diff --git a/src/api.c b/src/api.c
index 2814856..ea66c67 100644
--- a/src/api.c
+++ b/src/api.c
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ api_rope(void)
   sqlite3_close(connection);
 }
 
+#define DBERR_NOMEM(v) if (v) { r = (IRC_RED "No memory!" IRC_STOP); goto fail; }
+
 DECL char *
 remind(char * who)
 {
 	char * r;
 	char * title;
-	char * desc;
+	char * desc = NULL;
 	/* char * repo; */
 	DBERR(sqlite3_reset(remind_stmt));
 	DBERR(sqlite3_bind_text(remind_stmt, 1, who, -1, SQLITE_STATIC));
@@ -59,25 +61,20 @@ remind(char * who)
 	{
 	  title = (char *) sqlite3_column_text(remind_stmt, 0);
 	  title = strdup(title);
-	  desc = (char *) sqlite3_column_text(remind_stmt, 1);
-	  if (desc) { desc = strdup(desc); } else { desc = ""; }
-	  /* repo = (char *) sqlite3_column_text(remind_stmt, 3); */
-	  /* if (repo) { repo = strdup(repo); } else { repo = "<no link available>"; } */
-	  /* if (-1 == asprintf(&r, */
-    /*                    IRC_RED "%s: " IRC_YELLOW "%s" IRC_GREEN */
-    /*                    " (@" IRC_BLUE "%s" IRC_GREEN ")" IRC_STOP, */
-    /*                    title, desc, repo)) */
+    if (!title) { goto fail; }
+    desc = (char *) sqlite3_column_text(remind_stmt, 1);
+    if (desc && (desc = strdup(desc)) == NULL)
+    { goto fail; }
     if (-1 == asprintf(&r,
-                       IRC_RED "%s - " IRC_YELLOW "%s" IRC_STOP,
-                       title, desc))
-    { /* this will probably never happen. But it implies a memory failure */
-      r = strdup(IRC_RED "No memory!" IRC_STOP);
-    }
+                       IRC_RED "%s " IRC_YELLOW "%s" IRC_STOP,
+                       title, desc ? desc : ""))
+    { r = IRC_RED "No memory!" IRC_STOP; }
+  fail:
+    free(title);
+    free(desc);
   }
   else
-  {
-    r = strdup(IRC_RED "No current assignment." IRC_STOP);
-  }
+  { r = IRC_RED "No current assignment." IRC_STOP; }
   return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/irc.c b/src/irc.c
index 5add888..b9d3e5e 100644
--- a/src/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc.c
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 /* irc.c - IRC interface */
 
-#define FULL_FREE(obj)                          \
-  do                                            \
-  {                                             \
-    if ((obj))                                  \
-    {                                           \
-      memset((obj), '\0', strlen((obj)));       \
-      free((obj));                              \
-      (obj) = NULL;                             \
-    }                                           \
-  } while (0)
-
 #define PREFIX_COMMAND_CHAR '!'
 
 #define IRCMSG(msg) irc_cmd_msg(session, creds.channel, msg)
@@ -187,8 +176,8 @@ parse_command(char const * cmd)
   size_t i = 0;
   char* msgswp = NULL;
   /* size_t len = strlen(cmd); */
-
-  if ((i += has_arg(cmd)))
+  printf("Handling '%s'\n", cmd);
+  if (!(i += has_arg(cmd)))
   {
     /* NO ARGUMENTS */
     if (strcmp(cmd, "remind") == 0)
@@ -221,6 +210,7 @@ parse_command(char const * cmd)
 #ifndef NO_VULN_COMMANDS
     if (strncmp(cmd, "raw", i) == 0)
     {
+      printf("RAW\n");
       /* ircmsg(creds.channel, "%s: Executing SQL `%s'.", current_username, arg); */
       msgswp = raw(arg);
       ircmsg(creds.channel, msgswp);
@@ -237,11 +227,6 @@ parse_command(char const * cmd)
   free(msgswp);
 }
 
-DECL void
-creds_free(void)
-{
-  FULL_FREE(creds.username);
-  FULL_FREE(creds.password);
-  FULL_FREE(creds.channel);
-  FULL_FREE(creds.server);
-}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5c7f870..941f0ae 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -2,23 +2,12 @@
 
 #define VERSION_STRING "1"
 
