diff --git a/app/dragon-bot.py b/app/dragon-bot.py
index 581ab526..ac5783a9 100644
--- a/app/dragon-bot.py
+++ b/app/dragon-bot.py
@@ -341,11 +341,18 @@ async def on_message(message):
             actions = ['restart', 'status', 'logs']
             await client.send_message(
                 message.channel,
-                "\nSupported actions:\n{}".format(", ".join(actions))
+                "\nSupported actions:```\n{}```".format(", ".join(actions))
             )
         else:
             docker_client = docker.from_env()
-            minecraft_container = docker_client.containers.get('beyondreality')
+            try:
+                minecraft_container = docker_client.containers.get('beyondreality')
+            except:
+                await client.send_message(
+                    message.channel,
+                    "The minecraft container is not running"
+                )
+                return
 
             # Figure out what action they want to take
             action = message.content.split()[1]