diff --git a/core/channel_test.go b/core/channel_test.go
index 2cc3b09..e6bfd77 100644
--- a/core/channel_test.go
+++ b/core/channel_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestChannel(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get sources in channel: %v", err)
 	}
-	if len(sources) != 1 || sources["channel"][0] != "two" {
+	if len(sources["channel"]) != 1 || sources["channel"][0] != "two" {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected sources in channel after deletion: %v", sources)
 	}
 	if err := AddSourceToChannel(db, "channel", "one"); err != nil {
diff --git a/core/db_test.go b/core/db_test.go
index e8d31b5..b526d73 100644
--- a/core/db_test.go
+++ b/core/db_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestDeleteSourceCascade(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get active items: %v", err)
 	}
 	if len(items) != 2 {
-		t.Fatal("Expected 2 items")
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 items, got %d", len(items))
 	}
 
 	if err := DeleteSource(db, "source1"); err != nil {
diff --git a/core/sql/0001_initial_schema.sql b/core/sql/0001_initial_schema.sql
index 4fbf2a9..f604253 100644
--- a/core/sql/0001_initial_schema.sql
+++ b/core/sql/0001_initial_schema.sql
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ create table sessions(
 ) strict;
 
 -- user introduction
-insert into sources (name) values ('default');
-insert into channels (name, source) values ('home', 'default');
-insert into actions (source, name, argv) values ('default', 'fetch', jsonb('["true"]'));
-insert into items (source, id, active, title, author, body, link, time, ttl, ttd, tts, action)
-    values ('default', 'welcome', 1, 'Welcome to intake!', 'intake',
-    '<p>Click the "X" button on this item to deactivate it and hide it from the feed.</p>',
-    '', 1, 0, 0, 0, jsonb('null'))
+-- insert into sources (name) values ('default');
+-- insert into channels (name, source) values ('home', 'default');
+-- insert into actions (source, name, argv) values ('default', 'fetch', jsonb('["true"]'));
+-- insert into items (source, id, active, title, author, body, link, time, ttl, ttd, tts, action)
+--     values ('default', 'welcome', 1, 'Welcome to intake!', 'intake',
+--     '<p>Click the "X" button on this item to deactivate it and hide it from the feed.</p>',
+--     '', 1, 0, 0, 0, jsonb('null'))