diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 829a9d5..4818aa9 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ __   __                                     _____ __   __   _____
             <input type="password" v-model="userIDInput" placeholder="Enter your account ID" required>
 
             <button @submit.prevent="onSubmit" @click="userID = userIDInput; userLogin()">Login</button>
-            <button @submit.prevent="onSubmit" @click="userID = crypto.randomUUID(); userLogin()">Generate Account</button>
+            <button @submit.prevent="onSubmit" @click="userID = (window.crypto.randomUUID().substring(6) + window.crypto.randomUUID().substring(30)).replaceAll('-',''); userLogin()">Generate Account</button>
           </form>
 </div>
 <br><br>
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 57c62cc..84af8a1 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -271,7 +271,11 @@ let app = createApp({
     }
   },
   mounted() {
+
     // do this to get a connection to the backend so we don't have to wait for DNS later
+    if (document.location.hostname.endsWith(".onion")){
+      this.backend = "http://api.xmr4smsoncunkfgfjr6xmxl57afsmuu6rg2bwuysbgg4wdtoawamwxad.onion/"
+    }
     fetch(this.backend + 'ping')
     this.getThreads(true)
     setInterval(()=>{
@@ -280,9 +284,6 @@ let app = createApp({
     setInterval(()=>{
         this.getCredits()
     }, 30000)
-    if (document.location.hostname.endsWith(".onion")){
-      this.backend = "http://api.xmr4smsoncunkfgfjr6xmxl57afsmuu6rg2bwuysbgg4wdtoawamwxad.onion/"
-    }
 
   }
 })