diff --git a/chatroom.go b/chatroom.go
index bb0307c..a7cf7e8 100644
--- a/chatroom.go
+++ b/chatroom.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func newChatRoom() (*ChatRoom, error) {
 
 	num, err := LoadEmotes()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error loading emotes: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error loading emotes: %s", err)
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("Loaded %d emotes\n", num)
 
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ func LoadEmotes() (int, error) {
 
 	emotePNGs, err := filepath.Glob("./static/emotes/*.png")
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to glob emote directory: %s\n", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to glob emote directory: %s\n", err)
 	}
 
 	emoteGIFs, err := filepath.Glob("./static/emotes/*.gif")
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Unable to glob emote directory: %s\n", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to glob emote directory: %s\n", err)
 	}
 	globbed_files := []string(emotePNGs)
 	globbed_files = append(globbed_files, emoteGIFs...)
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ func (cr *ChatRoom) JoinTemp(conn *websocket.Conn) (string, error) {
 
 	uid, err := uuid.NewV4()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not create uuid, %v", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not create uuid: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	suid := uid.String()
 	if _, ok := cr.tempConn[suid]; ok {
-		return "", errors.New("%#v is already in the temp connections")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%#v is already in the temp connections", suid)
 	}
 
 	cr.tempConn[suid] = conn
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func (cr *ChatRoom) getClient(name string) (*Client, error) {
 	if client, ok := cr.clients[strings.ToLower(name)]; ok {
 		return client, nil
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Client with that name not found.")
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("client with that name not found")
 }
 
 func (cr *ChatRoom) generateModPass() string {
diff --git a/settings.go b/settings.go
index 29f67ec..baaa098 100644
--- a/settings.go
+++ b/settings.go
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ func init() {
 func LoadSettings(filename string) (*Settings, error) {
 	raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error reading file: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading file: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	var s *Settings
 	err = json.Unmarshal(raw, &s)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error unmarshaling: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshaling: %s", err)
 	}
 	s.filename = filename
 
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func LoadSettings(filename string) (*Settings, error) {
 	if s.MaxMessageCount == 0 {
 		s.MaxMessageCount = 300
 	} else if s.MaxMessageCount < 0 {
-		return s, fmt.Errorf("MaxMessageCount value must be greater than 0, given %d", s.MaxMessageCount)
+		return s, fmt.Errorf("value for MaxMessageCount must be greater than 0, given %d", s.MaxMessageCount)
 	}
 
 	s.AdminPassword, err = generatePass(time.Now().Unix())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to generate admin password: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to generate admin password: %s", err)
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("Settings reloaded.  New admin password: %s\n", s.AdminPassword)
 
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ func generatePass(seed int64) (string, error) {
 func (s *Settings) Save() error {
 	marshaled, err := json.MarshalIndent(s, "", "\t")
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error marshaling: %s", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	err = ioutil.WriteFile(s.filename, marshaled, 0777)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error saving: %s", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error saving: %s", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }