diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/Bot.java b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/Bot.java
index cfc10e6..78d49ba 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/Bot.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/Bot.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class Bot {
 
     public Bot(Config config) throws IOException {
         this.config = config;
+        this.permissionUtils = new PermissionUtils(config);
 
         String token = config.getString("discord.token", "");
         if (token.isEmpty()) throw new IOException("discord token missing");
@@ -44,8 +45,6 @@ public Bot(Config config) throws IOException {
         this.jda = builder.build();
 
         addCommands();
-
-        this.permissionUtils = new PermissionUtils(config);
     }
 
     private void applySettings() {
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/AddListener.java b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/AddListener.java
index 7c0c853..4f79cc3 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/AddListener.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/AddListener.java
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ public AddListener(Config config, PermissionUtils permissionUtils) {
 
     @Override
     public void onSlashCommandInteraction(@NotNull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
-        Member eventMember = event.getMember();
-        if (eventMember == null) return;
-
-        if (permissionUtils.hasPermission(eventMember)) {
+        if (!permissionUtils.hasPermission(event)) {
             String content = config
                 .getString(NO_PERMISSION, "You don't have permission to use it");
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/ListListener.java b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/ListListener.java
index 0681561..84cfbc7 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/ListListener.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/ListListener.java
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ public ListListener(Config config, PermissionUtils permissionUtils) {
 
     @Override
     public void onSlashCommandInteraction(@NotNull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
-        Member eventMember = event.getMember();
-        if (eventMember == null) return;
-
-        if (permissionUtils.hasPermission(eventMember)) {
+        if (!permissionUtils.hasPermission(event)) {
             String content = config
                 .getString(NO_PERMISSION, "You don't have permission to use it");
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/RemoveByDiscordIdListener.java b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/RemoveByDiscordIdListener.java
index 900bad3..07a7cb0 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/RemoveByDiscordIdListener.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/RemoveByDiscordIdListener.java
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ public RemoveByDiscordIdListener(Config config, PermissionUtils permissionUtils)
 
     @Override
     public void onSlashCommandInteraction(@NotNull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
-        Member member = event.getMember();
-        if (member == null) return;
-
-        if (permissionUtils.hasPermission(member)) {
+        if (!permissionUtils.hasPermission(event)) {
             String content = config
                 .getString(NO_PERMISSION, "You don't have permission to use it");
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/RemoveByNameListener.java b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/RemoveByNameListener.java
index 99363f5..5af9e01 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/RemoveByNameListener.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/RemoveByNameListener.java
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ public RemoveByNameListener(Config config, PermissionUtils permissionUtils) {
 
     @Override
     public void onSlashCommandInteraction(@NotNull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
-        Member eventMember = event.getMember();
-        if (eventMember == null) return;
-
-        if (permissionUtils.hasPermission(eventMember)) {
+        if (!permissionUtils.hasPermission(event)) {
             String content = config
                 .getString(NO_PERMISSION, "You don't have permission to use it");
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/SyncListener.java b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/SyncListener.java
index b340dfa..751612a 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/SyncListener.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/listeners/SyncListener.java
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ public SyncListener(Config config, PermissionUtils permissionUtils) {
 
     @Override
     public void onSlashCommandInteraction(@NotNull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
-        Member eventMember = event.getMember();
-        if (eventMember == null) return;
-
-        if (permissionUtils.hasPermission(eventMember)) {
+        if (!permissionUtils.hasPermission(event)) {
             String content = config
                 .getString(NO_PERMISSION, "You don't have permission to use it");
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/utils/PermissionUtils.java b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/utils/PermissionUtils.java
index f70cf14..92bbeab 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/utils/PermissionUtils.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/utils/PermissionUtils.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import dev.orewaee.discordauth.common.config.Config;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Member;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Role;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.command.SlashCommandInteractionEvent;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -15,18 +16,19 @@ public PermissionUtils(Config config) {
         this.config = config;
     }
 
-    public boolean hasPermission(Member member) {
+    public boolean hasPermission(SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
         List<String> ids = config.getList(DISCORD_IDS, List.of());
 
-        String userId = member.getUser().getId();
+        String userId = event.getUser().getId();
         if (ids.contains(userId)) return true;
 
-        for (Role role : member.getRoles()) {
-            String roleId = role.getId();
+        Member eventMember = event.getMember();
+        if (eventMember != null)
+            for (Role role : eventMember.getRoles()) {
+                String roleId = role.getId();
 
-            if (ids.contains(roleId))
-                return true;
-        }
+                if (ids.contains(roleId)) return true;
+            }
 
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/utils/Utils.java b/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/utils/Utils.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c1717b0..0000000
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/dev/orewaee/discordauth/velocity/discord/utils/Utils.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package dev.orewaee.discordauth.velocity.discord.utils;
-
-import dev.orewaee.discordauth.common.config.Config;
-import dev.orewaee.discordauth.velocity.DiscordAuth;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.command.SlashCommandInteractionEvent;
-
-public class Utils {
-    protected void hasPermission(SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
-        String userId = event.getUser().getId();
-    }
-}