diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 6e281d5..bebd506 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ func (client *Client) handleEvent(event *Event) {
 				message += " :" + event.Text
 			}
 
-			client.Send(message + "")
+			client.Send(message)
 		}
 
 	// Client Registration
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ func (client *Client) handleEvent(event *Event) {
 			client.Sendf("JOIN %s", strings.Join(channels, ","))
 
 			client.EmitNonBlocking(rejoinEvent)
+			client.EmitNonBlocking(NewEvent("hook", "ready"))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index dbcad75..1429238 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	SkipSSLVerification bool `json:"skipSslVerification"`
 
 	// The Password used upon connection. This is not your NickServ/SASL password!
-	Password string
+	Password string `json:"password"`
 
 	// The rate (lines per second) to send with Client.SendQueued. Default is 2, which is how
 	// clients that don't excess flood does it.
-	SendRate int
+	SendRate int `json:"sendRate"`
 }
 
 // WithDefaults returns the config with the default values