diff --git a/server/src/game.rs b/server/src/game.rs
index 6293eaf2..6af74f45 100644
--- a/server/src/game.rs
+++ b/server/src/game.rs
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ impl Game {
     }
 
     pub fn handle_afk(mut self) -> Game {
-
         self
     }
 }
@@ -623,7 +622,7 @@ pub fn game_skill(params: GameSkillParams, tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Accou
         game = game.resolve_phase_start();
     }
 
-    game_update(&game, tx)?;
+    game_update(tx, &game)?;
 
     Ok(game)
 }
@@ -658,7 +657,7 @@ pub fn game_skill(params: GameSkillParams, tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Accou
 //     Ok(game)
 // }
 
-pub fn game_write(game: &Game, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn game_write(tx: &mut Transaction, game: &Game) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let game_bytes = to_vec(&game)?;
 
     let query = "
@@ -953,7 +952,7 @@ pub fn game_instance_join(tx: &mut Transaction, player: Player, game_id: Uuid) -
 
     println!("{:?} game joined", game.id);
 
-    game_update(&game, tx)?;
+    game_update(tx, &game)?;
 
     Ok(game)
 }
diff --git a/server/src/instance.rs b/server/src/instance.rs
index 7e7c89b8..7062ceda 100644
--- a/server/src/instance.rs
+++ b/server/src/instance.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ impl Instance {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn handle_afk(mut self) -> Instance {
+        self
+    }
+
     fn set_max_players(mut self, max: usize) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
         if max > 16 || max % 2 != 0 {
             return Err(err_msg("max players must be divisible by 2 and less than 16"));
diff --git a/server/src/warden.rs b/server/src/warden.rs
index 12960d28..7d1b2947 100644
--- a/server/src/warden.rs
+++ b/server/src/warden.rs
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ use failure::err_msg;
 use r2d2::{Pool};
 use r2d2_postgres::{PostgresConnectionManager};
 
-use game::{Game, games_afk, game_write};
+use game::{Game, games_afk, game_update};
 use instance::{Instance, instances_afk, instance_update};
 
 fn fetch_games(mut tx: Transaction) -> Result<Transaction, Error> {
     let games = games_afk(&mut tx)?;
 
     for mut game in games {
-        game_write(&game.handle_afk(), &mut tx)?;
+        game_update(&mut tx, &game.handle_afk())?;
     }
 
     Ok(tx)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn warden(pool: Pool<PostgresConnectionManager>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         fetch_games(db_connection.transaction()?)?
             .commit()?;
 
-        fetch_instances(db_connection.transaction()?)
+        fetch_instances(db_connection.transaction()?)?
             .commit()?;
 
         sleep(Duration::new(30, 0));