diff --git a/app/bot.py b/app/bot.py
index 5876626a..f9893fad 100755
--- a/app/bot.py
+++ b/app/bot.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ async def on_ready():
 
 @bot.command(name='invite')
 async def invite(ctx):
-  # Default to creating the invite to the #general channel
-  # if the user is in a voice channel, try to create the invite there
+  # Default to creating the invite to the channel the message was sent in
+  # if the user is in a voice channel, create the invite there
   invite_channel = ctx.message.channel
 
   try:
@@ -230,9 +230,10 @@ async def birb(ctx):
 async def corona(ctx):
 
   import corona
-  result = corona.parse_message(ctx.message.content)
+  async with ctx.message.channel.typing():
+    result = corona.parse_message(ctx.message.content)
 
-  await ctx.send(embed=result)
+    await ctx.send(embed=result)
 
 @bot.command(name='decide')
 async def decide(ctx):
@@ -279,11 +280,12 @@ async def eight_ball(ctx):
 @bot.command(name='ffxiv')
 async def ffxiv(ctx):
   import ffxiv
-  try:
-    ffxiv_embed = ffxiv.parse_message(ctx.message.content)
-    await ctx.send(embed=ffxiv_embed)
-  except Exception:
-    await ctx.send("I encountered an error while searching for that player.\nPlease check that your player name and server are spelled correctly")
+  async with ctx.message.channel.typing():
+    try:
+      ffxiv_embed = ffxiv.parse_message(ctx.message.content)
+      await ctx.send(embed=ffxiv_embed)
+    except Exception:
+      await ctx.send("I encountered an error while searching for that player.\nPlease check that your player name and server are spelled correctly")
 
 @bot.command(name='info')
 async def info(ctx):