diff --git a/dynamo.js b/dynamo.js
index eb21541..43c2ac4 100644
--- a/dynamo.js
+++ b/dynamo.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ const client = new DynamoDBClient({});
 
 // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/client/dynamodb/command/PutItemCommand/
 export async function _putItem(tableName, item) {
-  const command = new PutItemCommand({
+  const putItemInput = {
     TableName: tableName,
     Item: item,
-  });
-  console.log(command);
-  
+  };
+  console.log(putItemInput);
+  const command = new PutItemCommand(putItemInput);
   const response = await client.send(command);
   console.log(response);
   return response;
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ export async function _putItem(tableName, item) {
 
 // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/client/dynamodb/command/GetItemCommand/
 export async function _getItem(tableName, key) {
-  const command = new GetItemCommand({
+  const getItemInput = {
     TableName: tableName,
     Key: key,
-  });
-  console.log(command);
+  };
+  console.log(getItemInput);
+  const command = new GetItemCommand(getItemInput);
   
   const response = await client.send(command);
   console.log(response);
@@ -33,10 +34,11 @@ export async function _getItem(tableName, key) {
 
 // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/client/dynamodb/command/ScanCommand/
 export async function _scan(tableName) {
-  const command = new ScanCommand({
+  const scanInput = {
     TableName: tableName,
-  });
-  console.log(command);
+  };
+  console.log(scanInput);
+  const command = new ScanCommand(scanInput);
 
   const response = await client.send(command);
   console.log(response);
diff --git a/dynamodb.w b/dynamodb.w
index 5e2af69..783b9d4 100644
--- a/dynamodb.w
+++ b/dynamodb.w
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub class DynamoDBTableAws {
   }
 
   extern "./dynamo.js" static inflight _putItem(tableName: str, item: Json): void;
-  extern "./dynamo.js" static inflight _getItem(tableName: str, key: Json): Map<Map<Map<str>>>;
+  extern "./dynamo.js" static inflight _getItem(tableName: str, key: Json): Map<Map<Map<str>>>?;
   extern "./dynamo.js" static inflight _scan(tableName: str): Map<Array<Map<Map<str>>>>;
 
   pub inflight putItem(item: Map<Attribute>) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub class DynamoDBTableAws {
   pub inflight getItem(key: Map<Attribute>): Map<Attribute> {
     let json = this._itemToJson(key);
     let result = DynamoDBTableAws._getItem(this.tableName, json);
-    return this._rawMapToItem(result.get("Item"));
+    return this._rawMapToItem(result?.get("Item") ?? {});
   }
 
   pub inflight scan(): Array<Map<Attribute>> {