diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 70414ac..05477ad 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -127,12 +127,21 @@ server.post('/addmonth_v', bodyParser.json(), function (req, res) {
     var d = 1; //counts cycles in scenario key values which are arrays
     var args = [];
     var path = './route_sql/addmonth_vd.sql';
+
+    fs.readFile(path, 'utf8', function(err, data){
+        if (!err){
+            callback(data);
+        } else {
+            console.log("fatal error pulling sql file")
+            callback(err);
+        }
+    });
     
     var callback = function(arg){
         sql = arg;
         //buile where clause expression
         ({ c, w, d } = build_where(req, c, w, d, args));
-        
+
         if (c == 1) {
             res.send("no body was sent");
             return;
@@ -151,15 +160,6 @@ server.post('/addmonth_v', bodyParser.json(), function (req, res) {
         console.log(sql)
         Postgres.FirstRow(sql,[],res)
     }
-
-    fs.readFile(path, 'utf8', function(err, data){
-        if (!err){
-            callback(data);
-        } else {
-            console.log("fatal error pulling sql file")
-            callback(err);
-        }
-    });
 })
 
 server.post('/addmonth_vp', bodyParser.json(), function (req, res) {