diff --git a/www/boto.js b/www/boto.js
index b0d3e38..3c85e6a 100644
--- a/www/boto.js
+++ b/www/boto.js
@@ -1,49 +1,48 @@
-const usersElement = document.querySelector('#count');
+const countElement = document.querySelector('#count');
 const usersElement = document.querySelector('#users');
+const statusElement = document.querySelector('#status');
 
+const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+const channel = params.get('channel') || 'codinggarden';
 const client = new tmi.Client({
-	options: { debug: true },
+  connection: {
+    secure: true,
+    reconnect: true,
+  },
+  channels: [channel],
+});
 	//identity: {
 	//	username: 'sariboto',
 	//	password: 'oauth:480i2mbv7zvfjz1t3wplj5di530p9r'
 	//},
-	connection: {
-        secure: true,
-        reconnect: true,
-    }
-	channels: [ 'sarimoko' ]
-});
 
-client.connect();
+client.connect().then(() => {
+  statusElement.textContent = `Listening for messages in ${channel}...`;
+});
 
 let listeningForCount = false;
 let users = {};
 
-client.on('message', (channel, tags, message, self) => {
-	if(self) return;
-    const { username } = tags;
-    if (username === 'sarimoko') {
-        if (message === '!startcount') {
-            listeningForCount = true;
-        } else if (message === '!endcount'){
-        listeningForCount= false;
-        // say count out loud
-        const sayCount = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(Object.keys(users).length)
-        window.speechSynthesis.speak(sayCount);
-        }else if (message === '!clearcount'){
-        listeningForCount= false;
-        countElement.textContent = 'Waiting for count...';
-        userElement.textContent = '';
-        users = {};
-        }
-    } else if (listeningForCount && message === '1') {
-        users[tags.username] = true;
-        // display current count page.
-        countElement.textContent = Object.keys(users).length;
-        userElement.textContent = Object.keys(users).join(', ');
-        //console.log(Object.keys(users).length);
+client.on('message', (wat, tags, message, self) => {
+  if (self) return;
+  const { username } = tags;
+  if (username.toLowerCase() === channel.toLowerCase()) {
+    if (message === '!start-count') {
+      listeningForCount = true;
+    } else if (message === '!end-count') {
+      listeningForCount = false;
+      // say count out loud.
+      const sayCount = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(Object.keys(users).length);
+      window.speechSynthesis.speak(sayCount);
+    } else if (message === '!clear-count') {
+      countElement.textContent = 'Waiting for count...';
+      usersElement.textContent = '';
+      users = {};
     }
-	// "Alca: Hello, World!"
-	//console.log(`${tags['display-name']}: ${message}`);
-});
-
+  } else if (listeningForCount && message === '1') {
+    users[tags.username] = true;
+    // display current count page.
+    countElement.textContent = Object.keys(users).length;
+    usersElement.textContent = Object.keys(users).join(', ');
+  }
+});
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