diff --git a/app/cogs/actual_utils.py b/app/cogs/actual_utils.py
index bd0e24e1..bb8f5d01 100644
--- a/app/cogs/actual_utils.py
+++ b/app/cogs/actual_utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class ActualUtils(commands.Cog):
 
         result = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + search_results[0]
 
-        await ctx.send(result)
+        await ctx.reply(result)
 
     @commands.command(name="issue")
     async def issue(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ActualUtils(commands.Cog):
                     name="Event URL", value=track_day["event_url"], inline=False
                 )
 
-            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+            await ctx.sereplynd(embed=embed)
 
     @commands.command(name="corona", aliases=["covid"])
     async def corona(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, location=None):
diff --git a/app/cogs/animal_functions.py b/app/cogs/animal_functions.py
index 9f2e332f..eefb2194 100644
--- a/app/cogs/animal_functions.py
+++ b/app/cogs/animal_functions.py
@@ -10,54 +10,54 @@ class AnimalFunctions(commands.Cog):
     @commands.command(name="redpanda")
     async def redpanda(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_red_panda())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_red_panda())
 
     @commands.command(name="panda")
     async def panda(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_panda())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_panda())
 
     @commands.command(name="koala")
     async def koala(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_koala())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_koala())
 
     @commands.command(name="racoon")
     async def racoon(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_racoon())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_racoon())
 
     @commands.command(name="fox")
     async def fox(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_fox())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_fox())
 
     @commands.command(name="cat")
     async def cat(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_cat())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_cat())
 
     @commands.command(name="kangaroo")
     async def kangaroo(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_kangaroo())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_kangaroo())
 
     @commands.command(name="dog")
     async def dog(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_dog())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_dog())
 
     @commands.command(
         name="sheeb",
         aliases=["shiba", "shib", "shoob", "sheeber", "shoober", "shobe", "shibe"],
     )
     async def sheeb(self, ctx: commands.Context):
-        await ctx.send(animals.random_sheeb())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.random_sheeb())
 
     @commands.command(name="birb")
     async def birb(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_birb())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_birb())
 
     @commands.command(name="dale", aliases=["cowboy"])
     async def dale(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AnimalFunctions(commands.Cog):
         while not dale_pic:
             try:
                 dale_pic = animals.dale()
-                await ctx.send(file=discord.File(dale_pic))
+                await ctx.reply(file=discord.File(dale_pic))
             except Exception:
                 print("File too large, trying again")
                 dale_pic = None
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class AnimalFunctions(commands.Cog):
     async def rat(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         import animals
 
-        await ctx.send(animals.get_rat())
+        await ctx.reply(animals.get_rat())
 
 
 def setup(bot):
diff --git a/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py b/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
index 9c0bbf47..98fee243 100644
--- a/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
+++ b/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
 
         import decide
 
-        await ctx.send(decide.decide(ctx.message.content))
+        await ctx.reply(decide.decide(ctx.message.content))
 
     @commands.command(name="simp")
     async def simp(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
         with open("/app/simp.jpg", "wb") as f:
             f.write(response.content)
         await ctx.message.delete()
-        await ctx.send(file=discord.File("/app/simp.jpg"))
+        await ctx.reply(file=discord.File("/app/simp.jpg"))
 
     @commands.command(name="horny")
     async def horny(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
         with open("/app/horny.jpg", "wb") as f:
             f.write(response.content)
         await ctx.message.delete()
-        await ctx.send(file=discord.File("/app/horny.jpg"))
+        await ctx.reply(file=discord.File("/app/horny.jpg"))
 
     @commands.command(name="wasted")
     async def wasted(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
         with open("/app/wasted.jpg", "wb") as f:
             f.write(response.content)
         await ctx.message.delete()
-        await ctx.send(file=discord.File("/app/wasted.jpg"))
+        await ctx.reply(file=discord.File("/app/wasted.jpg"))
 
     @commands.command(name="verify")
     async def verify(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
 
         import get_from_reddit
 
-        await ctx.send(
+        await ctx.reply(
             embed=core_utils.generate_embed(
                 embed_title=">implying this actually happened",
                 embed_color=discord.Color.green(),
@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
         if "+" in ctx.message.content:
             number_to_add = int(ctx.message.content.split("+")[-1])
 
-        await ctx.send(embed=dice.roll(number_of_die, sides, number_to_add))
+        await ctx.reply(embed=dice.roll(number_of_die, sides, number_to_add))
 
     @commands.command(name="excuse")
     async def excuse(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         import excuse
 
-        await ctx.send(excuse.get_excuse())
+        await ctx.reply(excuse.get_excuse())
 
     @commands.command(name="ask")
     async def ask(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         import questions
 
-        await ctx.send(
+        await ctx.reply(
             questions.answer_question(ctx.message.content),
         )
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
         import wallpaper
 
         async with ctx.message.channel.typing():
-            await ctx.send(
+            await ctx.reply(
                 embed=core_utils.generate_embed(
                     embed_url=wallpaper.get_wall(ctx.message.content)
                 )
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
 
         result = nft.get_nft()
 
-        await ctx.send(result)
+        await ctx.reply(result)
 
     @commands.command(name="8ball")
     async def eight_ball(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
 
         result = eight_ball.check_8ball(ctx.message.content)
 
-        await ctx.send(":8ball: %s :8ball:" % result)
+        await ctx.reply(":8ball: %s :8ball:" % result)
 
