diff --git a/src/discord-commands.js b/src/discord-commands.js
index e1b7f62..3e4646a 100644
--- a/src/discord-commands.js
+++ b/src/discord-commands.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module.exports.newMessage = async function(message)
                 command.callback(message, args);
                 return;
             }
-            Discord.bot.createMessage(message.channel.id, 'The `administrator` privaledge is required to execute that command');
+            DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(message.channel.id, 'The `administrator` privaledge is required to execute that command');
             return;
         }
         command.callback(message, args);
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ async function InitializeGuild(message, args)
         Database.UpdateGuildLogChannel(guild.id, message.channel.id);
     }
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(message.channel.id, 'Server successfully initialized, the fallback events channel has been set to this channel, you can change this at any time with *setfallbackchannel');
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(message.channel.id, 'By using Logori 2.0, You agree to the private policy clearly outlined at https://logori.xyz/privatepolicy and it is your responsibility as guild administrators to inform members of data collection - as this is a logging bot');
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(message.channel.id, 'Server successfully initialized, the fallback events channel has been set to this channel, you can change this at any time with *setfallbackchannel');
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(message.channel.id, 'By using Logori 2.0, You agree to the private policy clearly outlined at https://logori.xyz/privatepolicy and it is your responsibility as guild administrators to inform members of data collection - as this is a logging bot');
 
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ async function SetPrefix(message, args)
 {
     if (!args[0])
     {
-        Discord.bot.createMessage(message.channel.id, 'You must provide a new prefix');
+        DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(message.channel.id, 'You must provide a new prefix');
         return;
     }
 
@@ -143,17 +143,17 @@ async function SetPrefix(message, args)
     // Update cache
     GuildsAndPrefixs[message.guildID] = NewPrefix;
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(message.channel.id, `New prefix for guild : \`${NewPrefix}\``)
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(message.channel.id, `New prefix for guild : \`${NewPrefix}\``);
 }
 
 async function SetLogChannel(message, args)
 {
     Database.UpdateGuildLogChannel(guild.id, message.channel.id);
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(message.channel.id, 'Logging fallback channel set to this channel');
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(message.channel.id, 'Logging fallback channel set to this channel');
 }
 
 async function MeCommand(message, args)
 {
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(message.channel.id, `All of your data can be accessed here: https://logori.xyz/api/v1/user/${message.author.id}`);
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(message.channel.id, `All of your data can be accessed here: https://logori.xyz/api/v1/user/${message.author.id}`);
 }
diff --git a/src/discord-events.js b/src/discord-events.js
index 15e3857..2b4792b 100644
--- a/src/discord-events.js
+++ b/src/discord-events.js
@@ -102,17 +102,19 @@ const INTEGRATION_DELETE = 82;
 
 // Handlers / Helpers
 
+// TODO: this should cache properly
 async function GetLogChannel(guildID)
 {
     // if there's aready a fallback channel - need to add a clause to update
     // this if the guild's log channel is changed during runtime which is likely
-    if (GuildsAndLogChannels[guildID] != -1) return GuildsAndLogChannels[guildID];
-    // if there's no log channel check if the database has been updated
-    if (GuildsAndLogChannels[guildID] == -1)
-    {
-        const guild = await Database.FetchGuild(guildID);
-        return guild == -1 ? -1 : guild.logchannel;
-    }
+    // if (GuildsAndLogChannels[guildID] != -1) return GuildsAndLogChannels[guildID];
+    // // if there's no log channel check if the database has been updated
+    // if (GuildsAndLogChannels[guildID] == -1)
+    // {
+    // }
+
+    const guild = await Database.FetchGuild(guildID);
+    return guild == -1 ? -1 : guild.logchannel;
 }
 
 function BuildObjDiff(before, after) {
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ async function ChannelCreate(channel)
         footer: { text: `ID: ${channel.id}` }
     });
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
 
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ async function ChannelDelete(channel)
         footer: { text: `ID: ${channel.id}` }
     });
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
 }
 
 async function ChannelPinUpdate(channel, timestamp, oldtimestamp)
@@ -272,13 +274,13 @@ async function ChannelPinUpdate(channel, timestamp, oldtimestamp)
                 { name: 'Author', value: LatestPin.author.mention, inline: true },
                 { name: 'Content', value: LatestPin.content ? LatestPin.content : "Blank Message", inline: false }
             ],
-            colour: '#42A832',
+            colour: ColourConvert('#42A832'),
             url: 'https://logori.xyz',
             timestamp: new Date(timestamp),
             footer: { text: `ID: ${LatestPin.id}` }
         });
     
