diff --git a/server/apply_executor.go b/server/apply_executor.go
index 24a8a5fb4..c7ea5404b 100644
--- a/server/apply_executor.go
+++ b/server/apply_executor.go
@@ -316,3 +316,16 @@ func (a *ApplyExecutor) worstResult(results []PathResult) string {
 	}
 	return worst
 }
+
+type ExecutionPath struct {
+	// Absolute is the full path on the OS where we will execute.
+	// Will never end with a '/'.
+	Absolute string
+	// Relative is the path relative to the repo root.
+	// Will never end with a '/'.
+	Relative string
+}
+
+func NewExecutionPath(absolutePath string, relativePath string) ExecutionPath {
+	return ExecutionPath{filepath.Clean(absolutePath), filepath.Clean(relativePath)}
+}
diff --git a/server/plan_executor.go b/server/plan_executor.go
index ba85c32dd..a4f40f25c 100644
--- a/server/plan_executor.go
+++ b/server/plan_executor.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// PlanExecutor handles everything related to running the Terraform plan including integration with S3, Terraform, and Github
+// PlanExecutor handles everything related to running the Terraform plan including integration with S3, Terraform, and GitHub
 type PlanExecutor struct {
 	github                *GithubClient
 	awsConfig             *AWSConfig
diff --git a/server/request_parser.go b/server/request_parser.go
index 905cc9159..df9d24117 100644
--- a/server/request_parser.go
+++ b/server/request_parser.go
@@ -24,25 +24,20 @@ type Command struct {
 	commandType CommandType
 }
 
-func (r *RequestParser) determineCommand(comment *github.IssueCommentEvent) (*Command, error) {
+func (r *RequestParser) DetermineCommand(comment *github.IssueCommentEvent) (*Command, error) {
 	// for legacy, also support "run" instead of atlantis
 	atlantisCommentRegex := `^(?:run|atlantis) (plan|apply|help)([[:blank:]])?([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)?\s*(--verbose)?$`
 	runPlanMatcher := regexp.MustCompile(atlantisCommentRegex)
 
-	commentComment := comment.Comment
-	if commentComment == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("key 'comment.comment' is null")
-	}
-
-	commentBody := commentComment.Body
-	if commentBody == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("key 'comment.comment.body' is null")
+	commentBody := comment.Comment.GetBody()
+	if commentBody == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("comment.body is null")
 	}
 
 	// extract the command and environment. ex. for "atlantis plan staging", the command is "plan", and the environment is "staging"
-	match := runPlanMatcher.FindStringSubmatch(*commentBody)
+	match := runPlanMatcher.FindStringSubmatch(commentBody)
 	if len(match) < 5 {
-		var truncated = *commentBody
+		var truncated = commentBody
 		if len(truncated) > 30 {
 			truncated = truncated[0:30] + "..."
 		}
@@ -67,87 +62,86 @@ func (r *RequestParser) determineCommand(comment *github.IssueCommentEvent) (*Co
 	return command, nil
 }
 
