diff --git a/basic256.js b/basic256.js
index 9c7eb2f..ebc950c 100644
--- a/basic256.js
+++ b/basic256.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var constant_time_compare = function (val1, val2) {
 module.exports = {
 
     "encrypt": function (plain_text) {
-        if (!plain_text || typeof(plain_text) !== "string") return Promise.reject("Plain text not found.");
+        if (!plain_text || typeof(plain_text) !== "string") return Promise.reject("Plain text was not found.");
 
         var IV = Buffer.from(randomValueHex(16)); // ensure that the IV (initialization vector) is random
         var encryptor, cipher_text, hmac;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     "decrypt": function (cipher_text) {
-        if (!cipher_text || typeof(cipher_text) !== "string" || !cipher_text.match("$")) return Promise.reject("A valid cipher text not found.");
+        if (!cipher_text || typeof(cipher_text) !== "string" || !cipher_text.match(/\$/g)) return Promise.reject("A valid cipher text was not found.");
 
         var cipher_blob = cipher_text.split("$");
         var ct = cipher_blob[0];