diff --git a/app/bot.py b/app/bot.py
index d02c65dc..a151485a 100755
--- a/app/bot.py
+++ b/app/bot.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async def convert_heic_to_jpg(ctx):
             if attachment.filename.lower().endswith(("heic", "tiff")):
                 source_file = "/tmp/source"
                 source_file, file_path = tempfile.mkstemp()
-                jpg_file = "/tmp/%s.jpg" % time.time()
+                jpg_file = f"/tmp/{time.time()}.jpg"
                 await attachment.save(fp=file_path)
 
                 cmagick.convert(file_path, jpg_file)
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ async def convert_heic_to_jpg(ctx):
                 except Exception:
                     pass
                 await ctx.channel.send(
-                    "%s uplodaed a file that discord cant natively embed, so I converted it to a jpg:\n%s"
-                    % (ctx.author.mention, ctx.content),
+                    f"{ctx.author.mention} uplodaed a file that discord cant natively embed, so I converted it to a jpg:\n{ctx.content}",
                     file=discord.File(jpg_file),
                 )
                 os.remove(file_path)
@@ -111,15 +110,9 @@ async def fix_social_media_links(ctx):
         return
 
     for k in correct_domains.keys():
-        if ctx.content.startswith(k) or ctx.content.startswith("www.{k}.com"):
+        if ctx.content.startswith(k) or ctx.content.startswith(f"www.{k}.com"):
             await ctx.channel.send(
-                "%s said:\n%s"
-                % (
-                    ctx.author.mention,
-                    ctx.content.replace(k, "https://%s.com" % correct_domains[k]).split(
-                        "?"
-                    )[0],
-                )
+                f"{ctx.author.mention} said:\n{ctx.content.replace(k, f'https://{correct_domains[k]}.com').split('?')[0]}",
             )
             await ctx.delete()
             return
diff --git a/app/cogs/actual_utils.py b/app/cogs/actual_utils.py
index 203249b0..7d49a967 100755
--- a/app/cogs/actual_utils.py
+++ b/app/cogs/actual_utils.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ from discord import option
 from discord.ext import commands
 import discord
 import os
-import tempfile
 import requests
+import socket
+import tempfile
 
 
 class ActualUtils(commands.Cog):
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ class ActualUtils(commands.Cog):
         await ctx.send_followup(
             file=discord.File(
                 file_path,
-                filename="A Message From {}.mp3".format(ctx.author.name),
+                filename=f"A Message From {ctx.author.name}.mp3",
             )
         )
         os.remove(file_path)
@@ -340,6 +341,15 @@ class ActualUtils(commands.Cog):
     async def send_to_llm(self, ctx, question: str):
         import core_utils
 
+        # check if its running
+        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        s.settimeout(1)
+        try:
+            s.connect((core_utils.ein_ip, int(7869)))
+        except Exception:
+            await ctx.respond("The LLM is not running right now")
+            return
+
         await ctx.defer()
         await ctx.send_followup(await core_utils.send_to_llm(ctx, question))
 
diff --git a/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py b/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
index 88a7a591..dd6355ad 100755
--- a/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
+++ b/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
             requests.get(core_utils.json_endpoint + "dracula_flow").text.splitlines()
         )
         embed = discord.Embed(
-            description="# %s" % verse.upper(),
+            description=f"# {verse.upper()}",
             color=discord.Color.red(),
             type="rich",
         )
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
 
         result = eight_ball.check_8ball(question)
 
-        await ctx.respond(":8ball: %s :8ball:" % result)
+        await ctx.respond(f":8ball: {result} :8ball:")
 
     @commands.slash_command(
         name="flows",
diff --git a/app/ffxiv.py b/app/ffxiv.py
index 8153f43e..892eac11 100755
--- a/app/ffxiv.py
+++ b/app/ffxiv.py
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ import os
 import discord
 
 if os.getenv("ffxiv_token"):
-    token = "&private_key=%s" % os.getenv("ffxiv_token")
+    token = f"&private_key={os.getenv('ffxiv_token')}"
 else:
     token = ""
 
 
 def make_request(name, server):
-    player_search = "https://xivapi.com/character/search?name=%s&server=%s%s" % (
-        name,
-        server,
-        token,
+    player_search = (
+        f"https://xivapi.com/character/search?name={name}&server={server}{token}"
     )
     player_id = list(
         filter(
@@ -24,9 +22,8 @@ def make_request(name, server):
     # if adding extended=1 to the query, you'll see some image files, eg. /cj/1/blackmage.png
     # prepend these with https://xivapi.com/ to get a useable url
     # https://xivapi.com//cj/1/blackmage.png
-    request_url = "https://xivapi.com/character/%s?extended=1&data=CJ,FC%s" % (
-        player_id,
-        token,
+    request_url = (
+        f"https://xivapi.com/character/{player_id}?extended=1&data=CJ,FC{token}"
     )
     player_blob = requests.get(request_url).json()
     character = player_blob["Character"]
diff --git a/app/lewds.py b/app/lewds.py
index 628e7115..ff1f69bc 100755
--- a/app/lewds.py
+++ b/app/lewds.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def get_from_danbooru(boards, nsfw=True):
 
     if "file_url" in request.keys():
         if request["file_url"].startswith("/data/"):
-            return "https://danbooru.donmai.us{}".format(request["file_url"])
+            return f"https://danbooru.donmai.us{request['file_url']}"
         return request["file_url"]
 
     return get_from_danbooru(boards)
diff --git a/app/tts.py b/app/tts.py
index 4c376e23..27cda10f 100755
--- a/app/tts.py
+++ b/app/tts.py
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ def get_all_langs():
     """
     blob = ""
     for key, value in lang.tts_langs().items():
-        blob += "{}: {}\n".format(key, value)
+        blob += f"{key}: {value}\n"
 
-    return "```css\n{}```".format(blob)
+    return f"```css\n{blob}```"