diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 0fb66da..14a07f5 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-network = "localhost"
-nick = "skybot"
-channel = "#test"
+network = "irc.synirc.net"
+nick = "skybotisgay"
+channel = "#cobol"
 
 import sys
 import os
diff --git a/plugins/explain.py b/plugins/explain.py
index 44fba6b..ebd07e8 100755
--- a/plugins/explain.py
+++ b/plugins/explain.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from util import hook
 from pycparser.cdecl import explain_c_declaration
 
 @hook.command('explain')
@@ -7,8 +8,12 @@ foo is a array of array[8] of pointer to pointer to function() returning pointer
  to array of pointer to char
 '''
     if not inp:
-        return None
-    
-    result = explain_c_declaration(inp)
-    if result: return result
-    else: return None
\ No newline at end of file
+        return ""
+
+    try:    
+        result = explain_c_declaration(inp.rstrip())
+    except e:
+        result = str(e)
+
+    return result
+
diff --git a/plugins/pycparser/cdecl.py b/plugins/pycparser/cdecl.py
index a7aea70..c0dc5b3 100644
--- a/plugins/pycparser/cdecl.py
+++ b/plugins/pycparser/cdecl.py
@@ -34,14 +34,11 @@ def explain_c_declaration(c_decl):
     """
     parser = c_parser.CParser()
     
-    try:
-        node = parser.parse(c_decl, filename='<stdin>')
-    except c_parser.ParseError, e:
-        return None
+    node = parser.parse(c_decl, filename='<stdin>')
 
     if (    not isinstance(node, c_ast.FileAST) or 
             not isinstance(node.ext[-1], c_ast.Decl)):
-        return None
+        return "Last external node is invalid type"
 
     return _explain_decl_node(node.ext[-1])