diff --git a/app/src/main/java/pl/jakubweg/SponsorBlockUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/pl/jakubweg/SponsorBlockUtils.java
index 127a07b..0695dcd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/pl/jakubweg/SponsorBlockUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/pl/jakubweg/SponsorBlockUtils.java
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ public abstract class SponsorBlockUtils {
     };
     private static final Runnable toastRunnable = () -> {
         Context context = appContext.get();
+        Log.d("cock", String.valueOf(context));
         if (context != null && messageToToast != null)
             Toast.makeText(context, messageToToast, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
     };
@@ -452,7 +453,8 @@ public abstract class SponsorBlockUtils {
             preference.setSummary(str("stats_username_change"));
             preference.setText(userName);
             preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference1, newUsername) -> {
-                Requester.setUsername((String) newUsername);
+                appContext = new WeakReference<>(context.getApplicationContext());
+                Requester.setUsername((String) newUsername, toastRunnable);
                 return false;
             });
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/pl/jakubweg/requests/Requester.java b/app/src/main/java/pl/jakubweg/requests/Requester.java
index b3ae0cd..acef509 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/pl/jakubweg/requests/Requester.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/pl/jakubweg/requests/Requester.java
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ public class Requester {
                 case 403:
                     SponsorBlockUtils.messageToToast = str("vote_failed_forbidden");
                     break;
-                case 429:
-                    SponsorBlockUtils.messageToToast = str("vote_failed_rate_limit");
-                    break;
                 default:
                     SponsorBlockUtils.messageToToast = str("vote_failed_unknown_error", responseCode, connection.getResponseMessage());
                     break;
@@ -170,9 +167,18 @@ public class Requester {
         }).start();
     }
 
-    public static void setUsername(String username) {
+    public static void setUsername(String username, Runnable toastRunnable) {
         try {
             HttpURLConnection connection = getConnectionFromRoute(Route.CHANGE_USERNAME, SponsorBlockSettings.uuid, username);
+            int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
+
+            if (responseCode == 200) {
+                SponsorBlockUtils.messageToToast = str("stats_username_changed");
+            }
+            else {
+                SponsorBlockUtils.messageToToast = str("stats_username_change_unknown_error", responseCode, connection.getResponseMessage());
+            }
+            new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post(toastRunnable);
             connection.disconnect();
         }
         catch (Exception ex) {
@@ -184,7 +190,6 @@ public class Requester {
         String url = SPONSORBLOCK_API_URL + route.compile(params).getCompiledRoute();
         HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
         connection.setRequestMethod(route.getMethod().name());
-        connection.getInputStream().close(); // this is required so it properly establishes the connection when not reading the InputStream in any of the routes
         return connection;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e561d0a..2e68d5e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -182,18 +182,22 @@
     <string name="skip_automatically">Skip automatically</string>
     <string name="skip_showbutton">Show a skip button</string>
     <string name="skip_ignore">Don\'t do anything</string>
+
     <string name="stats">Stats</string>
     <string name="stats_loading">Loading..</string>
     <string name="stats_sb_disabled">SponsorBlock is disabled</string>
-    <string name="stats_username">Your username: &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt;</string>
+    <string name="stats_username" formatted="false">Your username: &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt;</string>
     <string name="stats_username_change">Click to change your username</string>
-    <string name="stats_submissions">Submissions: &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt;</string>
-    <string name="stats_saved">You\'ve saved people from &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt; segments.</string>
-    <string name="stats_saved_sum">That\'s &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt; of their lives. Click to see the leaderboard</string>
-    <string name="stats_self_saved">You\'ve skipped &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt; segments.</string>
-    <string name="stats_self_saved_sum">That\'s &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt;.</string>
+    <string name="stats_username_change_unknown_error" formatted="false">Unable to change username: Status: %d %s</string>
+    <string name="stats_username_changed">Username changed successfully</string>
+    <string name="stats_submissions" formatted="false">Submissions: &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt;</string>
+    <string name="stats_saved" formatted="false">You\'ve saved people from &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt; segments.</string>
+    <string name="stats_saved_sum" formatted="false">That\'s &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt; of their lives. Click to see the leaderboard</string>
+    <string name="stats_self_saved" formatted="false">You\'ve skipped &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt; segments.</string>
+    <string name="stats_self_saved_sum" formatted="false">That\'s &lt;b&gt;%s&lt;/b&gt;.</string>
+
     <string name="about">About</string>
-    <string name="about_api">This app uses the API from Sponsor Block</string>
+    <string name="about_api">This app uses the API from SponsorBlock</string>
     <string name="about_api_sum">Tap to learn more, and see downloads for other platforms at: sponsor.ajay.app</string>
     <string name="about_madeby">Integration made by JakubWeg</string>
     <string name="tap_skip">Tap to skip</string>
@@ -206,7 +210,6 @@
     <string name="submit_started">Submitting segment…</string>
 
     <string name="vote_failed_unknown_error" formatted="false">Unable to vote for segment: Status: %d %s</string>
-    <string name="vote_failed_rate_limit">Can\'t vote for segment.\nRate Limited (Too many from the same user or IP)</string>
     <string name="vote_failed_forbidden">Can\'t vote for segment.\nA moderator has decided that this segment is correct</string>
     <string name="vote_succeeded">Voted successfully</string>
     <string name="vote_started">Voting for segment…</string>