diff --git a/src/scripts/python/util/pointer.py b/src/scripts/python/util/pointer.py
index 0947943..fe4a0e7 100644
--- a/src/scripts/python/util/pointer.py
+++ b/src/scripts/python/util/pointer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import x as xutil
-import re
+import util.x as xutil
 from enum import Enum
 
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ class Pointer(XInput):
         super().__init__(name, id, state)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return f"<Pointer: {self.name}-{self.id}-{self.state}"
+        return f"<Pointer: {self.name}-{self.id}-{self.state}>"
 
     @property
     def slave(self):
diff --git a/src/scripts/python/util/x.py b/src/scripts/python/util/x.py
index 358e0e2..aa55a01 100644
--- a/src/scripts/python/util/x.py
+++ b/src/scripts/python/util/x.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def create_master(name: str = "touch"):
     Args:
         name (str, optional): name of the master. Defaults to 'touch'.
     """
-    completed = subprocess.run(["xinput create-master", name])
+    completed = subprocess.run(["xinput", "create-master", name])
 
     return completed.returncode
 
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ def get_xi_id_by_name(name):
         name (str): name of the device
     """
     completed = subprocess.run(
-        ["xinput list --id-only", name], capture_output=True
+        ["xinput", "list", "--id-only", name], capture_output=True
     )
 
     if completed.returncode == 1:
-        return -1
+        return None
     else:
-        int(completed.stdout.decode(ENCODING))
+        return int(completed.stdout.decode(ENCODING))
 
 
 def map_to_output(output, device_id):