diff --git a/Justice.cs b/Justice.cs
index 8abbef9..f956532 100644
--- a/Justice.cs
+++ b/Justice.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace DiscordApp
         }
         public async Task onReady()
         {
-            ChangeNicknames();
+            await ChangeNicknames();
             var myTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(6 * 60 * 60 * 1000); //calculate six hours in milliseconds
             myTimer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnTimedEvent);
             myTimer.Start();
diff --git a/Justice/Interactions/PassportInteraction.cs b/Justice/Interactions/PassportInteraction.cs
index 97e7d9d..afee20e 100644
--- a/Justice/Interactions/PassportInteraction.cs
+++ b/Justice/Interactions/PassportInteraction.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace DiscordApp.Justice.Interactions
         [ModalInteraction("reworkpassportModal")]
         public async Task reCreatePassportInteraction(IReWorkPassportModal modal)
         {
+            await DeferAsync(true);
 
             int passportId;
             int.TryParse(modal.Id, out passportId);
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ namespace DiscordApp.Justice.Interactions
         [ModalInteraction("ReNewPassportModal")]
         public async Task renewPassportInteraction(INewPassportModal modal)
         {
+            await DeferAsync(true);
 
             string name = modal.NickName;
             string RpName = modal.RPName;
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ namespace DiscordApp.Justice.Interactions
         [ModalInteraction("passportModal")]
         public async Task createPassportInteraction(INewPassportModal modal)
         {
+            await DeferAsync(true);
 
             string name = modal.NickName;
             string RpName = modal.RPName;