diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index ee30062..fc1d774 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -262,16 +262,22 @@ pub async fn get_event(
     .into_response()
 }
 
+/// Deletes an event from the database.
+///
+/// If you are a teacher, this only works on your own events.
+/// If you are an admin, this works on any event.
 pub async fn delete_event(
     AuthBearer(token): AuthBearer,
     State(app_state): State<AppState>,
     Query(get_event_query): Query<GetEventQuery>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    // validate the JWT
     let token_data = match handle_token(token, &app_state, Role::Teacher) {
         Err(err) => return err,
         Ok(token_data) => token_data,
     };
 
+    // query the database to delete the record
     let result = query!(
         r#"
         DELETE FROM events
@@ -286,19 +292,22 @@ pub async fn delete_event(
     .execute(&app_state.db_pool)
     .await;
 
+    // handle any possible error from the database
     match result {
         Ok(result) => {
-            if result.rows_affected() != 1 {
+            if result.rows_affected() == 1 {
+                (StatusCode::OK, Json(json!({})))
+            } else {
+                // no reccord could be deleted
                 (
                     StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
                     Json(json!({
                         "error": format!("Event {} not found.", get_event_query.id)
                     })),
                 )
-            } else {
-                (StatusCode::OK, Json(json!({})))
             }
         }
+        // unknown database error
         Err(err) => (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             Json(json!({
@@ -339,7 +348,7 @@ pub async fn create_event(
     match result {
         Ok(record) => (StatusCode::OK, Json(json!({ "data": record.id }))).into_response(),
         Err(err) => (
-            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             Json(json!({
                 "error": format!("Unknown error creating event: {:?}", err)
             })),