diff --git a/src/handler/sern.ts b/src/handler/sern.ts
index 1d65856..3b7207c 100644
--- a/src/handler/sern.ts
+++ b/src/handler/sern.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import type {
 } from 'discord.js';
 
 import { Ok, Result, None, Some } from 'ts-results';
-import { isBot, hasPrefix, fmt } from './utilities/messageHelpers';
+import { isNotFromBot, hasPrefix, fmt } from './utilities/messageHelpers';
 import Logger from './logger';
+import { AllTrue } from './utilities/higherOrders';
 
 /**
  * @class
@@ -44,7 +45,9 @@ export class Handler {
             })
 
             .on('messageCreate', async (message: Message) => {
-                if (isBot(message) || !hasPrefix(message, this.prefix)) return;
+                const isExecutable = AllTrue( isNotFromBot, hasPrefix );
+                if(!isExecutable(message, this.prefix)) return;   
+
                 if (message.channel.type === 'DM') return; // TODO: Handle dms
 
                 const tryFmt = fmt(message, this.prefix);
diff --git a/src/handler/utilities/higherOrders.ts b/src/handler/utilities/higherOrders.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5f55a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handler/utilities/higherOrders.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { Message } from "discord.js";
+
+type MsgFnArgs = [msgOrInter: Message, prefix?: string];
+type MsgFn = (...args: MsgFnArgs) => boolean;
+
+export function AllTrue(...fn : MsgFn[]) {
+    return (message: Message, prefix: string) => {
+        return fn.every(f => f(message, prefix) === true)
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/handler/utilities/messageHelpers.ts b/src/handler/utilities/messageHelpers.ts
index 8fb4132..0339990 100644
--- a/src/handler/utilities/messageHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/handler/utilities/messageHelpers.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import type { Message } from 'discord.js';
  * @example
  * isBot(message) ? 'yes it is a bot' : 'no it is not a bot';
  */
-export function isBot(message: Message) {
-    return message.author.bot;
+export function isNotFromBot(message: Message) {
+    return !message.author.bot;
 }
 /**
  * Checks if the message **starts** with the prefix
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export function isBot(message: Message) {
  * @example
  * hasPrefix(message, '!') ? 'yes it does' : 'no it does not';
  */
-export function hasPrefix(message: Message, prefix: string) {
-    return message.content.slice(0, prefix.length).toLowerCase().trim() === prefix;
+export function hasPrefix(message: Message, prefix?: string) {
+    return message.content.startsWith(prefix!);
 }
 /**
  * Removes the first character(s) _[depending on prefix length]_ of the message