diff --git a/cmd/signup/main.go b/cmd/signup/main.go
index c57f966..f39daf2 100644
--- a/cmd/signup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/signup/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	maxInputLength = 10000
-	logDir         = "/town/var/signup"
+	logDir         = "/town/var/signups/log"
 )
 
 type scene struct {
@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@ func _main(l *log.Logger, db *signup.DB) error {
 	sceneIx := 0
 	currentScene := scenes[sceneIx]
 
-	inputBuff := []byte{}
-	inputWriter := bytes.NewBuffer(inputBuff)
+	inputWriter := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
 	advanceScene := func(fromScene, sorryMsg string) {
 		if currentScene.Name != fromScene {
@@ -271,9 +270,10 @@ func _main(l *log.Logger, db *signup.DB) error {
 			fmt.Fprintln(msgScroll, currentScene.Host.Say(sorryMsg))
 			return
 		}
-		currentScene.Write(inputBuff)
-		inputBuff = []byte{}
-		inputWriter = bytes.NewBuffer(inputBuff)
+		l.Println("advancing scene")
+
+		currentScene.Write(inputWriter.Bytes())
+		inputWriter = bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 		sceneIx++
 		currentScene = scenes[sceneIx]
 		fmt.Fprintln(msgScroll, heredoc.Doc(`
@@ -325,9 +325,10 @@ func _main(l *log.Logger, db *signup.DB) error {
 
 	defer func() {
 		if currentScene.Name == "done" {
-			currentScene.Write(inputBuff)
+			currentScene.Write(inputWriter.Bytes())
 			db.UpdateSignup(su)
 		}
+		db.Close()
 	}()
 
 	app.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
diff --git a/signup/signup.go b/signup/signup.go
index 9b0c1f8..69bc7e1 100644
--- a/signup/signup.go
+++ b/signup/signup.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package signup
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
-	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"time"
+
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 )
 
 type AdminNote struct {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ type DB struct {
 }
 
 func NewDB() (*DB, error) {
-	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "/town/var/signups.db")
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "/town/var/signups/signups.db?mode=rw")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ func (d *DB) InsertSignup(su *TownSignup) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
 	liid, err := result.LastInsertId()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -103,6 +106,11 @@ func (d *DB) UpdateSignup(su *TownSignup) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer stmt.Close()
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (d *DB) Close() error {
+	return d.db.Close()
+}