diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 17d72601..4dfe893c 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ p.bind = function(config) {
   this.send('B', buffer.join());
 };
 
+p.execute = function(name, rows) {
+  this.send('E',new BufferList().addCString(name||'').addInt32(rows||0).join());
+};
+
+p.flush = function() {
+  this.send('H',Buffer(0));
+}
+
+p.sync = function() {
+  this.send('S', Buffer(0));
+};
+
 p.pulseQueryQueue = function(ready) {
   if(!this.readyForQuery) {
     return;
@@ -255,11 +267,13 @@ var messageNames = {
   Z: 'readyForQuery',
   T: 'rowDescription',
   D: 'dataRow',
-  E: 'error'
+  E: 'error',
+  1: 'parseComplete',
+  2: 'bindComplete'
 };
 
 p.parseMessage =  function() {
-  var remaining = this.buffer.length - this.offset - 1;
+  var remaining = this.buffer.length - (this.offset);
   if(remaining < 5) {
     //cannot read id + length without at least 5 bytes
     //just abort the read now
@@ -276,7 +290,7 @@ p.parseMessage =  function() {
     length: this.parseInt32()
   };
 
-  if(remaining < message.length) {
+  if(remaining <= message.length) {
     this.lastBuffer = this.buffer;
     //rewind the last 5 bytes we read
     this.lastOffset = this.offset-5;
@@ -365,6 +379,7 @@ p.parseD = function(msg) {
   return msg;
 };
 
+//parses error
 p.parseE = function(msg) {
   var fields = {};
   var fieldType = this.readString(1);
@@ -387,6 +402,16 @@ p.parseE = function(msg) {
   return msg;
 };
 
+//parses parseComplete
+p.parse1 = function(msg) {
+  return msg;
+};
+
+//parses bindComplete
+p.parse2 = function(msg) {
+  return msg;
+};
+
 p.readChar = function() {
   return Buffer([this.buffer[this.offset++]]).toString(this.encoding);
 };
diff --git a/test/integration/simple-bound-query-tests.js b/test/integration/simple-bound-query-tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c91fa4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/simple-bound-query-tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+var helper = require(__dirname + '/test-helper');
+http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/protocol-flow.html#PROTOCOL-FLOW-EXT-QUERY
+
+helper.connect(function(con) {
+
+  con.parse({
+    text: 'select * from ids'
+  });
+  con.flush();
+
+  con.once('parseComplete', function() {
+    con.bind();
+    con.flush();
+  });
+
+  con.once('bindComplete', function() {
+    con.execute();
+    con.flush();
+  });
+  
+  con.on('dataRow', function(msg) {
+    sys.debug("got row from pepared query");
+  });
+
+  con.on('commandComplete', function() {
+    con.sync();
+  });
+  
+  con.on('readyForQuery', function() {
+    con.end();
+  });
+
+});
+
diff --git a/test/integration/simple-query-tests.js b/test/integration/simple-query-tests.js
index fcbf7688..b82b11a8 100644
--- a/test/integration/simple-query-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/simple-query-tests.js
@@ -1,27 +1,24 @@
 var helper = require(__dirname+"/test-helper");
 var assert = require('assert');
-var client = helper.client();
+
 var rows = [];
 //testing the low level 1-1 mapping api of client to postgres messages
 //it's cumbersome to use the api this way
-client.query('create temporary table bang(id integer)');
-client.once('commandComplete', function() {
-  client.query('insert into bang(id) values(1)');
-  client.once('commandComplete', function() {
-    client.query('select * from bang');
-    client.on('dataRow', function(row) {
-      rows.push(row.fields);
-    });
-    client.on('readyForQuery',function() {
-      client.end();
-    });
+helper.connect(function(con) {
+  con.query('select * from ids');
+  con.on('dataRow', function(msg) {
+    rows.push(msg.fields);
+  });
+  con.once('readyForQuery', function() {
+    con.end();
   });
 });
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.equal(rows.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(rows.length, 2);
   assert.equal(rows[0].length, 1);
-  assert.equal(rows[0], 1);
+  assert.equal(rows[0] [0], 1);
+  assert.equal(rows[1] [0], 2);
 });
 
 
diff --git a/test/integration/test-helper.js b/test/integration/test-helper.js
index 5d352456..5e1cce2c 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-helper.js
+++ b/test/integration/test-helper.js
@@ -2,15 +2,23 @@ Client = require(__dirname+'/../../lib/client');
 sys = require('sys');
 
