diff --git a/src/subsonic.ts b/src/subsonic.ts
index 9783aee..926f491 100644
--- a/src/subsonic.ts
+++ b/src/subsonic.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { option as O } from "fp-ts";
+import { option as O, taskEither as TE } from "fp-ts";
 import * as A from "fp-ts/Array";
 import { ordString } from "fp-ts/lib/Ord";
 import { pipe } from "fp-ts/lib/function";
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   Encoding,
   albumToAlbumSummary,
   TrackSummary,
+  AuthFailure
 } from "./music_library";
 import sharp from "sharp";
 import _ from "underscore";
@@ -531,10 +532,9 @@ export class Subsonic {
         } else return response;
       });
 
-  // todo: make private
   // todo: should I put a catch in here and force a subsonic fail status?
   // or there is a catch above, that then throws, perhaps can go in there?
-  getJSON = async <T>(
+  private getJSON = async <T>(
     { username, password }: Credentials,
     path: string,
     q: {} = {}
@@ -547,6 +547,17 @@ export class Subsonic {
         else return json as unknown as T;
       });
 
+  ping = (credentials: Credentials): TE.TaskEither<AuthFailure, { authenticated: Boolean, type: string}> => 
+    TE.tryCatch(
+      () => this.getJSON<PingResponse>(credentials, "/rest/ping.view")
+      .then(it => ({
+        authenticated: it.status == "ok",
+        type: it.type
+      })),
+      (e) => new AuthFailure(e as string)
+    )
+    
+
   getArtists = (
     credentials: Credentials
   ): Promise<(IdName & { albumCount: number; image: BUrn | undefined })[]> =>
@@ -861,5 +872,19 @@ export class Subsonic {
       .then((it) => 
         (it.topSongs.song || []).map(it => asTrackSummary(it, this.customPlayers))
       );
-  
-}
+
+  getInternetRadioStations = (credentials: Credentials) =>
+    this.getJSON<GetInternetRadioStationsResponse>(
+      credentials,
+      "/rest/getInternetRadioStations"
+    )
+    .then((it) => it.internetRadioStations.internetRadioStation || [])
+    .then((stations) =>
+      stations.map((it) => ({
+        id: it.id,
+        name: it.name,
+        url: it.streamUrl,
+        homePage: it.homePageUrl,
+      }))
+    ); 
+};
diff --git a/src/subsonic_music_library.ts b/src/subsonic_music_library.ts
index ae59d30..5010d6c 100644
--- a/src/subsonic_music_library.ts
+++ b/src/subsonic_music_library.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ import {
 import {
   Subsonic,
   CustomPlayers,
-  PingResponse,
   NO_CUSTOM_PLAYERS,
   asToken,
   parseToken,
   artistImageURN,
-  GetInternetRadioStationsResponse,
   asYear,
   isValidImage
 } from "./subsonic";
@@ -48,39 +46,23 @@ export class SubsonicMusicService implements MusicService {
 
   generateToken = (
     credentials: Credentials
-  ): TE.TaskEither<AuthFailure, AuthSuccess> => {
-    const x: TE.TaskEither<AuthFailure, PingResponse> = TE.tryCatch(
-      () =>
-        this.subsonic.getJSON<PingResponse>(
-          _.pick(credentials, "username", "password"),
-          "/rest/ping.view"
-        ),
-      (e) => new AuthFailure(e as string)
-    );
-    return pipe(
-      x,
-      TE.flatMap(({ type }) =>
-        pipe(
-          TE.tryCatch(
-            () => this.libraryFor({ ...credentials, type }),
-            () => new AuthFailure("Failed to get library")
-          ),
-          TE.map((library) => ({ type, library }))
-        )
-      ),
-      TE.flatMap(({ library, type }) =>
-        pipe(
-          library.bearerToken(credentials),
-          TE.map((bearer) => ({ bearer, type }))
-        )
-      ),
-      TE.map(({ bearer, type }) => ({
+  ): TE.TaskEither<AuthFailure, AuthSuccess> => 
+    pipe(
+      this.subsonic.ping(credentials),
+      TE.flatMap(({ type }) => TE.tryCatch(
+        () => this.libraryFor({ ...credentials, type }).then(library => ({ type, library })),
+        () => new AuthFailure("Failed to get library")
+      )),
+      TE.flatMap(({ library, type }) => pipe(
+        library.bearerToken(credentials),
+        TE.map(bearer => ({ bearer, type }))
+      )),
+      TE.map(({ bearer, type}) => ({
         serviceToken: asToken({ ...credentials, bearer, type }),
         userId: credentials.username,
         nickname: credentials.username,
       }))
     );
-  };
 
   refreshToken = (serviceToken: string) =>
     this.generateToken(parseToken(serviceToken));
@@ -310,20 +292,7 @@ export class SubsonicMusicLibrary implements MusicLibrary {
       );
 
   radioStations = async () =>
-    this.subsonic
-      .getJSON<GetInternetRadioStationsResponse>(
-        this.credentials,
-        "/rest/getInternetRadioStations"
-      )
-      .then((it) => it.internetRadioStations.internetRadioStation || [])
-      .then((stations) =>
-        stations.map((it) => ({
-          id: it.id,
-          name: it.name,
-          url: it.streamUrl,
-          homePage: it.homePageUrl,
-        }))
-      );
+    this.subsonic.getInternetRadioStations(this.credentials);
 
   radioStation = async (id: string) =>
     this.radioStations().then((it) => it.find((station) => station.id === id)!);