diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts
index 2c4ae5d..abe5f73 100644
--- a/src/auth.ts
+++ b/src/auth.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ export function run(app) {
 
 				const users = await User.find({id: userInfo.id});
 				let userUuid = '';
+
 				if (users.length === 0) {
 					const newUser = new User({
-						id: userInfo.id,
+						id: String(userInfo.data.id),
 						createdAt: new Date(),
 
 						username: userInfo.data.username,
@@ -50,12 +51,18 @@ export function run(app) {
 					userUuid = newUser.get('uuid');
 					newUser.save();
 				} else {
-					userUuid = users[0].get('uuid');
+					const user = users[0];
+					userUuid = user.get('uuid');
+
+					user.set('id', String(userInfo.data.id));
+					user.set('username', userInfo.data.username);
+					user.set('discriminator', userInfo.data.discriminator);
+					user.set('avatar', userInfo.data.avatar);
 				}
 
 				req.session!.discord = userInfo.data;
 				req.session!.uuid = userUuid;
-				res.send(`hi ${userInfo.data.username}#${userInfo.data.discriminator}<br><img src="https://media.discordapp.net/avatars/${userInfo.data.id}/${userInfo.data.avatar}.png"><br>ur useruuid is ${userUuid}`);
+				res.send(`logged in as ${userInfo.data.username}#${userInfo.data.discriminator}<br><img src="https://media.discordapp.net/avatars/${userInfo.data.id}/${userInfo.data.avatar}.png"><br>ur useruuid is ${userUuid}`);
 			} catch(err) {
 				res.send(`whoooops<br>${err}`);
 				console.error(err);
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9bc0964..6a783a6 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ db.then(() => {
 		for (const doc of files) {
 			const d = doc.toJSON();
 			const user = await User.find({uuid: d.uploader});
-			d.uploaderJSON = user[0].toJSON(); // this is built upon 20 layers of metajank and i despise it
-			docs.push(d);
+			if (user) {
+				d.uploaderJSON = user[0].toJSON(); // this is built upon 20 layers of metajank and i despise it
+				docs.push(d);
+			}
 		}
 
 		// TODO: filter out _id and __v? possibly more
diff --git a/src/schema.ts b/src/schema.ts
index da7b4a2..fa3e226 100644
--- a/src/schema.ts
+++ b/src/schema.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const FileSchema = new Schema({
 export const File = mongoose.model('File', FileSchema);
 
 const UserSchema = new Schema({ // this is pretty much just a discord user lol
-	id: String, // discord id, cus longass number
+	id: {type: String, default: 'notgiven!!!!!!!!!!!!'}, // discord id, cus longass number
 	createdAt: Date,
 
 	// caching