diff --git a/hammond-data/benches/bench.rs b/hammond-data/benches/bench.rs
index a990f31..0bbeaea 100644
--- a/hammond-data/benches/bench.rs
+++ b/hammond-data/benches/bench.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ use rand::Rng;
 use test::Bencher;
 
 use hammond_data::run_migration_on;
-use hammond_data::index_feed::{index_feeds, insert_return_source, Database, Feed};
+use hammond_data::models::NewSource;
+use hammond_data::index_feed::{index_feeds, Database, Feed};
 
-// use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -55,20 +56,17 @@ fn get_temp_db() -> TempDB {
 }
 
 fn index_urls(m: &Database) {
-    let mut feeds: Vec<_> = URLS.par_iter()
+    URLS.par_iter()
         .map(|&(buff, url)| {
             // Create and insert a Source into db
-            let s = {
-                let temp = m.lock().unwrap();
-                insert_return_source(&temp, url).unwrap()
-            };
+            let s = NewSource::new_with_uri(url).into_source(m).unwrap();
             // parse it into a channel
-            let chan = rss::Channel::read_from(buff).unwrap();
+            let chan = rss::Channel::read_from(BufReader::new(buff)).unwrap();
             Feed::new_from_channel_source(chan, s)
         })
-        .collect();
-
-    index_feeds(m, &mut feeds);
+        .for_each(|feed| {
+            index_feeds(m, &mut [feed]);
+        });
 }
 
 #[bench]
diff --git a/hammond-data/src/index_feed.rs b/hammond-data/src/index_feed.rs
index 778411e..d3fdbb3 100644
--- a/hammond-data/src/index_feed.rs
+++ b/hammond-data/src/index_feed.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 use diesel::prelude::*;
-use diesel;
-use rss;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 
+use diesel;
+use rss;
+
 use dbqueries;
+use feedparser;
+
 use models::*;
 use errors::*;
-use feedparser;
 
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -31,18 +33,16 @@ impl Feed {
     }
 
     fn index(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<()> {
-        let tempdb = db.lock().unwrap();
-        let pd = self.index_channel(&tempdb)?;
-        drop(tempdb);
+        let pd = self.index_channel(db)?;
 
         self.index_channel_items(db, &pd)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn index_channel(&self, con: &SqliteConnection) -> Result<Podcast> {
+    fn index_channel(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<Podcast> {
         let pd = feedparser::parse_podcast(&self.channel, self.source.id());
         // Convert NewPodcast to Podcast
-        insert_return_podcast(con, &pd)
+        pd.into_podcast(db)
     }
 
     fn index_channel_items(&self, db: &Database, pd: &Podcast) -> Result<()> {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn index_source(con: &SqliteConnection, foo: &NewSource) {
     let _ = diesel::insert_into(source).values(foo).execute(con);
 }
 
-fn index_podcast(con: &SqliteConnection, pd: &NewPodcast) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn index_podcast(con: &SqliteConnection, pd: &NewPodcast) -> Result<()> {
     use schema::podcast::dsl::*;
 
     match dbqueries::get_podcast_from_title(con, &pd.title) {
@@ -108,25 +108,6 @@ fn index_episode(con: &SqliteConnection, ep: &NewEpisode) -> QueryResult<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn insert_return_source(con: &SqliteConnection, url: &str) -> Result<Source> {
-    let foo = NewSource::new_with_uri(url);
-    index_source(con, &foo);
-
-    Ok(dbqueries::get_source_from_uri(con, foo.uri)?)
-}
-
-fn insert_return_podcast(con: &SqliteConnection, pd: &NewPodcast) -> Result<Podcast> {
-    index_podcast(con, pd)?;
-
-    Ok(dbqueries::get_podcast_from_title(con, &pd.title)?)
-}
-
-// fn insert_return_episode(con: &SqliteConnection, ep: &NewEpisode) -> Result<Episode> {
-//     index_episode(con, ep)?;
-
-//     Ok(dbqueries::get_episode_from_uri(con, ep.uri.unwrap())?)
-// }
-
 pub fn full_index_loop(db: &Database) -> Result<()> {
     let mut f = fetch_all_feeds(db)?;
 
