diff --git a/src/bot/events/messageCreate.js b/src/bot/events/messageCreate.js
index 3f6fc2dd..467447a4 100644
--- a/src/bot/events/messageCreate.js
+++ b/src/bot/events/messageCreate.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 const { Events } = require('discord.js');
 const { getFlagEmoji } = require("../../helpers/getFlagEmoji.js");
 const { splitString } = require("../../helpers/splitString.js");
+const { sendMessageAsUser } = require("../../helpers/sendMessageAsUser.js")
 
 
 let sourceChannelIDs = [];
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ async function replicaHandler(message, replicaChannel) {
     // if the source and target channels are equals, check if the message is the same as the original or if it's coming from the same language
     if (replicaChannel.source_channel_id === replicaChannel.target_channel_id && (translated.text === message.content || translated.from === replicaChannel.target_language_code)) return;
 
-    // split the message into multiple messages if it's too long
-    const messages = splitString(translated.text, 2000);
-
     // if possible use webhooks, otherwise use the bot
     // if the channel is a thread the webhook needs to be created in the parent channel
     const destinationChannel = message.client.channels.cache.get(replicaChannel.target_channel_id) || await message.client.channels.fetch(replicaChannel.target_channel_id);
@@ -42,52 +40,6 @@ async function replicaHandler(message, replicaChannel) {
         await message.client.db.removeReplicaChannel(replicaChannel.source_channel_id, replicaChannel.target_channel_id, replicaChannel.target_language_code);
         return;
     }
-
-    let webhook;
-    try {
-        // send a message using the user name and pfp using webhooks
-        //check if there's a webhook that can be used
-        webhook = await destinationChannel.fetchWebhooks().then(webhooks => {
-            return webhooks.find(webhook => webhook.owner.id === message.client.user.id);
-        });
-
-        //check if the message webhookid is the same as the bot's
-        if (webhook && message.webhookId === webhook.id) return;
-
-        if (!webhook) {
-            //create a webhook
-            webhook = await destinationChannel.createWebhook({
-                name: message.client.user.username,
-                avatar: message.client.user.displayAvatarURL({format: 'png', dynamic: true}),
-                reason: "needed for /send to use webhooks instead of the bot"
-            });
-        }
-
-        // send the message
-        for (let i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
-            await webhook.send({
-                content: messages[i],
-                embeds: message.embeds,
-                files: message.files,
-                components: message.components,
-                username: getFlagEmoji(replicaChannel.target_language_code) + " " + (message.member?.nickname || message.author.globalName || message.author.username),
-                avatarURL: message.member?.displayAvatarURL({format: 'png', dynamic: true}) || message.user.avatarURL({format: 'png', dynamic: true}),
-            });
-        }
-    } catch (e) {
-        try {
-            // fallback method
-            for (let i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
-                await destinationChannel.send({
-                    content: messages[i],
-                    embeds: message.embeds,
-                    files: message.files,
-                    components: message.components,
-                });
-            }
-        } catch (e) {
-            // ignore
-        }
-
-    }
+    
+    sendMessageAsUser(message.client, destinationChannel, message.author, translated)
 }
diff --git a/src/bot/interactions/commands/TranslateSend.js b/src/bot/interactions/commands/TranslateSend.js
index 49e416c1..150bda10 100644
--- a/src/bot/interactions/commands/TranslateSend.js
+++ b/src/bot/interactions/commands/TranslateSend.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {
         const translated = await interaction.client.translate(interaction.targetMessage.content, interaction.guildLocale);
         
         // send the translated message
-        sendMessageAsUser(interaction, translated);
+        sendMessageAsUser(interaction.client, interaction.channel, interaction.targetMessage.author, translated);
 
 
         // cancel the interaction response if not already responded
diff --git a/src/bot/interactions/commands/send.js b/src/bot/interactions/commands/send.js
index 8a075feb..99d3cef0 100644
--- a/src/bot/interactions/commands/send.js
+++ b/src/bot/interactions/commands/send.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         const translated = await interaction.client.translate(text, to, from);
 
-        const {webhook, sentMessages} = await sendMessageAsUser(interaction, translated);
+        const {webhook, sentMessages} = await sendMessageAsUser(interaction.client, interaction.channel, interaction.member, translated);
 
         // If sentMessages is empty, this means that the messages were sent via text and not webhook so we can end the function there.
         if (sentMessages.length == 0) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/sendMessageAsUser.js b/src/helpers/sendMessageAsUser.js
index d87070fd..498715ef 100644
--- a/src/helpers/sendMessageAsUser.js
+++ b/src/helpers/sendMessageAsUser.js
@@ -2,47 +2,48 @@ const { getFlagEmoji } = require("./getFlagEmoji.js")
 const { splitString } = require("./splitString.js")
 const { ChannelType } = require("discord-api-types/v10")
 
-async function sendMessageAsUser(interaction, translation) {
+async function sendMessageAsUser(client, channel, member, translation) {
   const messages = splitString(translation.text, 2000);
 
   // if possible use webhooks, otherwise use the bot
   // if the channel is a thread the webhook needs to be created in the parent channel
-  const isThread = interaction.channel.type === ChannelType.PublicThread || interaction.channel.type === ChannelType.PrivateThread;
-  const webhookChannel = isThread ? interaction.channel.parent : interaction.channel;
+  const isThread = channel.type === ChannelType.PublicThread || channel.type === ChannelType.PrivateThread;
+  const webhookChannel = isThread ? channel.parent : channel;
   let webhook;
   try {
       // send a message using the user name and pfp using webhooks
       //check if there's a webhook that can be used
       webhook = await webhookChannel.fetchWebhooks().then(webhooks => {
-          return webhooks.find(webhook => webhook.owner.id === interaction.client.user.id);
+          return webhooks.find(webhook => webhook.owner.id ===client.user.id);
       });
 
       if (!webhook) {
           //create a webhook
           webhook = await webhookChannel.createWebhook({
-              name: interaction.client.user.username,
-              avatar: interaction.client.user.displayAvatarURL({format: 'png', dynamic: true}),
+              name: client.user.username,
+              avatar: client.user.displayAvatarURL({format: 'png', dynamic: true}),
               reason: "needed for /send to use webhooks instead of the bot"
           });
       }
 
   } catch (e) {
       // fallback method
-      await interaction.reply(messages[0]);
+      await reply(messages[0]);
       // loop through the other messages (if any) and send them as follow ups
       for (let i = 1; i < messages.length; i++) {
-          await interaction.followUp(messages[i]);
+          await followUp(messages[i]);
       }
       return;
   }
+    
   // send the message
   let sentMessages = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
       sentMessages.push(await webhook.send({
           content: messages[i],
-          username: getFlagEmoji(translation.to) + " " + (interaction.member.nickname || interaction.user.globalName),
-          avatarURL: interaction.member.displayAvatarURL({format: 'png', dynamic: true}),
-          threadId: isThread ? interaction.channel.id : null
+          username: getFlagEmoji(translation.to) + " " + (member?.nickname || member?.user?.globalName || member?.globalName || member?.username),
+          avatarURL: member.displayAvatarURL({format: 'png', dynamic: true}),
+          threadId: isThread ? channel.id : null
       }));
   }