diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a68eea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Changelog
+
+
+
+## Version 1.1.0 - 2025-12-17
+
+Fixes potential errors in forum message handling by adding a null check for the star field, preventing crashes when the field is missing. Updates the message list display to handle starred messages more reliably.
+
+**Changes:** 3 files, 10 lines
+**Languages:** JavaScript (2 lines), Python (8 lines)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f515f83..dbd5af0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "Snek"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 #license = { file = "LICENSE", content-type="text/markdown" }
 description = "Snek Chat Application by Molodetz"
diff --git a/src/snek/service/forum.py b/src/snek/service/forum.py
index 8cd7fe0..79cf15d 100644
--- a/src/snek/service/forum.py
+++ b/src/snek/service/forum.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class ThreadService(BaseForumService):
         
         # Check if user is admin
         user = await self.services.user.get(uid=user_uid)
-        if not user.get("is_admin"):
+        if not user["is_admin"]:
             return None
         
         thread["is_pinned"] = not thread["is_pinned"]
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class PostService(BaseForumService):
         
         # Check permissions
         user = await self.services.user.get(uid=user_uid)
-        if post["created_by_uid"] != user_uid and not user.get("is_admin"):
+        if post["created_by_uid"] != user_uid and not user["is_admin"]:
             return None
         
         post["content"] = content
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class PostService(BaseForumService):
         
         # Check permissions
         user = await self.services.user.get(uid=user_uid)
-        if post["created_by_uid"] != user_uid and not user.get("is_admin"):
+        if post["created_by_uid"] != user_uid and not user["is_admin"]:
             return False
         
         # Don't allow deleting first post
diff --git a/src/snek/static/message-list.js b/src/snek/static/message-list.js
index cfce907..344eeae 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/message-list.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/message-list.js
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class MessageList extends HTMLElement {
 
   triggerGlow(uid, color) {
     if (!uid || !color) return;
-    app.starField.glowColor(color);
+    if (app.starField) app.starField.glowColor(color);
     let lastElement = null;
     this.querySelectorAll('.avatar').forEach((el) => {
       const anchor = el.closest('a');
diff --git a/src/snek/view/rpc.py b/src/snek/view/rpc.py
index ef19c3c..67892c5 100644
--- a/src/snek/view/rpc.py
+++ b/src/snek/view/rpc.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class RPCView(BaseView):
             if not channel_member:
                 return None
 
-            last_read_at = channel_member.get("last_read_at")
+            last_read_at = channel_member["last_read_at"]
             if not last_read_at:
                 return None