diff --git a/LedD/controller.py b/LedD/controller.py
index 775b82b..fbda7a0 100644
--- a/LedD/controller.py
+++ b/LedD/controller.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class Controller:
             self.id = cur.lastrowid
         cur.execute("UPDATE controller SET pwm_freq=?, channels=?, i2c_device=?, address=? WHERE id = ?",
                     (self.pwm_freq, self.channels, self.i2c_device, self.address, self.id))
+        cur.close()
+        self.db.commit()
 
     def __init__(self, db, channels, i2c_device, address, pwm_freq=-1, cid=-1, from_db=False):
         self.pwm_freq = pwm_freq
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ class Controller:
     def add_stripe(self, stripe):
         self.stripes.append(stripe)
 
+
 class Stripe:
     """
     A stripe is the smallest controllable unit.
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ class Stripe:
             "UPDATE stripes SET channel_r = ?, channel_g = ?, channel_b = ?,controller_id = ?, name = ? WHERE id = ?",
             self.channels + [self.controller.id, self.name, self.id])
         cur.close()
+        self.controller.db.commit()
 
     def read_color(self):
         self._color.rgb = [self.controller.get_channel(channel) ** (1 / 2.8) for channel in self.channels]
diff --git a/LedD/daemon.py b/LedD/daemon.py
index 9e1ed29..b089af5 100644
--- a/LedD/daemon.py
+++ b/LedD/daemon.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class Daemon:
 
     def __init__(self):
         Daemon.instance = self
-        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
         try:
             self.config = configparser.ConfigParser()
             try:
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@ class Daemon:
     class ConnectionHandler(asyncore.dispatcher_with_send):
         def handle_read(self):
             data = self.recv(5120)
+            self.debug = True
             if data:
                 print(data)
                 try:
@@ -102,8 +102,15 @@ class Daemon:
                             # TODO: add adapter setting stripe with color here
                             print("recieved action: {}".format(json_decoded['action']))
                         elif json_decoded['action'] == "add_controller":
-                            # TODO: add controller adding logic here
                             print("recieved action: {}".format(json_decoded['action']))
+                            ncontroller = None
+                            try:
+                                ncontroller = controller.Controller(Daemon.instance.sqldb, json_decoded['channels'],
+                                                                    json_decoded['i2c_dev'], json_decoded['address'])
+                            except OSError as e:
+                                print("Error opening i2c device!")
+                            self.send("{}\n".format(ncontroller.id).encode())
+                            Daemon.instance.controllers.append(ncontroller)
                         elif json_decoded['action'] == "get_color":
                             # TODO: add stripe color get logic
                             print("recieved action: {}".format(json_decoded['action']))
@@ -112,16 +119,12 @@ class Daemon:
                                 for stripe in json_decoded['stripes']:
                                     # TODO: add stripe here
                                     print(len(json_decoded['stripes']))
-                        elif json_decoded['action'] == "add_controller":
-                            ncontroller = controller.Controller(self.daemon.sqldb, 0, json_decoded['channels'],
-                                                                json_decoded['i2c_dev'], json_decoded['address'])
-                            self.send(ncontroller.id)
-                            Daemon.instance.controllers.append(ncontroller)
-
                     else:
                         print("no action found, ignoring")
-                except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                    print("No valid JSON found!")
+                except TypeError as e:
+                    print("No valid JSON found: {}".format(e))
+                except ValueError:
+                    print("No valid JSON detected!")
 
     class SocketServer(asyncore.dispatcher):
         def __init__(self, host, port):
diff --git a/LedD/sql/ledd.sql b/LedD/sql/ledd.sql
index d448ede..0206a16 100644
--- a/LedD/sql/ledd.sql
+++ b/LedD/sql/ledd.sql
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ INSERT INTO `meta` VALUES ('db_version','1');
 CREATE TABLE "controller" (
 	`id`	INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
 	`address`	TEXT,
-	`i2c_device`	TEXT,
+	`i2c_device`	INTEGER,
 	`channels`	INTEGER,
 	`pwm_freq`	INTEGER
 );
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