diff --git a/Behaver.cs b/Behaver.cs
index 859f6f7..977e5f2 100644
--- a/Behaver.cs
+++ b/Behaver.cs
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ public class Behaver
 
     internal bool IsSelf(Guid AccountId)
     {
-        var db = new ChattingContext();
-        var acc = db.Accounts.Find(AccountId);
+        var acc = Rememberer.SearchAccount(a => a.Id == AccountId);
 
         return SelfAccounts.Any(acc => acc.Id == AccountId);
     }
diff --git a/ProtocolInterfaces/TwitchInterface/TwitchInterface.cs b/ProtocolInterfaces/TwitchInterface/TwitchInterface.cs
index 5e581b0..92b598d 100644
--- a/ProtocolInterfaces/TwitchInterface/TwitchInterface.cs
+++ b/ProtocolInterfaces/TwitchInterface/TwitchInterface.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class TwitchInterface
     private Account UpsertAccount(string username, Channel inChannel)
     {
         Console.WriteLine($"upserting twitch account. username: {username}. inChannel: {inChannel?.Id}");
-        var acc = Rememberer.SearchAccount(ui => ui.ExternalId == username && ui.SeenInChannel.ExternalId == inChannel.ExternalId.ToString());
+        var acc = Rememberer.SearchAccount(ui => ui.ExternalId == username && ui.SeenInChannel.ExternalId == inChannel.ExternalId);
         Console.WriteLine($"upserting twitch account, retrieved {acc?.Id}.");
         if (acc != null)
         {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class TwitchInterface
         c.SendFile = (f, t) => { throw new InvalidOperationException($"twitch cannot send files"); };
         c = Rememberer.RememberChannel(c);
 
-        var selfAccountInChannel = c.Users?.FirstOrDefault(a => a.ExternalId == selfAccountInProtocol.ExternalId.ToString());
+        var selfAccountInChannel = c.Users?.FirstOrDefault(a => a.ExternalId == selfAccountInProtocol.ExternalId);
         if(selfAccountInChannel == null)
         {
             selfAccountInChannel = UpsertAccount(selfAccountInProtocol.Username, c);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Channel c = Rememberer.SearchChannel(ci => ci.ExternalId == $"w_{whisperWith}"
         c.SendFile = (f, t) => { throw new InvalidOperationException($"twitch cannot send files"); };
         c = Rememberer.RememberChannel(c);
 
-        var selfAccountInChannel = c.Users.FirstOrDefault(a => a.ExternalId == selfAccountInProtocol.ExternalId.ToString());
+        var selfAccountInChannel = c.Users.FirstOrDefault(a => a.ExternalId == selfAccountInProtocol.ExternalId);
         if(selfAccountInChannel == null)
         {
             selfAccountInChannel = UpsertAccount(selfAccountInChannel.Username, c);
diff --git a/Rememberer.cs b/Rememberer.cs
index db82a43..704cb55 100644
--- a/Rememberer.cs
+++ b/Rememberer.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public static class Rememberer
     {
         Account toReturn;
         dbAccessSemaphore.Wait();
-        toReturn = db.Accounts.Include(a => a.IsUser).FirstOrDefault(predicate);
+        toReturn = db.Accounts?.Include(a => a.IsUser)?.FirstOrDefault(predicate);
         dbAccessSemaphore.Release();
         return toReturn;
     }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public static class Rememberer
             dbAccessSemaphore.Wait();
             db.Accounts.Remove(toForget);
             db.SaveChanges();
-            dbAccessSemaphore.Release();
+        dbAccessSemaphore.Release();
         }
     }
     public static void ForgetChannel(Channel toForget)