 //creates a configured, connecting client
-var client = function() {
-  var client = new Client({
+var connect = function(onReady) {
+  var con = new Client({
     database: 'postgres',
     user: 'brian'
   });
-  client.connect();
-  return client;
+  con.connect();
+  con.once('readyForQuery', function() {
+    con.query('create temporary table ids(id integer)');
+    con.once('readyForQuery', function() {
+      con.query('insert into ids(id) values(1); insert into ids(id) values(2);');
+      con.once('readyForQuery',function() {
+        onReady(con);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 };
 
 module.exports = {
-  client: client
+  connect: connect
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/parser-tests.js b/test/unit/parser-tests.js
index 578e4e5d..8a0e9f38 100644
--- a/test/unit/parser-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/parser-tests.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ var paramStatusBuffer = buffers.parameterStatus('client_encoding', 'UTF8');
 var readyForQueryBuffer = buffers.readyForQuery();
 var backendKeyDataBuffer = buffers.backendKeyData(1,2);
 var commandCompleteBuffer = buffers.commandComplete("SELECT 3");
-
+var parseCompleteBuffer = buffers.parseComplete();
+var bindCompleteBuffer = buffers.bindComplete();
 
 var addRow = function(bufferList, name, offset) {
   return bufferList.addCString(name) //field name
@@ -294,6 +295,20 @@ test('Client', function() {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  test('parses parse complete command', function() {
+    testForMessage(parseCompleteBuffer, {
+      id: '1',
+      name: 'parseComplete'
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('parses bind complete command', function() {
+    testForMessage(bindCompleteBuffer, {
+      id: '2',
+      name: 'bindComplete'
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 //since the data message on a stream can randomly divide the incomming
diff --git a/test/unit/prepared-query-tests.js b/test/unit/prepared-query-tests.js
index ec125e8f..bd4fc7a7 100644
--- a/test/unit/prepared-query-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/prepared-query-tests.js
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ test('prepared queries', function() {
   //server raises parse complete message
 
   test('sends bind message', function() {
-    
+
     test('binding to unnamed prepared statement with no values', function() {
-      
+
       client.bind();
       assert.length(client.stream.packets, 1);
       var packet = client.stream.packets.pop();
@@ -57,8 +57,35 @@ test('prepared queries', function() {
 
   });
 
-  test('recieves rows', function() {
-    return false;
+  test('sends execute message', function() {
+    test('executing an unnamed portal with no row limit', function() {
+      client.execute();
+      assert.length(client.stream.packets, 1);
+      var packet = client.stream.packets.pop();
+      var expectedBuffer = new BufferList()
+        .addCString('')
+        .addInt32(0)
+        .join(true,'E');
+      assert.equalBuffers(packet, expectedBuffer);
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  test('sends flush command', function() {
+    client.flush();
+    assert.length(client.stream.packets, 1);
+    var packet = client.stream.packets.pop();
+    var expected = new BufferList().join(true, 'H');
+    assert.equalBuffers(packet, expected);
+  });
+
+  test('sends sync command', function() {
+    client.sync();
+    assert.length(client.stream.packets, 1);
+    var packet = client.stream.packets.pop();
+    var expected = new BufferList().join(true,'S');
+    assert.equalBuffers(packet, expected);
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/test-buffers.js b/test/unit/test-buffers.js
index f14674e1..ae9c9db2 100644
--- a/test/unit/test-buffers.js
+++ b/test/unit/test-buffers.js
@@ -81,4 +81,8 @@ buffers.parseComplete = function() {
   return new BufferList().join(true, '1');
 };
 
+buffers.bindComplete = function() {
+  return new BufferList().join(true, '2');
+};
+
 module.exports = buffers;