diff --git a/app/bot.py b/app/bot.py
index bde75a59..39ebbbb1 100644
--- a/app/bot.py
+++ b/app/bot.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async def ffxiv(ctx):
     ffxiv_embed = ffxiv.parse_message(ctx.message.content)
     await ctx.send(embed=ffxiv_embed)
   except Exception:
-    await ctx.send('I encountered an error while searching for that player')
+    await ctx.send("I encountered an error while searching for that player.\nPlease check that your player name and server are spelled correctly")
 
 
 @bot.command(name='purge')
diff --git a/app/ffxiv.py b/app/ffxiv.py
index 7f71d7d3..78d2e079 100644
--- a/app/ffxiv.py
+++ b/app/ffxiv.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ def parse_message(message):
 
 
 def make_request(name, server):
+  player_search = "https://xivapi.com/character/search?name=%s&server=%s&private_key=%s" % (name, server, token)
+  print(player_search)
   player_id = list(filter(
     lambda x: server.lower() in x['Server'].lower(), 
-    requests.get(
-      "https://xivapi.com/character/search?name=%s&server=%s&private_key=%s" % (name, server, token)
-    ).json()['Results']
+    requests.get(player_search).json()['Results']
   ))[0]['ID']
   import pprint
   pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=2, compact=True)