diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index e393ee2..bf7ff1e 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,14 @@ async function strike(message: OmitPartialGroupDMChannel<Message<boolean>>) {
     try {
         result = addOrUpdate(repliedmessage.author.id, message.author.id)
     } catch (e) {
-        message.reply('user SHOULD be already banned,,, idk lmao');
+        message.reply('user should have been already banned. force redoing the ban.');
+        await repliedmember.ban({reason: "ban by strike"});
+        await (await client.channels.fetch(config.publiclog) as DMChannel).send("user " + repliedmember.user.globalName + "was banned due to having 3 strikes. ");
         return;
     }
     if (result === "duplicate") {
         message.reply('you have already striked this person.');
+        return;
     }
     if (result === true) {
         await repliedmember.ban({reason: "ban by strike"});
@@ -85,11 +88,13 @@ client.on(Events.MessageCreate, async (message) => {
     if (message.content.startsWith("!strikecmd")){
         const thing = message.content.split(" ")
         if (thing.length == 1){
+            console.log("balls")
             await message.reply('WHO ARE YOU STRIKING DUMBASS');
             return;
         }
-
-        const id = (thing[1].match(/\d{9,10}/) || [])[0];
+        console.log("balls2")
+        const id = (thing[1].match(/\d+/) || [])[0];
+        console.log(id);
         const memberId = await message.guild.members.fetch(id)
         if (!id) {
             await message.reply("invalid id")
@@ -99,7 +104,8 @@ client.on(Events.MessageCreate, async (message) => {
         try {
             result = addOrUpdate(id, message.author.id)
         } catch (e) {
-            message.reply('user SHOULD be already banned,,, idk lmao');
+            message.reply('user should have been already banned. force redoing the ban.');
+            await memberId.ban({reason: "ban by strike"});
             return;
         }
         if (result === "duplicate") {