diff --git a/site/index.js b/site/index.js
index c52c1c2..2f78da6 100644
--- a/site/index.js
+++ b/site/index.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async function startVideo(){
   	//player.initialize(document.querySelector("#videoPlayer"), url, true);
   	//console.log('called startvideo');
   	while(true){
-		if(document.querySelector('#videoPlayer') === null)
+		if(!document.querySelector('#videoPlayer'))
 			break;
 
 	    if(window.location.pathname.substring(window.location.pathname.length - 1) !== '/'){
diff --git a/templates/base.njk b/templates/base.njk
index f832bc3..aa150ed 100644
--- a/templates/base.njk
+++ b/templates/base.njk
@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@
 			xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
 			xhr.send("");
 		}
+		function makeRequest(method, url, payload) {
+  		  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+        	let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+        	xhr.open(method, url);
+        	xhr.onload = function () {
+            if (this.status >= 200 && this.status < 300) {
+                resolve(xhr.response);
+            } else {
+                reject({
+                    status: this.status,
+                    statusText: xhr.statusText
+                });
+            }
+        	};
+       	 	xhr.onerror = function () {
+            reject({
+                status: this.status,
+                statusText: xhr.statusText
+            });
+        	};
+        	!payload ? xhr.send() : xhr.send(payload);
+    		});
+		}
 	</script>
 	{% block head %}
 	{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/user.njk b/templates/user.njk
index 09aa4c1..2a637ff 100644
--- a/templates/user.njk
+++ b/templates/user.njk
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/videojs/video-js.min.css">-->
   <script src="/dashjs/dash.all.min.js"></script>
   <script>
-	  async function startVideo(){
+	async function startVideo(){
 	//var url = "/live/{{username}}/index.mpd";
   	//var player = dashjs.MediaPlayer().create();
   	//player.initialize(document.querySelector("#videoPlayer"), url, true);
   	//console.log('called startvideo');
   	while(true){
-		if(document.querySelector('#videoPlayer') === null)
+		if(!document.querySelector('#videoPlayer'))
 			break;
 
 	    if(window.location.pathname.substring(window.location.pathname.length - 1) !== '/'){