diff --git a/coin.rb b/coin.rb
index 5f0fd83..60b40c5 100644
--- a/coin.rb
+++ b/coin.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def load_scoreboard()
   YAML::load_file(SCOREBOARD) || {}
 end
 
-def get_coin_count(scoreboard, user)
+def get_coin_count(user)
+  scoreboard = load_scoreboard()
   scoreboard[user] || 0
 end
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ bot.message(content: 'GET COIN' ) do |event|
 
     coin_state_active = false
 
-    coins = get_coin_count(scoreboard, event.author.id)
+    coins = get_coin_count(event.author.id)
     event.respond "Nice catch, #{event.author.display_name}! You have #{plural('coin', coins)} now!"
   else
     event.respond "No coins for you, #{event.author.display_name}!"
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ bot.message(content: 'GET COIN' ) do |event|
 end
 
 bot.message(with_text: '/coins') do |event|
-  coins = get_coin_count(load_scoreboard(), event.author.id)
+  coins = get_coin_count(event.author.id)
   event.respond "#{event.author.display_name}, you have #{plural('coin', coins)}!"
 end