diff --git a/utils/add_files_to_database.py b/utils/add_files_to_database.py
index 1fe6b82..24d5fcd 100644
--- a/utils/add_files_to_database.py
+++ b/utils/add_files_to_database.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ def add_files_to_database(files, progress_callback=None):
             filename = filepath.split("/")[-1]
 
             audio, details = get_id3_tags(filepath)
+            print('got id3 tags')
+            print(type(audio))
+            print(audio)
             if not isinstance(audio, ID3):
                 failed_dict[filepath] = details
                 continue
diff --git a/utils/get_id3_tags.py b/utils/get_id3_tags.py
index 85be3e3..9d7e821 100644
--- a/utils/get_id3_tags.py
+++ b/utils/get_id3_tags.py
@@ -4,6 +4,36 @@ from mutagen.id3 import ID3
 from mutagen.id3._frames import TIT2
 from mutagen.id3._util import ID3NoHeaderError
 
+def get_mp3_tags(filename: str) -> tuple[ID3 | dict, str]:
+    """Get ID3 tags for mp3 file"""
+    try:
+        # Open the MP3 file and read its content
+        audio = ID3(filename)
+    except ID3NoHeaderError:
+        audio = ID3()
+
+    try:
+        if os.path.exists(filename):
+            audio.save(os.path.abspath(filename))
+
+        # NOTE: If 'TIT2' tag is not set, we add it with a default value
+        # title = filename without extension
+
+        title = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+        if "TIT2" in list(audio.keys()):
+            audio.save()
+            return audio, ""
+        else:
+            # if title tag doesnt exist,
+            # create it and return
+            tit2_tag = TIT2(encoding=3, text=[title])
+            audio["TIT2"] = tit2_tag
+        # Save the updated tags
+        audio.save()
+        return audio, ""
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {}, f"Could not assign ID3 tag to file: {e}"
 
 def get_id3_tags(filename: str) -> tuple[ID3 | dict, str]:
     """
@@ -16,38 +46,13 @@ def get_id3_tags(filename: str) -> tuple[ID3 | dict, str]:
         - filename
     Returns
         - tuple(ID3/dict, fail_reason)
+        ID3 dict looks like this:
+        {'TIT2': TIT2(encoding=<Encoding.UTF8: 3>, text=['song title']), 'TSSE': TSSE(encoding=<Encoding.UTF8: 3>, text=['Lavf59.27.100'])}
     """
-    # debug(filename)
-
     if filename.endswith(".mp3"):
-        try:
-            # Open the MP3 file and read its content
-            audio = ID3(filename)
-        except ID3NoHeaderError:
-            audio = ID3()
-
-        try:
-            if os.path.exists(filename):
-                audio.save(os.path.abspath(filename))
-
-            # NOTE: If 'TIT2' tag is not set, we add it with a default value
-            # title = filename without extension
-
-            title = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
-            list_of_id3_tags = list(audio.keys())
-            if "TIT2" in list_of_id3_tags:
-                audio.save()
-                return audio, ""
-            else:
-                tit2_tag = TIT2(encoding=3, text=[title])
-                audio["TIT2"] = tit2_tag
-            # Save the updated tags
-            audio.save()
-            return audio, ""
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            error(f"Could not assign file ID3 tag: {e}")
-            return {}, f"Could not assign ID3 tag to file: {e}"
-    return {}, "non mp3 file"
+        tags, details = get_mp3_tags(filename)
+    else:
+        tags, details = {}, "non mp3 file"
+    return tags, details