diff --git a/api/utils/getuser.js b/api/utils/getuser.js
index 92d147d..c73a18b 100644
--- a/api/utils/getuser.js
+++ b/api/utils/getuser.js
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class User {
 
 	getSettingsOrDefaults() {
 		const settings = this.getSettings()
-		for (const key of Object.keys(settings)) {
-			if (settings[key] === null) settings[key] = constants.user_settings[key].default
+		for (const key of Object.keys(constants.user_settings)) {
+			if (settings[key] == null) settings[key] = constants.user_settings[key].default
 		}
 		return settings
 	}
diff --git a/api/utils/youtube.js b/api/utils/youtube.js
index 2a41467..dcee701 100644
--- a/api/utils/youtube.js
+++ b/api/utils/youtube.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const fetch = require("node-fetch")
 const db = require("./db")
 
 async function fetchChannel(ucid, instance) {
+	if (!instance) throw new Error("No instance parameter provided")
 	// fetch
 	const channel = await fetch(`${instance}/api/v1/channels/${ucid}`).then(res => res.json())
 	// update database