diff --git a/app/cogs/server_utils.py b/app/cogs/server_utils.py
index c167b8bf..104ae227 100755
--- a/app/cogs/server_utils.py
+++ b/app/cogs/server_utils.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
 
         await ctx.channel.purge(limit=int(count), check=is_me)
 
-        await ctx.respond("ok", delete_after=1)
+        await ctx.respond("ok", delete_after=0.5)
 
     @commands.slash_command(
         guild_ids=None, name="cleanup", description="cleanup bot messages"
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
         if ctx.author.id != core_utils.my_id:
             return
         await ctx.channel.edit(topic=new_channel_topic)
-        await ctx.respond("ok", delete_after=1)
+        await ctx.respond("ok", delete_after=0.5)
 
 
 def setup(bot):