diff --git a/server/src/auth.rs b/server/src/auth.rs
index 69b4ffb..4a5fd4d 100644
--- a/server/src/auth.rs
+++ b/server/src/auth.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::db_types::{BigInt, Integer, UBigInt, VarChar};
 use crate::routes;
 
 // used when we create a new users for the first time
-pub const _BCRYPT_COST: u32  = 14;
+pub const BCRYPT_COST: u32  = 14;
 pub enum AuthReason {
     Good,     //passed regular check
     OpenAuth, // route does not require auth
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ fn open_route(path: &str) -> bool {
 fn valid_user(secret: &str, row: &Option<(VarChar, VarChar, BigInt, Integer, UBigInt)>) -> bool {
     match row {
         Some(row) => {
-            if let Ok(result) = bcrypt::verify(secret, &row.0) {
-                return result;
+            match bcrypt::verify(secret, &row.0) {
+                Ok(result) => result, 
+                Err(_) => return false
             }
-            return false;
         },
         _ => return false
     }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub async fn wall_entry(path: &str, pool: &Pool, params: &mut serde_json::Value)
     else {
         match (params.get("id"), params.get("secret")) {
             (Some(id_v), Some(secret_v)) => {
-                let id = id_v.as_str().unwrap();
+                let id = id_v.as_u64().unwrap();
                 let secret = secret_v.as_str().unwrap();
                 let conn = pool.get_conn().await?;
                 let db_tup: (Conn, Option<(VarChar, VarChar, BigInt, Integer, UBigInt)>) = conn.first_exec(