diff --git a/llamabot.js b/llamabot.js
index 8bfe977..97d7f84 100644
--- a/llamabot.js
+++ b/llamabot.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
 
     } catch (err) {
         console.error(err);
-        sendRand(errorMessages)
+        return sendRand(errorMessages)
     } finally {
         setPresenceOnline()
         setBusy(message.author.id, false);
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ async function generateResponse(conversation, message) {
 
             } catch (err) {
                 console.error(err);
-                sendRand(errorMessages);
+               return sendRand(errorMessages);
             }
         }
     }