diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index d0c8476..70b8789 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ relayLoop:
 					// beginhack
 					// here starts the biggest and ugliest hack of this codebase
 					if err := relay.Auth(ctx, func(authEvent *nostr.Event) error {
-						challengeTag := authEvent.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"challenge", ""})
-						if (*challengeTag)[1] == "" {
+						challengeTag := authEvent.Tags.Find("challenge")
+						if challengeTag[1] == "" {
 							return fmt.Errorf("auth not received yet *****")
 						}
 						return signer(ctx, nostr.RelayEvent{Event: authEvent, Relay: relay})
diff --git a/req.go b/req.go
index 3d3e799..854f1d7 100644
--- a/req.go
+++ b/req.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ example:
 						defer func() {
 							if err != nil {
 								log("auth to %s failed: %s\n",
-									(*authEvent.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"relay", ""}))[1],
+									authEvent.Tags.Find("relay")[1],
 									err,
 								)
 							}