diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index db07c40..23d68ea 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -4,32 +4,18 @@ import os
 
 from discord.ext import commands
 
+import lib
 import heavynode
 
 
-class CustomBot(commands.Bot):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.cleanup = []
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def add_cleanup(self, callback):
-        self.cleanup.append(callback)
-
-    async def close(self):
-        for callback in self.cleanup:
-            r = callback()
-            # coroutines etc. return an awaitable object
-            if inspect.isawaitable(r):
-                await r
-        await super().close()
+DISCORD_TOKEN = os.environ['discord_token']
+HEAVYNODE_TOKEN = os.environ['heavynode_token']
 
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 
-server_id = 'd030737c'
-hn = heavynode.Client(os.environ['heavynode_token'])
-
-bot = CustomBot(command_prefix='!')
+bot = lib.MineBot(command_prefix='!')
+hn = heavynode.Client(HEAVYNODE_TOKEN)
 bot.add_cleanup(hn.shutdown)
 
 
@@ -37,7 +23,7 @@ bot.add_cleanup(hn.shutdown)
 @commands.has_any_role('Admin', 'Mod')
 async def add(ctx, player):
     """Add a player to the server whitelist. Must use exact Minecraft name."""
-    await hn.send_command(server_id, f'whitelist add {player}')
+    await hn.send_command(f'whitelist add {player}')
     await ctx.send(f'"{player}" added to whitelist.')
 
 
@@ -45,7 +31,7 @@ async def add(ctx, player):
 @commands.has_any_role('Admin', 'Mod')
 async def remove(ctx, player):
     """Remove a player from the server whitelist. Must use exact Minecraft name."""
-    await hn.send_command(server_id, f'whitelist remove {player}')
+    await hn.send_command(f'whitelist remove {player}')
     await ctx.send(f'"{player}" removed from whitelist.')
 
 
@@ -54,8 +40,10 @@ async def remove(ctx, player):
 async def whitelist_error(ctx, error):
     if isinstance(error, commands.CheckFailure):
         await ctx.send('You must be a server admin to use this command.')
+    elif isinstance(error, heavynode.HttpError):
+        await ctx.send('Failed to communicate with server.')
     else:
         raise error
 
 
-bot.run(os.environ['discord_token'], reconnect=True)
+bot.run(DISCORD_TOKEN, reconnect=True)
diff --git a/heavynode.py b/heavynode.py
index f48f858..466cb65 100644
--- a/heavynode.py
+++ b/heavynode.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import urllib.parse
 
 import aiohttp
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ class Client:
         self.token = token
         self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession()
         self.baseurl = 'https://control.heavynode.com/api'
+        # global state is icky, but it sure is convenient
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop.create_task(self.fetch_server())
+        # since we don't start the loop here, this will just
+        # hang out in a pending state until someone else does
 
     async def make_request(self, method, path, *args, **kwargs):
         h = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {self.token}'}
@@ -29,11 +35,20 @@ class Client:
         r = await self.session.request(method, url, *args, **kwargs)
         if r.status >= 400:
             raise HttpError(f'Request failed with status code {r.status}', r)
-        return r
+        return await r.json()
 
-    async def send_command(self, serverid, cmd):
+    async def send_command(self, cmd):
+        """Send console command to minecraft server."""
+        server_id = self.server['identifier']
         payload = {'command': cmd}
-        return await self.make_request('POST', f'/client/servers/{serverid}/command', json=payload)
+        return await self.make_request('POST', f'/client/servers/{server_id}/command', json=payload)
+
+    async def fetch_server(self):
+        """Get the server to which we have access.
+        Assume there's only one."""
+        r = await self.make_request('GET', '/client')
+        self.server = r['data'][0]['attributes']
 
     async def shutdown(self):
+        """Gracefully terminate HTTP session for shutdown."""
         await self.session.close()
diff --git a/lib.py b/lib.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68a4ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import inspect
+
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+
+class MineBot(commands.Bot):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.cleanup = []
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def add_cleanup(self, callback):
+        self.cleanup.append(callback)
+
+    async def close(self):
+        for callback in self.cleanup:
+            r = callback()
+            # coroutines etc. return an awaitable object
+            if inspect.isawaitable(r):
+                await r
+        await super().close()
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