diff --git a/play.py b/play.py
index 9fa59ba..7c88040 100644
--- a/play.py
+++ b/play.py
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ def play_aidungeon_2():
     story_manager = UnconstrainedStoryManager(generator)
     print("\n\n\n\n")
 
-    with open('opening.txt', 'r') as file:
-        starter = file.read()
-    print(starter)
-
     save_story = input("Help improve AIDungeon by enabling story saving? (Y/n) ")
     if save_story.lower() in ["no", "No", "n"]:
         upload_story = True
     else:
         upload_story = True
 
+    with open('opening.txt', 'r') as file:
+        starter = file.read()
+    print(starter)
+
     while True:
 
         print("\n\n")
diff --git a/story/story_manager.py b/story/story_manager.py
index aec8be1..e52612f 100644
--- a/story/story_manager.py
+++ b/story/story_manager.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Story():
         self.seed = seed
         self.choices = []
         self.possible_action_results = None
-        self.uuid = uuid.uuid1()
+        self.uuid = str(uuid.uuid1())
 
         if game_state is None:
             game_state = dict()