@@ -137,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn full_index_loop(db: &Database) -> Result<()> {
 
 pub fn index_feeds(db: &Database, f: &mut [Feed]) {
     f.into_par_iter().for_each(|x| {
-        let e = x.index(db);
+        let e = x.index(&Arc::clone(db));
         if e.is_err() {
             error!("Error While trying to update the database.");
             error!("Error msg: {}", e.unwrap_err());
@@ -160,7 +141,7 @@ pub fn fetch_feeds(db: &Database, feeds: Vec<Source>) -> Vec<Feed> {
         .into_par_iter()
         .filter_map(|x| {
             let uri = x.uri().to_owned();
-            let l = Feed::new_from_source(db, x);
+            let l = Feed::new_from_source(&Arc::clone(db), x);
             if l.is_ok() {
                 l.ok()
             } else {
@@ -260,10 +241,10 @@ mod tests {
 
         let mut feeds: Vec<_> = urls.iter()
             .map(|&(path, url)| {
-                let tempdb = m.lock().unwrap();
                 // Create and insert a Source into db
-                let s = insert_return_source(&tempdb, url).unwrap();
-                drop(tempdb);
+                let s = NewSource::new_with_uri(url)
+                    .into_source(&m.clone())
+                    .unwrap();
 
                 // open the xml file
                 let feed = fs::File::open(path).unwrap();
diff --git a/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs b/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
index ec90134..4de40e9 100644
--- a/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
+++ b/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 
 use schema::{episode, podcast, source};
-
-use models::Source;
+use models::{Podcast, Source};
 use index_feed::Database;
+use errors::*;
+
 use index_feed;
 use dbqueries;
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ use dbqueries;
 #[table_name = "source"]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct NewSource<'a> {
-    pub uri: &'a str,
+    uri: &'a str,
     last_modified: Option<&'a str>,
     http_etag: Option<&'a str>,
 }
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ impl<'a> NewSource<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    // Look out for when tryinto lands into stable.
     pub fn into_source(self, db: &Database) -> QueryResult<Source> {
         let tempdb = db.lock().unwrap();
         index_feed::index_source(&tempdb, &self);
@@ -56,3 +58,13 @@ pub struct NewPodcast {
     pub image_uri: Option<String>,
     pub source_id: i32,
 }
+
+impl NewPodcast {
+    // Look out for when tryinto lands into stable.
+    pub fn into_podcast(self, db: &Database) -> Result<Podcast> {
+        let tempdb = db.lock().unwrap();
+        index_feed::index_podcast(&tempdb, &self)?;
+
+        Ok(dbqueries::get_podcast_from_title(&tempdb, &self.title)?)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
index f8837a4..70d3604 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
-use hammond_data::index_feed;
+use hammond_data::models::NewSource;
 use hammond_data::index_feed::Database;
 
 use podcasts_view::update_podcasts_view;
@@ -53,17 +53,14 @@ pub fn get_headerbar(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack) -> gtk::HeaderBar {
 }
 
 fn on_add_bttn_clicked(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack, url: &str) {
-    let source = {
-        let tempdb = db.lock().unwrap();
-        index_feed::insert_return_source(&tempdb, url)
-    };
+    let source = NewSource::new_with_uri(url).into_source(db);
     info!("{:?} feed added", url);
 
     if let Ok(s) = source {
         // update the db
         utils::refresh_feed(db, stack, Some(vec![s]), None);
     } else {
-        error!("Expected Error, feed probably already exists.");
+        error!("Feed probably already exists.");
         error!("Error: {:?}", source.unwrap_err());
     }
 }