diff --git a/store/fs/fs.go b/store/fs/fs.go
index 00fb073..c6af638 100644
--- a/store/fs/fs.go
+++ b/store/fs/fs.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (m *File) cleanup() {
 
 // load the data from the file system.
 func (m *File) load() error {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(m.cfg.Path); os.IsExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(m.cfg.Path); err == nil {
 		x := struct {
 			Rooms map[string]*room
 			Data  map[string][]byte
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (m *File) GetRoom(id string) (store.Room, error) {
 	out, ok := m.rooms[id]
 
 	if !ok {
-		return out.Room, store.ErrRoomNotFound
+		return store.Room{}, store.ErrRoomNotFound
 	}
 	return out.Room, nil
 }
diff --git a/store/mem/mem.go b/store/mem/mem.go
index fa1418c..df8cbf1 100644
--- a/store/mem/mem.go
+++ b/store/mem/mem.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (m *InMemory) GetRoom(id string) (store.Room, error) {
 	out, ok := m.rooms[id]
 
 	if !ok {
-		return out.Room, store.ErrRoomNotFound
+		return store.Room{}, store.ErrRoomNotFound
 	}
 	return out.Room, nil
 }