diff --git a/llamabot.js b/llamabot.js
index 5a7d7d4..5b5d270 100644
--- a/llamabot.js
+++ b/llamabot.js
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@ const channelID2 = '1094628334727614605'; // Replace with your channel ID
 
 const conversations = new Map();
 
+function setBusy(userId, isBusy) {
+    if (conversations.has(userId)) {
+      conversations.get(userId).busy = isBusy;
+    } else {
+      conversations.set(userId, { busy: isBusy });
+    }
+  }
+  
+  function isAnyConversationBusy() {
+    for (const conversation of conversations.values()) {
+      if (conversation.busy) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  
+
 client.once('ready', () => {
     console.log('Bot is ready.');
     client.user.setPresence({
@@ -47,12 +65,13 @@ client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
     }
     if (message.author.bot) return; // Ignore messages from bots
 
-    if (conversations.get(message.author.id)?.busy) {
+    if (isAnyConversationBusy()) {
         message.delete()
         const busyResponse = busyResponses[Math.floor(Math.random() * busyResponses.length)];
         await message.author.send(busyResponse); // give a notification of reset using a human like response.
         return;
-    }
+      }
+    
 
     const userID = message.author.id;
     let conversation = conversations.get(userID) || {
@@ -100,7 +119,7 @@ client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
     });
 
     try {
-        conversation.busy = true;
+        setBusy(message.author.id, true);
 
         const response = await generateResponse(conversation);
 
@@ -113,7 +132,7 @@ client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
         if (response && response.trim()) {
             // Send response to user if it's not empty
             await message.channel.send(response);
-            conversation.busy = false;
+            setBusy(message.author.id, false);
         } else {
             // Handle empty response here
             const randomResponse = emptyResponses[Math.floor(Math.random() * emptyResponses.length)];
@@ -129,8 +148,8 @@ client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
         console.error(err);
         const errorMessage = errorMessages[Math.floor(Math.random() * errorMessages.length)];
         await message.channel.send(errorMessage); // give a notification of reset using a human like response.  } finally {
-        conversation.busy = false;
-    }
+            setBusy(message.author.id, false);
+        }
 });
 
 async function generateResponse(conversation) {