diff --git a/aurweb/db.py b/aurweb/db.py
index 8ca32165..04b40f43 100644
--- a/aurweb/db.py
+++ b/aurweb/db.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import math
+
 try:
     import mysql.connector
 except ImportError:
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ class Connection:
         elif aur_db_backend == 'sqlite':
             aur_db_name = aurweb.config.get('database', 'name')
             self._conn = sqlite3.connect(aur_db_name)
+            self._conn.create_function("POWER", 2, math.pow)
             self._paramstyle = sqlite3.paramstyle
         else:
             raise ValueError('unsupported database backend')
diff --git a/aurweb/scripts/popupdate.py b/aurweb/scripts/popupdate.py
index b64deedb..b1e70403 100755
--- a/aurweb/scripts/popupdate.py
+++ b/aurweb/scripts/popupdate.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import aurweb.db
 
 def main():
     conn = aurweb.db.Connection()
-
     conn.execute("UPDATE PackageBases SET NumVotes = (" +
                  "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM PackageVotes " +
                  "WHERE PackageVotes.PackageBaseID = PackageBases.ID)")
diff --git a/test/test_popupdate.py b/test/test_popupdate.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93f86f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_popupdate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from aurweb.scripts import popupdate
+
+
+def test_popupdate():
+    popupdate.main()