diff --git a/backend-assemblyscript/step3-finished-app/assembly/model.ts b/backend-assemblyscript/step3-finished-app/assembly/model.ts
index bb3a8c1..ec14ab3 100644
--- a/backend-assemblyscript/step3-finished-app/assembly/model.ts
+++ b/backend-assemblyscript/step3-finished-app/assembly/model.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export function addMessage(message: string, username: string): void {
 
 export function getMessages(username: string | null): string {
     if (username) {
-
         let request =
             `SELECT json_group_array(
                 json_object('message', message, 'username', username)
diff --git a/backend-rust/step0-framework/run.sh b/backend-rust/step0-framework/run.sh
index b058bad..c10a4de 100755
--- a/backend-rust/step0-framework/run.sh
+++ b/backend-rust/step0-framework/run.sh
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ echo
 sleep 1 && (docker logs -f frun 2>&1 &) | grep -q initialized && sleep 1
 
 # Send our username to the application
-echo -e "Sending request..."
-echo "curl -s 'http://localhost:30000/apps/1/tx' --data $'sessionId/0\n'$USER --compressed"
+REQUEST="$USER"
+echo -e "Sending request: $REQUEST"
+echo "curl -s 'http://localhost:30000/apps/1/tx' --data $'sessionId/0\n'"$REQUEST" --compressed"
 echo
 
-RESPONSE=$(curl -s 'http://localhost:30000/apps/1/tx' --data $'sessionId/0\n'"$USER" --compressed | jq -r .result.data | base64 -D)
+RESPONSE=$(curl -s 'http://localhost:30000/apps/1/tx' --data $'sessionId/0\n'"$REQUEST" --compressed | jq -r .result.data | base64 -D)
 
 echo -e "$RESPONSE\n"