-        Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
+        DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
     } else 
     {
         let embed = new DiscordEmbed({
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ async function ChannelPinUpdate(channel, timestamp, oldtimestamp)
             footer: { text: `ID: ${LatestPin.id}` }
         });
     
-        Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
+        DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
     }
 }
 
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ async function ChannelUpdate(channel, oldchannel)
             
             embed.field('Channel', channel.mention, true);
             
-            Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
+            DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
         }
 
         if (channel.permissionOverwrites != oldchannel.permissionOverwrites)
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ async function ChannelUpdate(channel, oldchannel)
                     footer: { text: `ID: ${channel.id}` }
                 });
 
-                Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
+                DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
                 return;
             }
             // Role overwrite removed
@@ -408,7 +410,7 @@ async function ChannelUpdate(channel, oldchannel)
                     footer: { text: `ID: ${channel.id}` }
                 });
 
-                Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
+                DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, {embed: embed.sendable});
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -420,7 +422,7 @@ async function ChannelUpdate(channel, oldchannel)
 
         }
 
-    } else if (Type == voice)
+    } else if (Type == 'Voice')
     {
 
     }
@@ -460,7 +462,7 @@ async function GuildBanAdd(guild, user)
     **Responsible Moderator**: ${Banner.mention}
     **Reason**: ${BanReason}`, false);
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
 }
 
 async function GuildBanRemove(guild, user)
@@ -493,7 +495,7 @@ async function GuildBanRemove(guild, user)
     embed.field('​', `**Name**: ${user.mention}
     **Responsible Moderator**: ${Banner.mention}`, false);
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
 }
 
 async function GuildEmojisUpdate(guild, emojis, oldemojis)
@@ -563,7 +565,7 @@ async function GuildMemberAdd(guild, member)
 
     // embed.field('​', `${member.mention} is ${AddOrdinalSuffix(DiscordHelpers.GetMemberJoinPos(member.id, guild))} to join`);
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
 }
 
 async function GuildMemberRemove(guild, member)
@@ -586,9 +588,10 @@ async function GuildMemberRemove(guild, member)
 
     embed.field('​', `**Member:** ${member.mention}`);
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
 }
 
+// FIXME: this is broken af lmao
 async function MessageDelete(message)
 {
     // Logger.debug(JSON.stringify(message, null, 4));
@@ -618,13 +621,12 @@ async function MessageDelete(message)
         **Responsible Moderator**: ${LastAuditEntry.user.mention}
         **Channel:** ${message.channel.mention}
         **Message Content:** ${DeletedMessage.content} `);
+
+        DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
     } catch (e)
     {
         Logger.warn('The stupid messagedelete function messed up again');
     }
-
-
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
 }
 
 async function MessageUpdate(message, oldmessage)
@@ -652,5 +654,5 @@ async function MessageUpdate(message, oldmessage)
     **Old Message:**: ${oldmessage.content}
     **New Message:**: ${message.content}`);
 
-    Discord.bot.createMessage(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
+    DiscordHelpers.SendMessageSafe(FallbackChannel, { embed: embed.sendable });
 }
diff --git a/src/discord-helpers.js b/src/discord-helpers.js
index 4eda7e4..c4207a0 100644
--- a/src/discord-helpers.js
+++ b/src/discord-helpers.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const Discord = require('./discord.js');
+const Logger = require('./logger.js');
 
 module.exports.IsMemberAdmin = (member) => member.permission.has('administrator') || member.id == process.env.BOT_OWNER;
 module.exports.GetGuildCatatory = (guild, catid) => guild.channels.find(c => c.id == catid);
@@ -12,4 +14,13 @@ module.exports.GetMemberJoinPos = (memberid, guild) =>
       if (arr[i].id == memberid) return i; // When you find the user, return it's position
     }
 }
-
+module.exports.SendMessageSafe = async (channelid, message) =>
+{
+    // TODO: make this an actual check instead of a guess
+    try {
+        Discord.bot.createMessage(channelid, message);
+    } catch (e)
+    {
+        Logger.warn(`Unable to send message in channel ${channelid}`);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/discord.js b/src/discord.js
index fc3148a..7e3436a 100644
--- a/src/discord.js
+++ b/src/discord.js
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ module.exports.setup = async function()
 
         this.bot.editStatus('online', {name: game, type: type});
 
+        // let array = await this.bot.getMessages('346104470901358595', 20)
+        // for (message of array)
+        // {
+        //     console.log(`${message.author.username}#${message.author.discriminator}: ${message.content}`);
+        // }
+
     });
 
     // settup events