diff --git a/routes/dashboard.py b/routes/dashboard.py
index e22babc..ee1ef21 100644
--- a/routes/dashboard.py
+++ b/routes/dashboard.py
@@ -377,10 +377,12 @@ def create_command():
 
     # Assign position = one more than the current max for this town's pending build queue
     if cmd_type == 'build':
-        pos_row = c.execute('''
-            SELECT MAX(position) as max_pos FROM commands
-            WHERE player_id = ? AND town_id = ? AND type = 'build' AND status IN (''pending'', ''executing'')
-        ''', (str(data['player_id']), str(data['town_id']))).fetchone()
+        pos_row = c.execute(
+            "SELECT MAX(position) as max_pos FROM commands"
+            " WHERE player_id = ? AND town_id = ? AND type = 'build'"
+            " AND status IN ('pending', 'executing')",
+            (str(data['player_id']), str(data['town_id']))
+        ).fetchone()
         position = (pos_row['max_pos'] or 0) + 1
     else:
         position = None