diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/utils/DatabaseManager.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/utils/DatabaseManager.java
index 6901d0a..4564437 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/utils/DatabaseManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/utils/DatabaseManager.java
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ public class DatabaseManager
 
         if(!isInTable(playerName)) return -1;
 
-        String query = "SELECT ? FROM players " +
-                "WHERE player = ? " +
+        String query = "SELECT %param% FROM players " +
+                "WHERE player=? " +
                 "LIMIT 1";
 
 
@@ -348,11 +348,12 @@ public class DatabaseManager
         String priorityStr = "";
         if(priority == 0) priorityStr = "main_pronoun_id";
         else if(priority == 1) priorityStr = "secondary_pronoun_id";
+        query = query.replace("%param%", priorityStr);
 
         try(PreparedStatement pStatement = dbConnection.prepareStatement(query)) {
 
-            pStatement.setString(1, priorityStr);
-            pStatement.setString(2, playerName);
+            pStatement.setString(1, playerName);
+
 
             ResultSet rSet = pStatement.executeQuery();
             if(rSet.isClosed()) return -1;