diff --git a/contrib/numeric_score/main.php b/contrib/numeric_score/main.php
index 97c81bd8..5c61fa49 100755
--- a/contrib/numeric_score/main.php
+++ b/contrib/numeric_score/main.php
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ class NumericScore implements Extension {
 				//TODO: Somehow make popular_by_#/2012/12/31 > popular_by_#?day=31&month=12&year=2012 (So no problems with date formats)
 				//TODO: Add Popular_by_week.
 
-				$sql = "SELECT * FROM images ";
-				$args = array();
-
 				//year
 				if(int_escape($event->get_arg(0)) == 0){
 					$year = date("Y");
@@ -135,40 +132,45 @@ class NumericScore implements Extension {
 				}
 				$totaldate = $year."/".$month."/".$day;
 
+				$sql =
+					"SELECT * FROM images
+					WHERE EXTRACT(YEAR FROM posted) = :year
+					";
+
+				$agrs = array("limit" => $t_images, "year" => $year);
+
 				if($event->page_matches("popular_by_day")){
 					$sql .=
-						"WHERE EXTRACT(YEAR FROM posted) = :year
-						AND EXTRACT(MONTH FROM posted) = :month
+						"AND EXTRACT(MONTH FROM posted) = :month
 						AND EXTRACT(DAY FROM posted) = :day
 						AND NOT numeric_score=0
 						";
+					//array_push doesn't seem to like using double arrows
+					//this requires us to instead create two arrays and merge
+					$sgra = array("month" => $month, "day" => $day);
+					$args = array_merge($agrs, $sgra);
+
 					$dte = array($totaldate, date("F jS, Y", (strtotime($totaldate))), "Y/m/d", "day");
 				}
 				if($event->page_matches("popular_by_month")){
 					$sql .=
-						"WHERE EXTRACT(YEAR FROM posted) = :year
-						AND EXTRACT(MONTH FROM posted) = :month
+						"AND EXTRACT(MONTH FROM posted) = :month
 						AND NOT numeric_score=0
 						";
+					$sgra = array("month" => $month);
+					$args = array_merge($agrs, $sgra);
+
 					$title = date("F Y", (strtotime($totaldate)));
 					$dte = array($totaldate, $title, "Y/m", "month");
 				}
 				if($event->page_matches("popular_by_year")){
-					$sql .=
-						"WHERE EXTRACT(YEAR FROM posted) = :year
-						AND NOT numeric_score=0
-						";
+					$sql .= "AND NOT numeric_score=0";
 					$dte = array($totaldate, $year, "Y", "year");
+					$args = $agrs;
 				}
 				$sql .= " ORDER BY numeric_score DESC LIMIT :limit OFFSET 0";
 
 				//filter images by year/score != 0 > limit to max images on one page > order from highest to lowest score
-				$args = array(
-					"year" => $year,
-					"month" => $month,
-					"day" => $day,
-					"limit" => $t_images
-				);
 				$result = $database->get_all($sql, $args);
 
 				$images = array();