diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1ca2d7d..c78cbf3 100755
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@ fn embed(ctx: &mut Context, message: &Message, args: Args) -> CommandResult {
 
     #[derive(Deserialize)]
     struct EmbedProperties {
-        author: Option<(String, Option<String>)>,
+        author: Option<(String, String)>,
         colour: String,
         description: Option<String>,
         fields: Option<Vec<(String, String, bool)>>,
-        footer: Option<(String, Option<String>)>,
+        footer: Option<(String, String)>,
         image: Option<String>,
         timestamp: Option<String>,
         title: Option<String>,
@@ -194,11 +194,9 @@ fn embed(ctx: &mut Context, message: &Message, args: Args) -> CommandResult {
             if input_embed.author != None {
                 let auth = input_embed.author.unwrap();
                 e.author(|a| {
-                    //assumin first array element is name and second is icon url
+                    //assuming first array element is name and second is icon url
                     a.name(auth.0);
-                    if auth.1 != None {
-                        a.icon_url(auth.1.unwrap());
-                    }
+                    a.icon_url(auth.1);
 
                     a
                 });
@@ -222,10 +220,9 @@ fn embed(ctx: &mut Context, message: &Message, args: Args) -> CommandResult {
             if input_embed.footer != None {
                 let foot = input_embed.footer.unwrap();
                 e.footer(|f| {
+                    //assuming first array element is name and second is icon url
                     f.text(foot.0);
-                    if foot.1 != None {
-                        f.icon_url(foot.1.unwrap());
-                    }
+                    f.icon_url(foot.1);
 
                     f
                 });