diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 376acb8..4f28da0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ var services []*Service
 func main() {
 
 	PerformStartupChecks()
-	services = []*Service{Youtube{}}
+	services = []Service{new(Youtube)}
 
 	if currentUser, err := user.Current(); err == nil {
 		dj.homeDir = currentUser.HomeDir
diff --git a/service_youtube.go b/service_youtube.go
index 18f8f6d..67aefb7 100644
--- a/service_youtube.go
+++ b/service_youtube.go
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ type YouTube struct {
 }
 
 // Name of the service
-func (y Youtube) ServiceName() string {
+func (y *Youtube) ServiceName() string {
 	return "Youtube"
 }
 
 // Checks to see if service will accept URL
-func (y Youtube) URLRegex(url string) bool {
+func (y *Youtube) URLRegex(url string) bool {
 	youtubePatterns := []string{
 		`https?:\/\/www\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=([\w-]+)(\&t=\d*m?\d*s?)?`,
 		`https?:\/\/youtube\.com\/watch\?v=([\w-]+)(\&t=\d*m?\d*s?)?`,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (y Youtube) URLRegex(url string) bool {
 }
 
 // Creates the requested song/playlist and adds to the queue
-func (y Youtube) NewRequest(user *gumble.User, url string) {
+func (y *Youtube) NewRequest(user *gumble.User, url string) {
 
 }