diff --git a/src/commands/moderation/bulkunban.ts b/src/commands/moderation/bulkunban.ts
index 650600c..c642eed 100644
--- a/src/commands/moderation/bulkunban.ts
+++ b/src/commands/moderation/bulkunban.ts
@@ -35,16 +35,22 @@ const BulkUnban: Command = {
       const unbans = bans.filter((ban) => ban.reason && ban.reason.toLowerCase().includes(reasonOption.toLowerCase()));
       logger.info(`Matching bans found: ${unbans.size}`); // <-- Log matched bans
 
+      await interaction.reply(`Starting to unban ${unbans.size} users. This might take a while...`);
+
       for (const ban of unbans.values()) {
         logger.info(`Attempting to unban: ${ban.user.tag} - Reason: ${ban.reason}`); // <-- Log each user being unbanned
         await interaction.guild.bans.remove(ban.user, `Used /bulkunban for reason: ${reasonOption}`);
         amount++;
       }
 
-      await interaction.reply(`Successfully unbanned ${amount} users.`);
+      await interaction.followUp(`Successfully unbanned ${amount} users.`);
     } catch (e) {
-      await interaction.reply('An error occurred while processing the unbans.');
       logger.error(e);
+      if (interaction.replied || interaction.deferred) {
+        await interaction.followUp('An error occurred while processing the unbans.');
+      } else {
+        await interaction.reply('An error occurred while processing the unbans.');
+      }
     }
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/events/onMemberJoin.ts b/src/events/onMemberJoin.ts
index 6bb2f7a..6623108 100644
--- a/src/events/onMemberJoin.ts
+++ b/src/events/onMemberJoin.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const onMemberJoin = async (member: GuildMember) => {
   const channel = member.guild.channels.cache.get(member_activity_channel) as TextChannel;
   if (!channel) return;
 
-  const welcomeMessage = `Welcome <@${member.id}> to the server!`;
+  const welcomeMessage = `Welcome ${member.id} to the server!`;
   channel.send(welcomeMessage);
 
   const roleId = '842455998266605610'; // Overextended Member RoleID