diff --git a/include/tsqlite.h b/include/tsqlite.h
index de09ac7..740d43f 100644
--- a/include/tsqlite.h
+++ b/include/tsqlite.h
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ typedef struct tsqlite_statement {
 /// @return compiled statement
 Result(tsqlite_statement*) tsqlite_statement_compile(tsqlite_connection* conn, str sql_code);
 
-void tsqlite_statement_free(tsqlite_statement* st);
+void tsqlite_statement_free(NULLABLE(tsqlite_statement*) st);
+
+/// call this after executing a compiled statement to use it again
+void tsqlite_statement_reset(NULLABLE(tsqlite_statement*) st);
 
 /// @brief execute statement or move to next result row.
 /// Documentation: https://sqlite.org/c3ref/step.html
@@ -66,9 +69,6 @@ void tsqlite_statement_free(tsqlite_statement* st);
 /// @return is result row avaliable
 Result(bool) tsqlite_statement_step(tsqlite_statement* self);
 
-/// call this after executing a compiled statement to use it again
-Result(void) tsqlite_statement_reset(tsqlite_statement* st);
-
 /// Bind value to a placeholder
 Result(void) tsqlite_statement_bind_null(tsqlite_statement* self, cstr key);
 Result(void) tsqlite_statement_bind_i64(tsqlite_statement* self, cstr key, i64 v);
diff --git a/src/statement.c b/src/statement.c
index 8a827c0..63c32ce 100644
--- a/src/statement.c
+++ b/src/statement.c
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ void tsqlite_statement_free(tsqlite_statement* self){
     free(self);
 }
 
-Result(void) tsqlite_statement_reset(tsqlite_statement* self){
-    try_sqlite3(self->conn, sqlite3_reset(self->st));
+void tsqlite_statement_reset(tsqlite_statement* self){
+    if(!self)
+        return;
+    sqlite3_reset(self->st);
     self->result_row = -1;
     self->result_col = -1;
-    return RESULT_VOID;
 }