diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 5c330f9..eb86375 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import json
 import httpx
 import asyncio
 
+# Some useful variables
+PEEHAITCHPEA_ENDPOINT = "http://localhost:9000/api.php?cmd=getselectedmessage"
+PYTHAGORAS_PORT = 9000
+
 # Configure logging
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ async def fetch_selected_message():
     """
     try:
         async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-            response = await client.get("http://localhost:9000/api.php?cmd=getselectedmessage")
+            response = await client.get(PEEHAITCHPEA_ENDPOINT)
             if response.status_code == 200:
                 message = response.text.strip()
                 if message:
@@ -160,4 +164,4 @@ async def startup_event():
 
 # Main function and app entry point
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    uvicorn.run("main:app", host="0.0.0.0", port=8000, reload=True)
+    uvicorn.run("main:app", host="0.0.0.0", port=PYTHAGORAS_PORT, reload=True)