diff --git a/lib/facebot.js b/lib/facebot.js
index 66bdeeb..e3021ff 100644
--- a/lib/facebot.js
+++ b/lib/facebot.js
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ Facebot.prototype.respondToCreateChatMessages = function(message) {
         .fail(err => {
             return this.postMessage(
                 message.channel,
-                `Unable to connect the chat: ${err.error}`,
+                `Unable to connect the chat: ${err.message}`,
                 { as_user: true }
             );
         });
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index a49700c..e40e3e2 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@ async function findFBUser(api, search_str, allowNonFriends) {
     // If the search string isnt a userID, we should search
     // for the user by name
     if (!USER_ID_REGEX.test(search_str)) {
-        let userData = await Q.nfcall(api.getUserID, name);
+        let userData = await Q.nfcall(api.getUserID, search_str);
         userID = userData[0].userID;
     }
-
     const userInfoMap = await getFBUserInfoByID(api, userID);
     const userInfo = userInfoMap[userID];
-
     if (!userInfo.isFriend && !allowNonFriends)
         throw new Error(
             'User not your friend, they may not be your top ' +
@@ -28,8 +26,7 @@ async function findFBUser(api, search_str, allowNonFriends) {
         );
 
     // The userinfo object doesnt have an id with it, so add it as its useful
-    userID.id = userID;
-
+    userInfo.id = userID;
     return userInfo;
 }