diff --git a/cs656/lab3/ChatClient.java b/cs656/lab3/ChatClient.java
index 82644a6..cb439c9 100644
--- a/cs656/lab3/ChatClient.java
+++ b/cs656/lab3/ChatClient.java
@@ -225,15 +225,22 @@ public class ChatClient
                     {
                         user = rest.substring(0, idx);
                         RegistrationInfo ri = myPServ.lookup(user);
-                        /* only send a message to available users */
-                        if (ri.getStatus())
+                        if (ri == null)
                         {
-                            String message = rest.substring(idx + 1);
-                            sendUserMessage(user, message);
+                            System.err.println("Could not find user \"" + user + "\"!");
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            System.out.println(user + " is busy!");
+                            /* only send a message to available users */
+                            if (ri.getStatus())
+                            {
+                                String message = rest.substring(idx + 1);
+                                sendUserMessage(user, message);
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                System.out.println(user + " is busy!");
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     else
diff --git a/cs656/lab3/ChordClient.java b/cs656/lab3/ChordClient.java
index d2e7206..68d6d6a 100644
--- a/cs656/lab3/ChordClient.java
+++ b/cs656/lab3/ChordClient.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ChordClient
 		URL localURL = null;
 		try
 		{
-			localURL = new URL( protocol + "://" + host + ":5353/");
+			localURL = new URL(protocol + "://" + host + ":5353/");
 		}
 		catch (MalformedURLException e)
 		{