diff --git a/src/database.cpp b/src/database.cpp
index dbad708..455cebb 100644
--- a/src/database.cpp
+++ b/src/database.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ namespace Database {
      */
     const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_SALT = "selectFreelancerSalt";
     const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_SALT = "select salt from freelancers where emailaddress = $1;";
+    /*
+     * Name and Statement for prepared statement to get id using a given email
+     */
+    const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_ID = "selectFreelancerSalt";
+    const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_ID = "select id from freelancers where emailaddress = $1;";
 
     /*
      * Name and Statement for prepared statement to check if hash is valid
@@ -353,6 +358,17 @@ namespace Database {
         connection.unprepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_SALT);
         return result;
     }
+
+    /*
+     * Executes the prepared statement SELECT_FREELANCER_ID
+     * Takes an open pqxx::connection and the id to select by
+     */
+    pqxx::result executePreparedStatement_SELECT_FREELANCER_ID(pqxx::connection &connection, const std::string& freelancerEmail) {
+        connection.prepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_ID, SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_ID);
+        pqxx::work work(connection);
+        pqxx::result result = work.exec_prepared(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_ID, freelancerEmail);
+        work.commit();
+        connection.unprepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_ID);
         return result;
     }