-func (r *RequestParser) extractCommentData(comment *github.IssueCommentEvent, ctx *CommandContext) error {
-	repoFullName := comment.Repo.FullName
-	if repoFullName == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'comment.repo.full_name' is null")
+func (r *RequestParser) ExtractCommentData(comment *github.IssueCommentEvent, ctx *CommandContext) error {
+	repoFullName := comment.Repo.GetFullName()
+	if repoFullName == "" {
+		return errors.New("repository.full_name is null")
 	}
-	repoOwner := comment.Repo.Owner.Login
-	if repoOwner == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'comment.repo.owner.login' is null")
+	repoOwner := comment.Repo.Owner.GetLogin()
+	if repoOwner == "" {
+		return errors.New("repository.owner.login is null")
 	}
-	repoName := comment.Repo.Name
-	if repoName == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'comment.repo.name' is null")
+	repoName := comment.Repo.GetName()
+	if repoName == "" {
+		return errors.New("repository.name is null")
 	}
-	pullNum := comment.Issue.Number
-	if pullNum == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'comment.issue.number' is null")
+	repoSSHURL := comment.Repo.GetSSHURL()
+	if repoSSHURL == "" {
+		return errors.New("comment.repository.ssh_url is null")
 	}
-	pullCreator := comment.Issue.User.Login
-	if pullCreator == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'comment.issue.user.login' is null")
+	pullNum := comment.Issue.GetNumber()
+	if pullNum == 0 {
+		return errors.New("issue.number' is null")
 	}
-	commentorUsername := comment.Comment.User.Login
-	if commentorUsername == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'comment.comment.user.login' is null")
+	pullCreator := comment.Issue.User.GetLogin()
+	if pullCreator == "" {
+		return errors.New("issue.user.login' is null")
 	}
-	repoSSHURL := comment.Repo.SSHURL
-	if repoSSHURL == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'comment.repo.sshurl' is null")
+	commentorUsername := comment.Comment.User.GetLogin()
+	if commentorUsername == "" {
+		return errors.New("comment.user.login is null")
 	}
-	htmlURL := comment.Issue.HTMLURL
-	if htmlURL == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'comment.issue.htmlUrl' is null")
+	htmlURL := comment.Issue.GetHTMLURL()
+	if htmlURL == "" {
+		return errors.New("comment.issue.html_url is null")
 	}
 	ctx.Repo = models.Repo{
-		FullName: *repoFullName,
-		Owner:    *repoOwner,
-		Name:     *repoName,
-		SSHURL:   *repoSSHURL,
+		FullName: repoFullName,
+		Owner:    repoOwner,
+		Name:     repoName,
+		SSHURL:   repoSSHURL,
 	}
 	ctx.User = models.User{
-		Username: *commentorUsername,
+		Username: commentorUsername,
 	}
 	ctx.Pull = models.PullRequest{
-		Num: *pullNum,
+		Num: pullNum,
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *RequestParser) extractPullData(pull *github.PullRequest, params *CommandContext) error {
-	commit := pull.Head.SHA
-	if commit == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'pull.head.sha' is null")
+func (r *RequestParser) ExtractPullData(pull *github.PullRequest, params *CommandContext) error {
+	commit := pull.Head.GetSHA()
+	if commit == "" {
+		return errors.New("head.sha is null")
 	}
-	base := pull.Base.SHA
-	if base == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'pull.base.sha' is null")
+	base := pull.Base.GetSHA()
+	if base == "" {
+		return errors.New("base.sha is null")
 	}
-	pullLink := pull.HTMLURL
-	if pullLink == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'pull.html_url' is null")
+	pullLink := pull.GetHTMLURL()
+	if pullLink == "" {
+		return errors.New("html_url is null")
 	}
-	branch := pull.Head.Ref
-	if branch == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'pull.head.ref' is null")
+	branch := pull.Head.GetRef()
+	if branch == "" {
+		return errors.New("head.ref is null")
 	}
-	authorUsername := pull.User.Login
-	if authorUsername == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'pull.user.login' is null")
+	authorUsername := pull.User.GetLogin()
+	if authorUsername == "" {
+		return errors.New("user.login is null")
 	}
-	num := pull.Number
-	if num == nil {
-		return errors.New("key 'pull.num' is null")
+	num := pull.GetNumber()
+	if num == 0 {
+		return errors.New("number is null")
 	}
 	params.Pull = models.PullRequest{
-		BaseCommit: *base,
-		Author:     *authorUsername,
-		Branch:     *branch,
-		HeadCommit: *commit,
-		Link:       *pullLink,
-		Num:        *num,
+		BaseCommit: base,
+		Author:     authorUsername,
+		Branch:     branch,
+		HeadCommit: commit,
+		Link:       pullLink,
+		Num:        num,
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 42f0ca8c0..67ac180aa 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const (
 	LockingDynamoDBBackend = "dynamodb"
 )
 
-// Server listens for Github webhooks and runs the necessary Atlantis command
+// Server listens for GitHub events and runs the necessary Atlantis command
 type Server struct {
 	router           *mux.Router
 	port             int
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	LockingDynamoDBTable string `mapstructure:"locking-dynamodb-table"`
 }
 
-// todo: rename to Command
 type CommandContext struct {
 	Repo    models.Repo
 	Pull    models.PullRequest
@@ -95,18 +94,6 @@ type PathResult struct {
 	Result Templater
 }
 
-type ExecutionPath struct {
-	// Absolute is the full path on the OS where we will execute.
-	// Will never end with a '/'.
-	Absolute string
-	// Relative is the path relative to the repo root.
-	// Will never end with a '/'.
-	Relative string
-}
-
-func NewExecutionPath(absolutePath string, relativePath string) ExecutionPath {
-	return ExecutionPath{filepath.Clean(absolutePath), filepath.Clean(relativePath)}
-}
 
 type Templater interface {
 	Template() *CompiledTemplate
@@ -320,7 +307,7 @@ func (s *Server) handlePullClosedEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, pullEvent github.P
 func (s *Server) handleCommentCreatedEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, comment github.IssueCommentEvent, githubReqID string) {
 	// determine if the comment matches a plan or apply command
 	ctx := &CommandContext{}
-	command, err := s.requestParser.determineCommand(&comment)
+	command, err := s.requestParser.DetermineCommand(&comment)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.logger.Debug("Ignoring request: %v %s", err, githubReqID)
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Ignoring")
@@ -328,7 +315,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleCommentCreatedEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, comment github
 	}
 	ctx.Command = command
 
-	if err = s.requestParser.extractCommentData(&comment, ctx); err != nil {
+	if err = s.requestParser.ExtractCommentData(&comment, ctx); err != nil {
 		s.logger.Err("Failed parsing event: %v %s", err, githubReqID)
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Ignoring")
 		return
@@ -350,7 +337,7 @@ func (s *Server) executeCommand(ctx *CommandContext) {
 		ctx.Log.Err("pull request data api call failed: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	if err := s.requestParser.extractPullData(pull, ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := s.requestParser.ExtractPullData(pull, ctx); err != nil {
 		ctx.Log.Err("failed to extract required fields from comment data: %v", err)
 		return
 	}