diff --git a/internal/gomastodonstats/mastodon.go b/internal/gomastodonstats/mastodon.go
index c7de9ea..0f193aa 100644
--- a/internal/gomastodonstats/mastodon.go
+++ b/internal/gomastodonstats/mastodon.go
@@ -8,41 +8,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mattn/go-mastodon"
 )
 
-func registerApp() (string, string, error) {
-	app, err := mastodon.RegisterApp(context.Background(), &mastodon.AppConfig{
-		Server:     fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", MASTODON_INSTANCE_URL),
-		ClientName: MASTODON_CLIENT_NAME,
-		Scopes:     "read write follow",
-		Website:    "https://github.com/mattn/go-mastodon",
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("client-id    : %s\n", app.ClientID)
-	fmt.Printf("client-secret: %s\n", app.ClientSecret)
-
-	return app.ClientID, app.ClientSecret, nil
-}
-
 func postToMastodon(metrics []metric) {
 	if MASTODON_INSTANCE_URL == "" {
 		log.Printf("Skipping posting to mastodon. Missing configuration")
 		return
 	}
 
-	clientId, clientSecret, err := registerApp()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Print(err)
-		return
-	}
-
 	c := mastodon.NewClient(&mastodon.Config{
 		Server:       fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", MASTODON_INSTANCE_URL),
-		ClientID:     clientId,
-		ClientSecret: clientSecret,
+		ClientID:     MASTODON_CLIENT_NAME,
+		ClientSecret: "random-secret-that-doesnt-really-matter-lol",
 	})
-	err = c.Authenticate(context.Background(), MASTODON_USERNAME, MASTODON_PASSWORD)
+
+	err := c.Authenticate(context.Background(), MASTODON_USERNAME, MASTODON_PASSWORD)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("Invalid mastodon credentials?")
 		log.Print(err)
@@ -57,11 +35,11 @@ func postToMastodon(metrics []metric) {
 	}
 	msg = msg + "\n\n" + "#Stats"
 
-	toot := mastodon.Toot{
+	toot := &mastodon.Toot{
 		Status: msg,
 	}
 
-	_, err = c.PostStatus(context.Background(), &toot)
+	_, err = c.PostStatus(context.Background(), toot)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Print(err)
 	}