diff --git a/app/api/interactions/route.ts b/app/api/interactions/route.ts
index 1c98784..cfc9d2a 100644
--- a/app/api/interactions/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/interactions/route.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   InteractionResponseType,
   InteractionType,
 } from "discord-api-types/v10";
-import { getBot } from "@/app/lib/discord/getBot";
+import { getBot } from "@/app/lib/discord/bot";
 import { getEnvironment } from "../../../envs";
 import { verifyInteractionRequest } from "@/app/lib/discord/verify-interaction-request";
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
 
   try {
     const bot = await getBot();
-    const result = await bot?.processInteraction(interaction);
+    const result = await bot.processInteraction(interaction);
 
     return Response.json(result);
   } catch (err: any) {
diff --git a/app/lib/discord/bot.ts b/app/lib/discord/bot.ts
index ce189a3..9e35c39 100644
--- a/app/lib/discord/bot.ts
+++ b/app/lib/discord/bot.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,23 @@ import {
 } from "discord-api-types/v10";
 import { Command, loadCommands } from "./command";
 import { REST, RESTOptions } from "@discordjs/rest";
-import { Client } from "edgedb";
+import { Client, createClient } from "edgedb";
 import { InteractionPromise } from "./interactionPromise";
 import { getHelpChannels } from "./queries/getHelpChannels.query";
 import { getEnvironment } from "../../../envs";
 
+let bot: Bot | null = null;
+
+export async function getBot(): Promise<Bot> {
+  if (bot) {
+    return bot;
+  }
+
+  bot = new Bot(createClient(), getEnvironment().discordToken);
+  await bot.initialize();
+  return bot;
+}
+
 export class Bot extends REST {
   public readonly edgedb: Client;
   public ["help-channels"]: Set<string> = new Set();
@@ -136,4 +148,4 @@ export class Bot extends REST {
       }
     );
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/lib/discord/command.ts b/app/lib/discord/command.ts
index d463902..97a79d2 100644
--- a/app/lib/discord/command.ts
+++ b/app/lib/discord/command.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   InteractionType,
   RESTPostAPIApplicationCommandsJSONBody,
 } from "discord-api-types/v10";
-import {Bot} from "./bot";
+import type { Bot } from "./bot";
 import commands from "./commands";
 
 export interface Command<Interaction = APIApplicationCommandInteractionData> {
diff --git a/app/lib/discord/commands/helpChannels.ts b/app/lib/discord/commands/helpChannels.ts
index 9684058..9dba916 100644
--- a/app/lib/discord/commands/helpChannels.ts
+++ b/app/lib/discord/commands/helpChannels.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {
-  APIApplicationCommand,
   APIBaseInteraction,
   InteractionType,
-  APIApplicationCommandInteractionData,
   RESTPostAPIApplicationCommandsJSONBody,
   PermissionFlagsBits,
   ApplicationCommandType,
@@ -16,11 +14,10 @@ import {
   MessageFlags,
   InteractionResponseType,
 } from "discord-api-types/v10";
-import {Bot} from "../bot";
-import {Command} from "../command";
-import {getHelpChannels} from "../queries/getHelpChannels.query";
-import {addHelpChannel} from "../queries/addHelpChannel.query";
-import {removeHelpChannel} from "../queries/removeHelpChannel.query";
+import type { Bot } from "../bot";
+import { Command } from "../command";
+import { addHelpChannel } from "../queries/addHelpChannel.query";
+import { removeHelpChannel } from "../queries/removeHelpChannel.query";
 
 export default class HelpChannelCommands
   implements Command<APIChatInputApplicationCommandInteractionData>
@@ -140,11 +137,7 @@ export default class HelpChannelCommands
         });
         break;
       case "add": {
-        const channel = await this.resolveChannel(
-          bot,
-          interaction,
-          subCommand
-        );
+        const channel = await this.resolveChannel(bot, interaction, subCommand);
 
         if (bot["help-channels"].has(channel.id)) {
           respond({
@@ -172,11 +165,7 @@ export default class HelpChannelCommands
         break;
       }
       case "remove": {
-        const channel = await this.resolveChannel(
-          bot,
-          interaction,
-          subCommand
-        );
+        const channel = await this.resolveChannel(bot, interaction, subCommand);
 
         if (!bot["help-channels"].has(channel.id)) {
           respond({
diff --git a/app/lib/discord/commands/helpful.ts b/app/lib/discord/commands/helpful.ts
index a7c31a8..105672b 100644
--- a/app/lib/discord/commands/helpful.ts
+++ b/app/lib/discord/commands/helpful.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   RESTPostAPIApplicationCommandsJSONBody,
 } from "discord-api-types/v10";
 import { Command } from "../command";
-import { Bot } from "../bot";
+import type { Bot } from "../bot";
 import { isHelpfulThread } from "../queries/isHelpfulThread.query";
 import downloadThreadMessages from "../utils/downloadThread";
 import { suggestThread } from "../queries/suggestThread.query";
diff --git a/app/lib/discord/getBot.ts b/app/lib/discord/getBot.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index da8573a..0000000
--- a/app/lib/discord/getBot.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import createClient from "edgedb";
-
-import { Bot } from "./bot";
-import { getEnvironment } from "../../../envs";
-
-let bot: Bot | null = null;
-
-export async function getBot() {
-  if (bot) {
-    return bot;
-  }
-
-  bot = new Bot(createClient(), getEnvironment().discordToken);
-  await bot.initialize();
-}
diff --git a/app/lib/discord/utils/downloadThread.ts b/app/lib/discord/utils/downloadThread.ts
index ef8d718..7e09d6a 100644
--- a/app/lib/discord/utils/downloadThread.ts
+++ b/app/lib/discord/utils/downloadThread.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { APIMessage, APIThreadChannel, Routes } from "discord-api-types/v10";
-import { Bot } from "../bot";
+import type { Bot } from "../bot";
 
 const downloadingInProgress = new Set<string>();
 
diff --git a/app/lib/discord/utils/reviewCard.ts b/app/lib/discord/utils/reviewCard.ts
index 1ae5288..434ed43 100644
--- a/app/lib/discord/utils/reviewCard.ts
+++ b/app/lib/discord/utils/reviewCard.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   APIThreadChannel,
   Routes,
 } from "discord-api-types/v10";
-import { Bot } from "../bot";
+import type { Bot } from "../bot";
 import { SuggestThreadReturns } from "../queries/suggestThread.query";
 import { getEnvironment } from "../../../../envs";