diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index d48daf5..9e9f7b5 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ def get_verse_id(book_id, chapter, verse):
     # verse_id is 00000000 (00 000 000) (book + chapter + verse)
     chapterid = chapter.zfill(3)
     verseid = verse.zfill(3)
+    if verseid == "000":
+        verseid = "001"  # Avoid verse_ids list IndexErrors on :- searches
     return str(book_id) + chapterid + verseid
 
 
@@ -502,19 +504,20 @@ def sequential_read(start=0, num=1, uid=None, getuid=False):
         num = int(request.args.get("num", num))
     except ValueError:
         return "Invalid num argument"
-    if not uid or not getuid:
+    if not uid and not getuid:
         return send_file("html/seq.html")
     seq_conn = sqlite3.connect("data/seq.db")
     seq_cur = seq_conn.cursor()
     last_used = str(datetime.now())
     num -= 1  # 0 will mean "next"
     if num < 0:
-        return jsonify({"error":"You may only increment forward."})
+        return jsonify({"error": "You may only increment forward."})
 
     if getuid:
         import uuid
 
         if start:
+
             start = verse_ids.index(int(show(kw=start, get_start_verse_id=True)))
         uid = str(uuid.uuid4())
         seq_cur.execute(
@@ -533,7 +536,7 @@ def sequential_read(start=0, num=1, uid=None, getuid=False):
         dbg2("Queried UID {} on verse {}".format(uid, nextverse))
     except TypeError:
         dbg2("Invalid UID {}".format(uid))
-        return jsonify({"error":"UID Invalid or purged"})
+        return jsonify({"error": "UID Invalid or purged"})
     if len(verse_ids) < (nextverse + num):
         # Correct our range to go to ceiling to prevent IndexError
         diff = len(verse_ids) - (nextverse + num)