diff --git a/server/src/channels.rs b/server/src/channels.rs
index 2b9b108..f2cd7ad 100644
--- a/server/src/channels.rs
+++ b/server/src/channels.rs
@@ -10,20 +10,6 @@ use crate::{DBConn, schema, payload};
 use crate::err::{self, DbError};
 
 
-macro_rules!  busted_channels_response {
-    () => {
-        Json(vec![Channel {
-            id: -1,
-            name: "".to_string(),
-            permissions: 0,
-            limit: 0,
-            type_: 0, // the other fields are bs this is the only one that really mattesr
-        }])
-    }
-}
-
-
-// TODO: fix the return type of this to data thats verifiable
 #[post("/create/<qname>/<perms>/<lim>/<ctype>")]
 pub fn insert_new_channel(qname: String, perms: i32, lim: i32, ctype: i32, conn: DBConn) -> 
         DbError<Json<payload::ChannelIndexed>, err::DbResponse> {
diff --git a/server/src/err.rs b/server/src/err.rs
index bf8a78e..ff8a256 100644
--- a/server/src/err.rs
+++ b/server/src/err.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use rocket::request::Request;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct DbResponse {
-    err_msg: &'static str
+    pub err_msg: &'static str
 }
 
 pub type DbError<T, DbErr> = std::result::Result<T, DbErr>;