diff --git a/app/dragon-bot.py b/app/dragon-bot.py
index 7c107bb4..89a92c5f 100644
--- a/app/dragon-bot.py
+++ b/app/dragon-bot.py
@@ -164,12 +164,13 @@ async def on_message(message):
     if message.content.startswith('!purge'):
         num = 20
         if len(message.content.split()) > 1:
-            num = message.content.split()[1]
             try:
-                await client.purge_from(message.channel, limit=num, check=is_me)
+                num = int(message.content.split()[1])
             except ValueError:
-                await client.send_message(message.channel, 'You want me to purge what?')
-
+                # If they dont enter a number, show them an error and return out of the function
+                await client.send_message(message.channel, "You need to give me a number, you entered {}".format(message.content.split()[1]))
+            return
+        await client.purge_from(message.channel, limit=num, check=is_me)
         # await client.send_message(message.channel, 'Deleted {} message(s)'.format(len(deleted)))
 
     if message.content.startswith('!decide'):