diff --git a/src/database.cpp b/src/database.cpp
index a61cd0b..c640730 100644
--- a/src/database.cpp
+++ b/src/database.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ namespace Database {
     const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_EMAIL_EXISTS = "selectCheckEmailExists";
     const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_EMAIL_EXISTS = "select count(*) from freelancers where emailaddress = $1;";
 
+    /*
+     * Name and Statement for prepared statement to get salt using a given email
+     */
+    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 select a freelancer based on a given id
      */
@@ -313,6 +318,17 @@ namespace Database {
         return result;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Executes the prepared statement SELECT_FREELANCER_SALT
+     * Takes an open pqxx::connection and the id to select by
+     */
+    pqxx::result executePreparedStatement_SELECT_FREELANCER_SALT(pqxx::connection &connection, std::string freelancerEmail) {
+        connection.prepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_SALT, SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_SALT);
+        pqxx::work work(connection);
+        pqxx::result result = work.exec_prepared(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_SALT, freelancerEmail);
+        work.commit();
+        return result;
+    }
 
     /*
      * Executes the prepared statement SELECT_CHECK_EMAIL_EXISTS