diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index c4c74c2..e393ee2 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ client.on(Events.ClientReady, async () => {
 
 client.on(Events.MessageCreate, async (message) => {
     if (message.author.bot) return;
-    if (!message.reference) return;
     if (message.content.startsWith("!strikecmd")){
         const thing = message.content.split(" ")
         if (thing.length == 1){
@@ -114,6 +113,7 @@ client.on(Events.MessageCreate, async (message) => {
             await (await client.channels.fetch(config.publiclog) as DMChannel).send("user " + memberId.user.globalName + "got a new strike by " + message.author.globalName);
         }
     }
+    if (!message.reference) return;
     if (message.content !== "!strike") return;
     await strike(message)
 })