diff --git a/ovrstat.go b/ovrstat.go
index 60bf5e1..02692ad 100644
--- a/ovrstat.go
+++ b/ovrstat.go
@@ -5,19 +5,26 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 )
 
 type OvrStatApi struct {
 	Client *http.Client
-	URL string
+	URL *url.URL
 }
 
 func New(apiUrl string) *OvrStatApi {
-	return &OvrStatApi{Client: &http.Client{}, URL: apiUrl}
+	u, err := url.Parse(apiUrl)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &OvrStatApi{Client: &http.Client{}, URL: u}
 }
 
-func (s *OvrStatApi) Fetch(region, platform, battletag string) (*OverstatApiResponse, error) {
-	res, err := s.Client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/stats/%s/%s/%s", s.URL, region, platform, strings.Replace(battletag, "#", "-", -1)))
+func (s *OvrStatApi) Fetch(platform, region, battletag string) (*OverstatApiResponse, error) {
+	res, err := s.Client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/stats/%s/%s/%s", s.URL, platform, region, strings.Replace(battletag, "#", "-", -1)))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 1aa5f81..b55b8ea 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type HeroStat struct {
 	GamesWon int `json:"gamesWon"`
 	WinPercentage int `json:"winPercentage"`
 	WeaponAccuracy int `json:"weaponAccuracy"`
-	EliminationsPerLife int `json:"eliminationsPerLife"`
+	EliminationsPerLife float64 `json:"eliminationsPerLife"`
 	MultiKillBest int `json:"multiKillBest"`
 	ObjectiveKillsAvg float64 `json:"objectiveKillsAvg"`
 }
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