diff --git a/gts/pokemondpds.ashx.cs b/gts/pokemondpds.ashx.cs
index 97b154a8..6721fcf0 100644
--- a/gts/pokemondpds.ashx.cs
+++ b/gts/pokemondpds.ashx.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ namespace PkmnFoundations.GTS
                     {
                         // No pokemon in the system
                         // what do here?
-                        ShowError(context, 400);
+                        ShowError(context, 403);
                         return;
                     }
                     else
@@ -502,11 +502,9 @@ namespace PkmnFoundations.GTS
                     AssertHelper.Assert(prevSession.Tag is GtsRecord4[]);
                     GtsRecord4[] tag = (GtsRecord4[])prevSession.Tag;
                     AssertHelper.Assert(tag.Length == 2);
-                    AssertHelper.Assert(tag[0] is GtsRecord4);
-                    AssertHelper.Assert(tag[0] is GtsRecord4);
 
-                    GtsRecord4 upload = (GtsRecord4)tag[0];
-                    GtsRecord4 result = (GtsRecord4)tag[1];
+                    GtsRecord4 upload = tag[0];
+                    GtsRecord4 result = tag[1];
 
                     if (Database.Instance.GtsTradePokemon4(upload, result, pid))
                         response.Write(new byte[] { 0x01, 0x00 }, 0, 2);
diff --git a/gts/syachi2ds.ashx.cs b/gts/syachi2ds.ashx.cs
index c2ef6f55..7b70ad70 100644
--- a/gts/syachi2ds.ashx.cs
+++ b/gts/syachi2ds.ashx.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace PkmnFoundations.GTS
                         // todo: we should probably repeat the previous record
                         // that was in here before delete.asp was called.
                         // That is... if we still had it. -__-;
-                        ShowError(context, 400);
+                        ShowError(context, 403);
                         return;
                     }
                     else
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ namespace PkmnFoundations.GTS
                     GtsRecord5[] tag = (GtsRecord5[])prevSession.Tag;
                     AssertHelper.Assert(tag.Length == 2);
 
-                    GtsRecord5 upload = (GtsRecord5)tag[0];
-                    GtsRecord5 result = (GtsRecord5)tag[1];
+                    GtsRecord5 upload = tag[0];
+                    GtsRecord5 result = tag[1];
 
                     if (Database.Instance.GtsTradePokemon5(upload, result, pid))
                         response.Write(new byte[] { 0x01, 0x00 }, 0, 2);