diff --git a/commands/balance.js b/commands/balance.js
index 88099a5..0e55a68 100644
--- a/commands/balance.js
+++ b/commands/balance.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
       Promise.all(
         topTen.map(async (x, i) => {
-          user = await client.users.fetch(`${x.ID}`);
+          user = await client.users.fetch(`${x.ID}`, { force: true });
           topTens.push({ index: i, user: user, credits: x.data });
         })
       ).then(async () => {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9aed346..68d862c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ client.on('interactionCreate', async (interaction) => {
 });
 
 client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
-  if (message.author.id === message.client.user.id) return;
+  if (message.author.bot) return;
 
   credits.add(message.author.id, 1);