diff --git a/src/database.cpp b/src/database.cpp
index 83340e8..46c6f37 100644
--- a/src/database.cpp
+++ b/src/database.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ namespace Database {
     const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_UPDATE_FREELANCER_PASSWORD_HASH = "updateFreelancerPasswordHash";
     const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_UPDATE_FREELANCER_PASSWORD_HASH = "update freelancers set hash = $1, salt = $2 where emailaddress = $3;";
 
+    /*
+     * Name and Statement for prepared statement to check if an email has a reset key
+     */
+    const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY = "checkFreelancerResetKey";
+    const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY = "select count(*) from passwordresetkeys where freelanceremail = $1;";
+
 
     /*
      * Statement to remove expired reset keys
@@ -531,6 +537,20 @@ namespace Database {
         connection.unprepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_UPDATE_FREELANCER_PASSWORD_HASH);
         return 0;
     }
+
+    /*
+     * Executes the prepared statement SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY
+     * Takes an open pqxx::connection and the password reset key
+     * returns 1 if email has reset key
+     */
+    pqxx::result executePreparedStatement_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY(pqxx::connection &connection, const std::string& freelancerEmail) {
+        connection.prepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY, SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY);
+        pqxx::work work(connection);
+        pqxx::result result = work.exec_prepared(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY, freelancerEmail);
+        work.commit();
+        connection.unprepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY);
+        return result;
+    }
     /*
      * parses the result and returns a JSON
      * Takes a result and optionally the desired row