diff --git a/handlers/actions.go b/handlers/actions.go
index a2668c0..2c52ebf 100644
--- a/handlers/actions.go
+++ b/handlers/actions.go
@@ -300,11 +300,14 @@ func recoverBots() {
 
 func recoverBot(bm models.Player) error {
 	// check if room still exists
-	if _, err := repo.RoomGetByID(context.Background(), bm.RoomID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no such room: %s; err: %w", bm.RoomID, err)
+	if bm.RoomID == nil {
+		return errors.New("bot has no room id")
+	}
+	if _, err := repo.RoomGetByID(context.Background(), *bm.RoomID); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no such room: %s; err: %w", *bm.RoomID, err)
 	}
 	log.Debug("recovering bot", "bot", bm)
-	_, err := llmapi.NewBot(string(bm.Role), string(bm.Team), bm.Username, bm.RoomID, cfg, true)
+	_, err := llmapi.NewBot(string(bm.Role), string(bm.Team), bm.Username, *bm.RoomID, cfg, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/handlers/auth.go b/handlers/auth.go
index 6f8756e..28cee62 100644
--- a/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/handlers/auth.go
@@ -110,8 +110,11 @@ func HandleFrontLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// room.PlayerList = append(room.PlayerList, fi.State.Username)
 		fi.Room = room
 		fi.List = nil
-		fi.State.RoomID = room.ID
-		repo.PlayerSetRoomID(r.Context(), fi.State.Username, room.ID)
+		fi.State.RoomID = &room.ID
+		if err := repo.PlayerSetRoomID(r.Context(), fi.State.Username, room.ID); err != nil {
+			abortWithError(w, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
 		// repo.RoomUpdate()
 		// save full info instead
 		// if err := saveFullInfo(r.Context(), fi); err != nil {
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ func makeCookie(username string, remote string) (*http.Cookie, error) {
 	return cookie, nil
 }
 
+//nolint: unused
 func cacheGetSession(key string) (*models.Session, error) {
 	userSessionB, err := cache.MemCache.Get(key)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/handlers/game.go b/handlers/game.go
index 7da1e16..d04f3a4 100644
--- a/handlers/game.go
+++ b/handlers/game.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func HandleCreateRoom(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		abortWithError(w, msg)
 		return
 	}
-	fi.State.RoomID = room.ID
+	fi.State.RoomID = &room.ID
 	fi.Room = room
 	if err := repo.RoomCreate(r.Context(), room); err != nil {
 		log.Error("failed to create a room", "error", err)
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func HandleJoinRoom(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	// room.PlayerList = append(room.PlayerList, fi.State.Username)
-	fi.State.RoomID = room.ID
+	fi.State.RoomID = &room.ID
 	fi.Room = room
 	fi.List = nil
 	if err := saveFullInfo(r.Context(), fi); err != nil {
diff --git a/handlers/timer.go b/handlers/timer.go
index d16cd9e..6cc8fe1 100644
--- a/handlers/timer.go
+++ b/handlers/timer.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"gralias/models"
+	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func StartTurnTimer(roomID string, duration time.Duration) {
 					if err := repo.RoomUpdate(context.Background(), room); err != nil {
 						log.Error("failed to save room", "error", err)
 					}
-					notify(models.NotifyTurnTimerPrefix+room.ID, fmt.Sprintf("%d", room.Settings.TurnSecondsLeft))
+					notify(models.NotifyTurnTimerPrefix+room.ID, strconv.FormatUint(uint64(room.Settings.TurnSecondsLeft), 10))
 					notifyBotIfNeeded(room)
 					StopTurnTimer(roomID)
 					return
diff --git a/llmapi/main.go b/llmapi/main.go
index 15fdd72..f8675eb 100644
--- a/llmapi/main.go
+++ b/llmapi/main.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func convertToSliceOfStrings(value any) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+//nolint: unused
 func (b *Bot) checkGuesses(tempMap map[string]any, room *models.Room) error {
 	guesses, err := convertToSliceOfStrings(tempMap["guesses"])
 	if err != nil {
@@ -539,5 +540,5 @@ func (b *Bot) CallLLM(prompt string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return body, nil
 	}
 	// This line should not be reached because each error path returns in the loop.
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown error in retry loop")
+	return nil, errors.New("unknown error in retry loop")
 }
diff --git a/repos/players_test.go b/repos/players_test.go
index bf8a919..99f713e 100644
--- a/repos/players_test.go
+++ b/repos/players_test.go
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ func TestPlayersRepo_AddPlayer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	repo := &RepoProvider{DB: db}
 
+	roomID := "test_room_player_1"
 	player := &models.Player{
-		RoomID:   "test_room_player_1",
+		RoomID:   &roomID,
 		Username: "test_player_1",
 		Team:     "blue",
 		Role:     "player",
@@ -61,8 +62,9 @@ func TestPlayersRepo_GetPlayer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	repo := &RepoProvider{DB: db}
 
+	roomID := "test_room_player_2"
 	player := &models.Player{
-		RoomID:   "test_room_player_2",
+		RoomID:   &roomID,
 		Username: "test_player_2",
 		Team:     "red",
 		Role:     "player",
@@ -84,8 +86,9 @@ func TestPlayersRepo_DeletePlayer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	repo := &RepoProvider{DB: db}
 
+	roomID := "test_room_player_3"
 	player := &models.Player{
-		RoomID:   "test_room_player_3",
+		RoomID:   &roomID,
 		Username: "test_player_3",
 		Team:     "blue",
 		Role:     "player",
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ func TestPlayersRepo_DeletePlayer(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := db.Exec(`INSERT INTO players (room_id, username, team, role, is_bot) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`, player.RoomID, player.Username, player.Team, player.Role, player.IsBot)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = repo.PlayerDelete(context.Background(), player.RoomID, player.Username)
+	err = repo.PlayerDelete(context.Background(), *player.RoomID, player.Username)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	var count int