diff --git a/dataCollector/dataCollector.php b/dataCollector/dataCollector.php
index a4646b6..7307251 100644
--- a/dataCollector/dataCollector.php
+++ b/dataCollector/dataCollector.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if ($conn->connect_error) {
 
 function saveToDatabase($contentArray, $conn) {
     echo "sending Query to Database<br>";
-    $sql = "SELECT * FROM `topics` WHERE 1";
+    $sql = "SELECT id FROM `topics` WHERE 1";
     $result = $conn->query($sql);
     echo "Select Query sent<br> Result: " . $result;
     if($result === 0) {