diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5fd9f6c..0845d70 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ checksum = "d4fd5641d01c8f18a23da7b6fe29298ff4b55afcccdf78973b24cf3175fee32e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pogchat"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 1163453..79e1d71 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn check_token(token: Cookie, message: Json<MessageInput<'_>>) -> JsonValue {
     for i in &users {
         // loop through elements
         if i.name == message.name.to_lowercase() { // if it finds the user in the file
-            if token == "NULL" {
+            if token.value() == "NULL" {
                 warn!("NULL token!");
                 return json!({
                     "status": "fail",