diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 38a9a33..2185970 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async message => {
     let formattedUserMessage = `${message.author.username} (${await getPronouns(message.author.id)}) on ${DateTime.now().setZone('utc').toLocaleString(DateTime.DATETIME_FULL)}: ${message.content}\n${imageDetails}`;
     if (message.reference) {
       await message.fetchReference().then(async (reply) => {
-        if (reply.author.id == "954288870244114473") {
+        if (reply.author.id == client.user.id) {
           formattedUserMessage = `> ${reply}\n${formattedUserMessage}`;
         } else {
           formattedUserMessage = `> ${reply.author.username}: ${reply}\n${formattedUserMessage}`;
@@ -142,7 +142,17 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async message => {
     }
 
     // Send AI response
-    message.reply({ content: `${response}`, failIfNotExists: false });
+    let no_longer_exists = false;
+    try {
+      await message.channel.messages.fetch(message.id);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn(e);
+      no_longer_exists = true;
+      message.reply({ content: `\`\`\`\n${message.author.username}: ${message.content}\n\`\`\`\n\n${response}`, failIfNotExists: false });
+    }
+    if (!no_longer_exists) {
+      message.reply({ content: `${response}`, failIfNotExists: false });
+    }
 
     // tts!
     if (message.member.voice.channel) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9015b6..3b1eae4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "spongegpt",
-  "version": "1.29.1",
+  "version": "1.29.4",
   "description": "custom AI chatbot for discord",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",