diff --git a/inc/header.php b/inc/header.php
index 192b058..654c3a0 100644
--- a/inc/header.php
+++ b/inc/header.php
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ function __construct($page) {
         $t_kicks = $t['kicks'];
         try {
             $st = $page->conn->query("SELECT
-            (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $t_bans),
-            (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $t_mutes),
-            (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $t_warnings),
-            (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $t_kicks)");
+            (SELECT id FROM $t_bans ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1),
+            (SELECT id FROM $t_mutes ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1),
+            (SELECT id FROM $t_warnings ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1),
+            (SELECT id FROM $t_kicks ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1)");
             ($row = $st->fetch(PDO::FETCH_NUM)) or die('Failed to fetch row counts.');
             $st->closeCursor();
             $this->count = array(
diff --git a/inc/settings.php b/inc/settings.php
index 121709c..cb042ed 100644
--- a/inc/settings.php
+++ b/inc/settings.php
@@ -231,26 +231,24 @@ final class Settings {
                 redirect("error/outdated-plugin.php");
             }
         }
-        if ($settings->error_reporting === false) {
+        if ($settings->error_reporting) {
+            die("Database error: $message");
+        } else {
             die("Database error");
         }
-        die("Database error: $message");
     }
 
 
-
     private function test_strftime() {
         // If you modify this function, you may get an "Assertion failed" error.
         date_default_timezone_set("UTC"); // temporarily set UTC timezone for testing purposes
 
-        $fail = false;
         $test = gmstrftime($this->date_format, 0);
         if ($test == false) {
             ob_start();
             var_dump($test);
             $testdump = ob_get_clean();
-            echo("Error: date_format test failed. gmstrftime(\"" . $this->date_format . "\",0) returned $testdump");
-            $fail = true;
+            die("Error: date_format test failed. gmstrftime(\"" . $this->date_format . "\",0) returned $testdump");
         }
 
         $test = gmstrftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M", 0);
@@ -258,13 +256,7 @@ final class Settings {
             ob_start();
             var_dump($test);
             $testdump = ob_get_clean();
-            echo("Assertion failed: gmstrftime(\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M\",0) != \"1970-01-01 00:00\"<br>");
-            echo("Actual result: $testdump");
-            $fail = true;
-        }
-
-        if ($fail === true) {
-            die;
+            die("Assertion failed: gmstrftime(\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M\",0) != \"1970-01-01 00:00\"<br>Actual result: $testdump");
         }
     }
 }