diff --git a/service_youtube.go b/service_youtube.go
index a831f09..9a94723 100644
--- a/service_youtube.go
+++ b/service_youtube.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (y YouTube) NewRequest(user *gumble.User, url string) (string, error) {
 				playlist, err := NewYouTubePlaylist(user.Name, shortURL)
 				return playlist.Title(), err
 			} else {
-				return nil, errors.New("NO_PLAYLIST_PERMISSION")
+				return "", errors.New("NO_PLAYLIST_PERMISSION")
 			}
 		} else {
 			re = RegexpFromURL(url, youtubeVideoPatterns)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (y YouTube) NewRequest(user *gumble.User, url string) (string, error) {
 			return song.Title(), err
 		}
 	} else {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index cc392b2..28ae8cd 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func Webserver() {
 
 func homepage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var uname = token_client[r.FormValue("token")]
-	if uname == "" {
+	if uname == nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Invalid Token")
 	} else {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hang in there %s, I haven't made the website yet!", uname.Name)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func homepage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func addSong(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var uname = token_client[r.FormValue("token")]
-	if uname == "" {
+	if uname == nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Invalid Token")
 	} else {
 		var url = UnescapeString(r.FormValue("url"))
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ func addSong(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func GetWebAddress(user *gumble.User) {
 	if client_token[user] != "" {
-		token_client[client_token[user]] = ""
+		token_client[client_token[user]] = nil
 	}
 	// dealing with collisions
 	var firstLoop = true
-	for firstLoop || token_client[client_token[user]] != "" {
+	for firstLoop || token_client[client_token[user]] != nil {
 		client_token[user] = randSeq(10)
 		firstLoop = false
 	}