diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/CollectionController.cs b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/CollectionController.cs
index a401f965..f712acf2 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/CollectionController.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/CollectionController.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public class CollectionController : ControllerBase
         this.database = database;
     }
 
-
     [HttpGet("playlists/{playlistId:int}/slots")]
     public async Task<IActionResult> GetPlaylistSlots(int playlistId)
     {
@@ -67,13 +66,7 @@ public class CollectionController : ControllerBase
             return this.Ok(this.GetUserPlaylists(token.UserId));
         }
 
-        this.Request.Body.Position = 0;
-        string bodyString = await new StreamReader(this.Request.Body).ReadToEndAsync();
-
-        
-        string rootElement = bodyString.Contains("levels") ? "levels" : "playlist"; // I hate lbp3
-        XmlSerializer serializer = new(typeof(Playlist), new XmlRootAttribute(rootElement));
-        Playlist? newPlaylist = (Playlist?)serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(bodyString));
+        Playlist? newPlaylist = await this.getPlaylistFromBody();
 
         if (newPlaylist == null) return this.BadRequest();
 
@@ -96,15 +89,9 @@ public class CollectionController : ControllerBase
             }
         }
 
-        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPlaylist.Name))
-        {
-            targetPlaylist.Name = newPlaylist.Name;
-        }
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPlaylist.Name)) targetPlaylist.Name = newPlaylist.Name;
 
-        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPlaylist.Description))
-        {
-            targetPlaylist.Description = newPlaylist.Description;
-        }
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPlaylist.Description)) targetPlaylist.Description = newPlaylist.Description;
 
         await this.database.SaveChangesAsync();
 
@@ -136,18 +123,12 @@ public class CollectionController : ControllerBase
 
         if (playlistCount > ServerConfiguration.Instance.UserGeneratedContentLimits.ListsQuota) return this.BadRequest();
 
-        this.Request.Body.Position = 0;
-        string bodyString = await new StreamReader(this.Request.Body).ReadToEndAsync();
-
-        XmlSerializer serializer = new(typeof(Playlist), new XmlRootAttribute("playlist"));
-        Playlist? playlist = (Playlist?)serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(bodyString));
+        Playlist? playlist = await this.getPlaylistFromBody();
 
         if (playlist == null) return this.BadRequest();
 
         playlist.CreatorId = token.UserId;
 
-        SanitizationHelper.SanitizeStringsInClass(playlist);
-
         this.database.Playlists.Add(playlist);
 
         await this.database.SaveChangesAsync();
@@ -262,4 +243,19 @@ public class CollectionController : ControllerBase
             )
         );
     }
+
+    private async Task<Playlist?> getPlaylistFromBody()
+    {
+        this.Request.Body.Position = 0;
+        string bodyString = await new StreamReader(this.Request.Body).ReadToEndAsync();
+
+        string rootElement = bodyString.Contains("levels") ? "levels" : "playlist";
+        XmlSerializer serializer = new(typeof(Playlist), new XmlRootAttribute(rootElement));
+        Playlist? playlist = (Playlist?)serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(bodyString));
+
+        SanitizationHelper.SanitizeStringsInClass(playlist);
+
+        return playlist;
+    }
+
 }
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diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/ListController.cs b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/ListController.cs
index 6abe73d1..aee2d425 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/ListController.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/ListController.cs
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ public class ListController : ControllerBase
 
         if (pageSize <= 0) return this.BadRequest();
 
-        User? targetUser = await this.database.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.Username == username);
-        if (targetUser == null) return this.StatusCode(403, "");
+        int targetUserId = await this.database.Users.Where(u => u.Username == username).Select(u => u.UserId).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        if (targetUserId == 0) return this.StatusCode(403, "");
 
-        IEnumerable<Playlist> heartedPlaylists = this.database.Playlists.Where(p => p.CreatorId == targetUser.UserId)
+        IEnumerable<Playlist> heartedPlaylists = this.database.Playlists.Where(p => p.CreatorId == targetUserId)
             .Skip(Math.Max(0, pageStart - 1))
             .Take(Math.Min(pageSize, 30))
             .AsEnumerable();
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class ListController : ControllerBase
         (
             LbpSerializer.TaggedStringElement("favouritePlaylists", response, new Dictionary<string, object>
             {
-                { "total", this.database.HeartedPlaylists.Count(p => p.UserId == targetUser.UserId) },
+                { "total", this.database.HeartedPlaylists.Count(p => p.UserId == targetUserId) },
                 { "hint_start", pageStart + Math.Min(pageSize, 30) },
             })
         );
@@ -233,15 +233,14 @@ public class ListController : ControllerBase
         GameToken? token = await this.database.GameTokenFromRequest(this.Request);
         if (token == null) return this.StatusCode(403, "");
 
-        User? user = await this.database.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.UserId == token.UserId);
-        if (user == null) return this.BadRequest();
+        string username = await this.database.UsernameFromGameToken(token);
 
         Playlist? playlist = await this.database.Playlists.FirstOrDefaultAsync(s => s.PlaylistId == playlistId);
         if (playlist == null) return this.NotFound();
 
         await this.database.HeartPlaylist(token.UserId, playlist);
 
-        return await this.GetFavouritePlaylists(user.Username, 1, 30);
+        return await this.GetFavouritePlaylists(username, 1, 30);
     }
 
     [HttpPost("unfavourite/slot/{playlistId:int}")]