     @commands.command(name="flows")
     async def flows(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         import river_stats
 
         result = river_stats.get_stats()
-        await ctx.send(embed=result)
+        await ctx.reply(embed=result)
 
 
 def setup(bot):
diff --git a/app/cogs/game_apis.py b/app/cogs/game_apis.py
index fa8c710e..6a33acea 100644
--- a/app/cogs/game_apis.py
+++ b/app/cogs/game_apis.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Games(commands.Cog):
         import bf5
 
         try:
-            await ctx.send(embed=bf5.get_player(ctx.message.content.split()[1]))
+            await ctx.reply(embed=bf5.get_player(ctx.message.content.split()[1]))
         except Exception:
             await ctx.send(
                 "I encountered an error while searching for that player.\nPlease check that your player name is spelled correctly"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Games(commands.Cog):
         async with ctx.message.channel.typing():
             try:
                 name = "%s %s" % (first_name, last_name)
-                await ctx.send(embed=ffxiv.make_request(name=name, server=server))
+                await ctx.reply(embed=ffxiv.make_request(name=name, server=server))
             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"
diff --git a/app/cogs/server_utils.py b/app/cogs/server_utils.py
index f0740e91..a8226b38 100644
--- a/app/cogs/server_utils.py
+++ b/app/cogs/server_utils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
 
     @commands.command()
     async def ping(self, ctx: commands.Context):
-        await ctx.send("pong")
+        await ctx.reply("pong")
 
     @commands.command(name="invite")
     async def invite(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
             max_age=3600,
             temporary=temp,
         )
-        await ctx.send("Check your DMs")
+        await ctx.reply("Check your DMs")
         await ctx.author.send(invite)
 
     @commands.command(name="emoji")
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
 
         emoji_staging = "/tmp/emoji"
         try:
-            await ctx.send(
+            await ctx.reply(
                 "emoji successfully uploaded! Heres how it looks in a sentence {}\nUse it with `:{}:`".format(
                     await ctx.message.guild.create_custom_emoji(
                         name=emoji_name,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
                 )
             )
         except Exception:
-            await ctx.send("I wasnt able to upload that image as an emoji. Sorry")
+            await ctx.reply("I wasnt able to upload that image as an emoji. Sorry")
             os.remove(emoji_staging)
             return
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
     @commands.command(name="source")
     async def source(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send("https://git.luker.gq/ldooks/dragon-bot")
+        await ctx.reply("https://git.luker.gq/ldooks/dragon-bot")
 
     @commands.command(name=".")
     async def roles(self, ctx: commands.Context):
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
         )
         embed.set_thumbnail(url=server.icon)
 
-        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+        await ctx.reply(embed=embed)
 
     @commands.command(name="purge")
     async def purge(self, ctx: commands.Context, count=None):
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
                 name=channel_role_name, bitrate=96000, overwrites=overwrites
             )
 
-            await ctx.send(
+            await ctx.reply(
                 ":white_check_mark: Created a role + voice channel for %s"
                 % role.mention
             )
         except Exception as e:
-            await ctx.send(":x: Error: %s :x:" % e)
+            await ctx.reply(":x: Error: %s :x:" % e)
 
     @commands.command(name="help")
     async def help(self, ctx: commands.Context, method):
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ class ServerUtils(commands.Cog):
         import help_methods
 
         if len(ctx.message.content.split()) > 1:
-            await ctx.send(help_methods.parse_message(method))
+            await ctx.reply(help_methods.parse_message(method))
         else:
-            await ctx.send(embed=help_methods.get_help_embed(bot))
+            await ctx.reply(embed=help_methods.get_help_embed(bot))
 
 
 def setup(bot):
diff --git a/app/cogs/user_functions.py b/app/cogs/user_functions.py
index 8f152af0..14a35339 100644
--- a/app/cogs/user_functions.py
+++ b/app/cogs/user_functions.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Users(commands.Cog):
 
     @commands.command(name="avatar")
     async def avatar(self, ctx: commands.Context, user: discord.Member):
-        await ctx.send(
+        await ctx.reply(
             embed=core_utils.generate_embed(
                 embed_title="{}#{}".format(user.name, user.discriminator),
                 embed_url=user.avatar,
diff --git a/app/cogs/weeb_shit.py b/app/cogs/weeb_shit.py
index d53e3de8..3f8dc03b 100644
--- a/app/cogs/weeb_shit.py
+++ b/app/cogs/weeb_shit.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Weeb(commands.Cog):
 
     @commands.command(name="wink")
     async def wink(self, ctx: commands.Context):
-        await ctx.send(
+        await ctx.reply(
             embed=core_utils.generate_embed(
                 embed_url=requests.get("https://some-random-api.ml/animu/wink").json()[
                     "link"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Weeb(commands.Cog):
     @commands.command(name="smug")
     async def smug(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(
+        await ctx.reply(
             embed=core_utils.generate_embed(
                 embed_url=get_from_reddit.get_image("smuganimegirls")
             )
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Weeb(commands.Cog):
     @commands.command(name="pout")
     async def pout(self, ctx: commands.Context):
 
-        await ctx.send(
+        await ctx.reply(
             embed=core_utils.generate_embed(
                 embed_url=get_from_reddit.get_image("pouts")
             )
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Weeb(commands.Cog):
         from owotext import OwO
 
         uwu = OwO()
-        await ctx.send(uwu.whatsthis(" ".join(ctx.message.content.split()[1:])))
+        await ctx.reply(uwu.whatsthis(" ".join(ctx.message.content.split()[1:])))
 
     @commands.command(name="lewd")
     async def lewd(self, ctx: commands.Context):
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index 0854b028..0ad5c71c 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
   # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
-  tag: "186"
+  tag: "188"
   repository: ldooks/dragon-bot
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent