diff --git a/internal/cache/cache.go b/internal/cache/cache.go
index 3668607..e53742c 100644
--- a/internal/cache/cache.go
+++ b/internal/cache/cache.go
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@ func (c *Cache) Create(query string, value uint) {
 	c.items.Store(query, value)
 }
 
-func (c *Cache) Exists(query string) (ok bool) {
-	_, ok = c.items.Load(query)
-	return
-}
-
-func (c *Cache) Get(query string) uint {
-	i, _ := c.items.Load(query)
-	return i.(uint)
+func (c *Cache) Get(query string) (uint, bool) {
+	i, ok := c.items.Load(query)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	return i.(uint), true
 }
 
 // Invalidate is only needed when a member leaves and the search query reaches
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/composer.go b/internal/ui/chat/composer.go
index 7888c18..89158f0 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/composer.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/composer.go
@@ -620,15 +620,15 @@ func channelHasUser(state *ningen.State, channelID discord.ChannelID, userID dis
 // It emits a follow-up suggestion message once results are loaded.
 func (c *composer) searchMember(gID discord.GuildID, name string) tview.Cmd {
 	key := gID.String() + " " + name
-	if c.cache.Exists(key) {
+	if _, ok := c.cache.Get(key); ok {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// If searching for "ab" returns less than SearchLimit,
 	// then "abc" would not return anything new because we already searched
 	// everything starting with "ab". This will still be true even if a new
 	// member joins because arikawa loads new members into the state.
-	if k := key[:len(key)-1]; c.cache.Exists(k) {
-		if count := c.cache.Get(k); count < c.chat.state.MemberState.SearchLimit {
+	if count, ok := c.cache.Get(key[:len(key)-1]); ok {
+		if count < c.chat.state.MemberState.SearchLimit {
 			c.cache.Create(key, count)
 			return nil
 		}