-/* Parses the format username[:password]@server[:port]  */
-
-#define GENCOPY(dst,src,l)                      \
-  do                                            \
-  {                                             \
-    dst = malloc(sep + 1);                      \
-    if (dst)                                    \
-    {                                           \
-      strncpy(dst,src,l);                       \
-      dst[len] = '\0';                          \
-    }                                           \
-    else                                        \
-    { return 1; }                               \
-  } while (0)
+/* Parses the format username[:password]@server[:port]
+ * user:password@server:port = userNULpasswordNULserverNUL (port N/A)
+ */
 
 DECL int
-parse_url(char const * url)
+parse_url(char * url)
 {
   size_t len = strlen(url);
   size_t sep = 0, ls = 0, rs;
@@ -32,25 +21,22 @@ parse_url(char const * url)
   while (++rs < len && url[rs] != ':');
   if (rs == len)
   { rs = 0; }
-  GENCOPY(creds.username, url, ls ? ls : sep);
+  creds.username = url;
+  url[ls ? ls : sep] = '\0';
   if (ls)
   {
-    GENCOPY(creds.password, url + ls + 1, sep - ls - 1);
+    creds.password = url + ls + 1;
+    url[sep] = '\0';
   }
+  creds.server = url + sep + 1;
   if (rs)
   {
-    GENCOPY(creds.server, url + sep + 1, rs - sep - 1);
+    url[rs] = '\0';
     creds.port = atoi(url + rs + 1);
   }
-  else
-  {
-    GENCOPY(creds.server, url + sep + 1, len - sep - 1);
-  }
   return 0;
 }
 
-#undef GENCOPY
-
 DECL void
 rope(void)
 {
@@ -59,36 +45,48 @@ rope(void)
   api_rope();
 }
 
+/* All possible failures / successes wipe the password from memory. */
 DECL int
 init(void)
 {
+  int ret = 0;
   srand(time(NULL));
-  if(api_init())
-  { ERR(DB_ERROR, "Error initializing database."); }
   memset(&callbacks, 0, sizeof(callbacks));
   callbacks.event_connect = event_connect;
   callbacks.event_channel = event_channel;
-  session = irc_create_session(&callbacks);
-  if (!session)
+  if(!api_init())
   {
-    ERRMSG("Error creating IRC session");
-    goto fail;
+    session = irc_create_session(&callbacks);
+    if (!session)
+    {
+      ERRMSG("Error creating IRC session");
+      ret = 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      atexit(rope);
+      if (creds.username == NULL ||
+          creds.server == NULL)
+      { ERRMSG("Server and Username required. Stopping now");
+        exit(1); }
+
+      if (irc_connect(session,
+                      creds.server, creds.port, creds.password,
+                      creds.username, creds.username, creds.username))
+      {
+        fprintf(stderr, "IRC ERROR: %s\n", irc_strerror(irc_errno(session)));
+        ret = 1;
+      }
+    }
   }
-  atexit(rope);
-  assert(creds.username != NULL);
-  assert(creds.server != NULL);
-  if (irc_connect(session,
-                  creds.server, creds.port, creds.password,
-                  creds.username, creds.username, creds.username))
+  else
   {
-      fprintf(stderr, "IRC ERROR: %s\n", irc_strerror(irc_errno(session)));
-      exit(1);
+    ERRMSG("Error initializing database.");
+    ret = 1;
   }
-  FULL_FREE(creds.password);
-  return 0;
-fail:
-  FULL_FREE(creds.password);
-  return 1;
+  if (creds.password)
+  { memset(creds.password, '\0', strlen(creds.password)); }
+  return ret;
 }
 
 DECL int
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ help(void)
          "-url      URL      - Sets the target URL\n"
          "-db       DBFILE   - Sets the database file (default: probotic_data.sqlite)\n"
          "-identify PASSWORD - Identifies against NickServ\n"
-         "-version           - Prints Version information\n"
+         "-version           - Prints version information\n"
          "-help              - Prints this information\n"
          "\nUse format username[:password]@server[:port], port defaults to 6667.\n");
 }
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ main (int argc,
         else if (strcmp(arg, "url") == 0)
         { parse_url(argv[1]); }
         else if (strcmp(arg, "channel") == 0)
-        { free(creds.channel); creds.channel = strdup(argv[1]); }
+        { creds.channel = argv[1]; }
         else if (strcmp(arg, "identify") == 0)
         { ident_password = argv[1]; }
         else
@@ -160,7 +158,6 @@ main (int argc,
       { goto help; }
     }
   }
-  atexit(creds_free);
 
   fprintf(stderr, "Connecting to %s:%s@%s:%d\nChannel: %s\n",
           creds.username, creds.password,