diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 85cda64..5260e11 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async (message) => {
   if (message.channel.type != ChannelType.GuildText) return;
   if (message.content == "die") process.exit(1);
 
+
   // "adapted" from https://github.com/ryanccn/blahaj/blob/main/src/chat.ts
 
   await message.channel.sendTyping();
@@ -51,11 +52,18 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async (message) => {
       message.channel.sendTyping();
   }, 5000);
 
+  const recieved = Date.now();
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(), 1500));
+
   try {
     const msgs = await message.channel.messages.fetch({
       after: SnowflakeUtil.generate({
         timestamp: Date.now() - 5 * 60 * 1000,
       }).toString(),
+      before: SnowflakeUtil.generate({
+        timestamp: recieved + 500,
+      }).toString(),
     });
 
     const context = [
@@ -94,10 +102,17 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async (message) => {
       .then(({ data }) => !data.results[0].flagged);
 
     if (isAppropriate) {
-      await message.channel.send({
-        content: responseMessage.content,
-        allowedMentions: { parse: ["users"] },
-      });
+      try {
+        await message.reply({
+            content: responseMessage.content,
+            allowedMentions: { parse: ["users"] },
+        });
+      } catch {
+        await message.channel.send({
+            content: responseMessage.content,
+            allowedMentions: { parse: ["users"] },
+        });
+      }
     } else {
       await message.channel.send({
         embeds: [