diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index ae01186..81592e2 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ pub enum Error {
 impl IntoResponse for Error {
     fn into_response(self) -> axum::response::Response {
         match self {
-            Self::PhraseInvalid => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "phrase is not valid"),
-            Self::BinNotFound => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bin does not exist"),
-            Self::DataFileExists => (StatusCode::CONFLICT, "bin already has data"),
-            Self::ParseTtl => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "invalid ttl class"),
+            Self::PhraseInvalid => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "url is not valid\n"),
+            Self::BinNotFound => (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bin does not exist\n"),
+            Self::DataFileExists => (StatusCode::CONFLICT, "bin already contains data\n"),
+            Self::ParseTtl => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "invalid ttl class\n"),
             _ => {
                 error!("{:?}", self);
-                (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "internal server error")
+                (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "internal server error\n")
             }
         }
         .into_response()
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 8e382ea..9ba2fd8 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ impl FromStr for Phrase {
     type Err = Error;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        if s.chars().any(|x| !x.is_ascii_alphanumeric()) {
+        if s.chars().any(|x| !x.is_ascii_alphanumeric() && x != '.') {
             Err(Error::PhraseInvalid)
         } else {
-            Ok(Self(s.to_string()))
+            Ok(Self(
+                s.chars().take(s.find('.').unwrap_or(s.len())).collect(),
+            ))
         }
     }
 }