diff --git a/generate_sql/gen_baseline.sql b/generate_sql/gen_baseline.sql
index 7eb03aa..fcb5aa1 100644
--- a/generate_sql/gen_baseline.sql
+++ b/generate_sql/gen_baseline.sql
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ SELECT
 FROM
     baseline o$$||E'\n'||_perd_joins||$$
 )
+,ins AS (
 INSERT INTO
     fc.live
 SELECT
@@ -160,7 +161,10 @@ FROM
     incr i
 WHERE
     i.$$||_order_date||$$ >= 'app_first_forecast_date'::date$$||$$
-    OR i.$$||_ship_date||$$ >= 'app_first_forecast_date'::date$$
+    OR i.$$||_ship_date||$$ >= 'app_first_forecast_date'::date$$||$$
+RETURNING *
+)
+SELECT COUNT(*) num_rows  FROM ins$$
     --any orders in the forecast period, or any sales in the forecast period (from open orders)
 INTO
     _baseline;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 35f6682..9639fc7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ server.get('/baseline', bodyParser.json(), function(req, res) {
         //execute the sql and send the result
         args.push(req.body.app_baseline_from_date);
         console.log(sql);
-        res.send(sql); 
-        //Postgres.FirstRow(sql, [], res)
+        //res.send(sql); 
+        Postgres.FirstRow(sql, [], res)
     };
 })