
-
-	for rows.Next() {
+	
+	for rows.Next(){
 		if err := rows.Scan(&id, &fbool); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Unable to scan results:", err)
-			continue
+			return 
 		}
-
-		if id == 1 && fbool != bool1 {
-			t.Errorf("Value for id 1 should be %v, not %v", bool1, fbool)
-		}
-
-		if id == 2 && fbool != bool2 {
-			t.Errorf("Value for id 2 should be %v, not %v", bool2, fbool)
-		}
-		seen ++
+		counter ++
 	}
-
-	if seen != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected to see two bool")
+			
+	if counter != 1{
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 row but %v", counter)
+		return 	
 	}
+	
+	if id!=1 && fbool != true {
+		t.Errorf("Value for id 1 should be %v, not %v", bool1, fbool)
+		return
+	} 
+	
+				
+	rows, err = db.Query("SELECT id, fbool FROM foo where fbool is ?", bool2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to query foo table:", err)
+		return
+	}
+	
+	counter = 0
+
+	for rows.Next(){
+		if err := rows.Scan(&id, &fbool); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Unable to scan results:", err)
+			return 
+		}
+		counter ++
+	}
+			
+	if counter != 1{
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 row but %v", counter)
+		return 	
+	}
+	
+	if id != 2 && fbool != false {
+		t.Errorf("Value for id 2 should be %v, not %v", bool2, fbool)
+		return
+	}
+	
 
 	// make sure "nonsense" triggered an error
 	rows, err = db.Query("SELECT id, fbool FROM foo where id=?;", 3)
@@ -419,4 +445,4 @@ func TestBoolean(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected error from \"nonsense\" bool")
 	}
-}
+}
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