diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b890f16..ea9f7ad 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ if (!config.token) {
 
     client.on('interactionCreate', async i => {
         if (i instanceof CommandInteraction) {
+			await i.deferReply();
             switch (i.commandName) {
 				case "poll":
 					const rcp_polls = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('data/rcp_polls.json', "utf-8"));
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ if (!config.token) {
 					Object.keys(rcp_polls.approval.polls).forEach(poll => {
 						polls += `:red_circle: **${rcp_polls.approval.polls[poll].pollster}** - (**${rcp_polls.approval.polls[poll].date}**), ${rcp_polls.approval.polls[poll].sample}, **${rcp_polls.approval.polls[poll].approve}**% approve, **${rcp_polls.approval.polls[poll].disapprove}**% disapprove (spread: **${rcp_polls.approval.polls[poll].spread}**)\n`;
 					});
-					await i.reply(`Biden Approval Rating\n\n${polls}`);
+					await i.editReply(`Biden Approval Rating\n\n${polls}`);
 					break;
                 case "simulate":
 					var electionname = (i.options as CommandInteractionOptionResolver).getSubcommand();
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ if (!config.token) {
 						var color = (i.options as CommandInteractionOptionResolver).getString("with_color") || "#bfab22";
 						var odds = (i.options as CommandInteractionOptionResolver).getNumber("with_odds") || 0.33;
 						if (!/^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{3,6}$/.test(color)) {
-							await i.reply("Please provide a valid hex color code");
+							await i.editReply("Please provide a valid hex color code");
 							return;
 						}
 						if (election.candidates.some(c => c.party === party || c.name === newcandidate)) {
-							await i.reply("A candidate with that name or party already exists");
+							await i.editReply("A candidate with that name or party already exists");
 							return
 						}
 						election.candidates.push({
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ if (!config.token) {
 						}))
 						.setImage("attachment://election.png")
 						.setTimestamp();
-					await i.reply({embeds: [embed], files: [{attachment: result.png, name: "election.png"}]});
+					await i.editReply({embeds: [embed], files: [{attachment: result.png, name: "election.png"}]});
             }
         }
     });