diff --git a/src/execution.ts b/src/execution.ts
index 434a76c..e55e9b5 100644
--- a/src/execution.ts
+++ b/src/execution.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,32 @@ async function getUserLimit(user: string | {id: string}, requestTimestamp: Date)
   return {limit: userLimits.limit, remaining: userLimits.limit - usedLimit};
 }
 
+/**
+ * Replies to a request
+ * @param request the request to reply to
+ * @param message the message
+ * @param replyOptions additional options if the request is a message
+ * @param interactionOptions additional options if the request is an interaction
+ * @returns Promise of the done action
+ */
+function requestReply(
+  request: request,
+  message: DiscordApi.MessageReplyOptions & DiscordApi.InteractionReplyOptions,
+  // TODO: add support for these below
+  replyOptions: DiscordApi.MessageReplyOptions = {},
+  interactionOptions: DiscordApi.InteractionReplyOptions = {},
+) {
+  if (request instanceof DiscordApi.Message) {
+    return request.reply(Object.assign(message, replyOptions));
+  }
+  else {
+    if (!request.deferred)
+      return request.reply(Object.assign(message, interactionOptions));
+    else
+      return request.editReply(Object.assign(message, interactionOptions));
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Check and queues up the request and runs it if there is nothing in queue.
  * @param request the message to check and queue
@@ -151,14 +177,10 @@ async function executeFromQueue(channel: string) {
     const answerContent = answer.data.choices[0].message?.content;
 
     if (answerContent != undefined || answerContent != "") {
-      const response = message.reply({
-        content: answerContent,
-        allowedMentions: {
-          repliedUser: false,
-        }
-      });
 
-      Moderation.checkMessage(await response);
+      const response = requestReply(message, {content: answerContent}, {allowedMentions: { repliedUser: false }});
+
+      response.then(rval => Moderation.checkMessage(rval));
     }
     else {
       if (message instanceof DiscordApi.Message) message.react("😶");
@@ -167,15 +189,17 @@ async function executeFromQueue(channel: string) {
     console.error(`Error ocurred while handling chat completion request (${(e as object).constructor.name}):`);
     console.error(e);
 
-    message.reply({
-      embeds: [{
-        color: 0xff0000,
-        description: "Something bad happened! :frowning:"
-      }],
-      allowedMentions: {
-        repliedUser: false,
-      }
-    });
+    requestReply(
+      message,
+      {
+        embeds: [{
+          color: 0xff0000,
+          description: "Something bad happened! :frowning:"
+        }],
+      },
+      {allowedMentions: { repliedUser: false } },
+      { ephemeral: true },
+    );
   }
 
   channelQueue.shift();