diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index f8cf0fe..17b9d05 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ export interface OutgoingMessage {
 
 export type Credentials = string | Token | void;
 
-const apiPrefix = "https://api.bitwave.tv/api/";
-const chatServer = "https://chat.bitwave.tv";
-const whisperEndpoint: [string, string] = [
-  "api.bitwave.tv",
-  "/v1/whispers/send",
-];
-
 export interface Token {
   recaptcha: any;
   page: string;
@@ -114,7 +107,8 @@ export class FedwaveChat {
    */
   public async updateUsernames(): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      const data = await $http.get(this._apiPrefix + "/v1/chat/channels");
+      const res = await $http.get(this._apiPrefix + "/v1/chat/channels");
+      const data = JSON.parse(res);
       if (data && data.success) {
         await this.onUpdateUsernames(data.data);
         this.channelViewers = data.data;
@@ -301,7 +295,7 @@ export class FedwaveChat {
   }
 
   async sendWhisper(recipient: string, msg: string): Promise<void> {
-    await $http.post(this._whisperEndpoint[0], this._whisperEndpoint[1], {
+    await $http.post(this._apiPrefix + this._whisperEndpoint, {
       chatToken: this.userProfile.jwt,
       receiver: recipient,
       message: msg,
diff --git a/src/httpClient.ts b/src/httpClient.ts
index 1d61306..0b49a2f 100644
--- a/src/httpClient.ts
+++ b/src/httpClient.ts
@@ -11,19 +11,14 @@ const $get = (url: string, cb: Function): void => {
   req.send(null);
 };
 
-const $post = (
-  url: string,
-  path: string,
-  data: any,
-  cb: (...args: any[]) => void
-): void => {
+const $post = (url: string, data: any, cb: (...args: any[]) => void): void => {
   const req = new XMLHttpRequest();
   req.onreadystatechange = () => {
     if (req.readyState === 4 && req.status === 200) {
       cb(JSON.parse(req.responseText));
     }
   };
-  req.open("POST", url + path);
+  req.open("POST", url);
 
   req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
   req.setRequestHeader("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest");
@@ -37,9 +32,9 @@ export default {
       $get(url, (response) => resolve(response));
     });
   },
-  post: (url: string, path: string, data: Object): Promise<any> => {
+  post: (url: string, data: Object): Promise<any> => {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      $post(url, path, data, (response) => resolve(response));
+      $post(url, data, (response) => resolve(response));
     });
   },
 };