diff --git a/play.py b/play.py
index 3ad231b..ef3f419 100644
--- a/play.py
+++ b/play.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def select_game():
         context, prompt = make_custom_story()
 
     else:
-        game = options["choice"]
+        game = options[choice]
         prompt = get_story_start(game)
         context = get_context(game)
 
diff --git a/story/custom_story.py b/story/custom_story.py
index 2c67d75..5ef25fc 100644
--- a/story/custom_story.py
+++ b/story/custom_story.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def make_custom_story():
     character = data["settings"][setting_key]["characters"][character_key]
 
     context = "You are " + name + ", a " + character_key + " " + setting_description + \
-              "You have a " + character["item1"] + " and a " + character["item2"] + "."
+              "You have a " + character["item1"] + " and a " + character["item2"] + ". "
     prompt_num = np.random.randint(0,len(character["prompts"]))
     prompt = character["prompts"][prompt_num]