diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ParticipantController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ParticipantController.php
index 26850c7..a3d9323 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ParticipantController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ParticipantController.php
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ class ParticipantController extends Controller
             return response()->json(['message' => 'Unauthorized: Wrong password'], 401);
         }
 
-        if(!Participant::where('id', $id)->exists()) {
+        if(!Participant::where('user_id', $id)->exists()) {
             $participant = Participant::create([
                 'user_id' => $id,
-                'token' => (string) Str::ulid()
+                'token' => uniqid()
             ]);
 
             return $participant->token;
         }
         else {
-            $participant = Participant::where('id', $id)->first();
+            $participant = Participant::where('user_id', $id)->first();
             return $participant->token;
         }
     }
diff --git a/bot/main.py b/bot/main.py
index a61756f..24e185e 100644
--- a/bot/main.py
+++ b/bot/main.py
@@ -64,17 +64,22 @@ async def make_new_json_request(user_id: int):
     async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
         async with session.post(url, json=data, headers=headers) as response:
             response_text = await response.text()
-            return response_text
+            if(len(response_text) < 14):
+                return response_text
+            else:
+                return False
 
 async def post_chat_update(session: aiohttp.ClientSession, chat_object: Dict[str, Any], xsrf_token: str):
     pattern = r'/(\d+)/'
     match = re.search(pattern, chat_object.get('icon_url'))
 
     token = await make_new_json_request(match.group(1))
-
     form_data = aiohttp.FormData()
-    form_data.add_field('text', f"""You've signed up for the Secret Sketchers event, your link is http://localhost/profile/{token} - it is private and should only be used by you.
-    \nDon't want to be in it anymore? Go to http://localhost/withdraw/{token} - note that withdrawing is permanent and you cannot re-enter the event.""")
+    if(token):
+        form_data.add_field('text', f"""You've signed up for the Secret Sketchers event, your link is http://localhost/profile/{token} - it is private and should only be used by you.
+            \nDon't want to be in it anymore? Go to http://localhost/withdraw/{token} - note that withdrawing is permanent and you cannot re-enter the event.""")
+    else:
+        form_data.add_field('text', f"""Something went wrong, Sorry I will fix it sooner or later... maybe""")
 
     headers = get_post_headers(xsrf_token)
 
diff --git a/database/factories/ParticipantFactory.php b/database/factories/ParticipantFactory.php
index cc04f5c..1d1c086 100644
--- a/database/factories/ParticipantFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/ParticipantFactory.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ParticipantFactory extends Factory
     public function definition(): array
     {
         return [
-            'token' => (string) Str::ulid(),
+            'token' => uniqid(),
         ];
     }