diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index b5429e8..abc85a1 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ client.on('interactionCreate', async(interaction) => {
         const gearType = interaction.options.get('geartype').value;
         const employee = interaction.options.get('employee').value;
         if ( addRemove == 'add') {
-            AddGear(gearType, employee)
-            interaction.reply(`Added a gear to ${employee}`)
+            const gearAdded = AddGear(gearType, employee)
+            interaction.reply({content: `Added a ${gearAdded} to ${employee}`, ephemeral: true})
         };
 
     } else if (interaction.commandName === 'gear' && !isManager) {
-        interaction.reply("You aren't a manager! Get back to work.")
+        interaction.reply({content:"You aren't a manager! Get back to work.", ephemeral: true})
     };
 
     if (interaction.commandName === 'employee' && isManager) {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ client.on('interactionCreate', async(interaction) => {
             interaction.reply(`Fired ${employeeName}`)
         }
     } else if (interaction.commandName === 'employee' && !isManager) {
-        interaction.reply("You aren't a manager! Get back to work.")
+        interaction.reply({content:"You aren't a manager! Get back to work.", ephemeral: true})
     };
 
     if (interaction.commandName === 'promote' && isManager) {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ client.on('interactionCreate', async(interaction) => {
         PromoteEmployee(employeeName, rank);
         interaction.reply(`Changed ${employeeName}\'s rank to ${rank}`);
     } else if (interaction.commandName === 'promote' && !isManager) {
-        interaction.reply("You aren't a manager! Get back to work.")
+        interaction.reply({content:"You aren't a manager! Get back to work.", ephemeral: true})
     };
 
     if (interaction.commandName === 'rename' && isManager) {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ client.on('interactionCreate', async(interaction) => {
 
             if (scoreBoardMessage != "") {
                 gearchannel.send(scoreBoardMessage);
-                interaction.reply("Displaying Scoreboard");
+                interaction.reply({content: "Displaying Scoreboard", ephemeral: true});
             }
             else {
                 console.log("Something went wrong when building the scoreboard.");
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ client.on('interactionCreate', async(interaction) => {
             const gearMessage = await messagesInGearchannel.find(msg => msg.author.id === '1306647733490290809')
 
             if (gearMessage === undefined) {
-                interaction.reply("Could not find a message to update, did you remember to display it first?");
+                interaction.reply({content: "Could not find a message to update, did you remember to display it first?", ephemeral: true});
             }
             else {
                 gearMessage.edit(scoreBoardMessage);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ client.on('interactionCreate', async(interaction) => {
             }
         }
     } else if (interaction.commandName === 'scoreboard' && !isManager) {
-        interaction.reply("You aren't a manager! Get back to work.")
+        interaction.reply({content:"You aren't a manager! Get back to work.", ephemeral: true})
     };
 });
 
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ function AddGear(Type,Employee) {
     }
     if (Type != "coppergear" && Type != "silvergear" && Type != "goldgear" && Type != "purplegear") return
     db.run(`UPDATE Employees SET ${Type} = ${Type} + 1 WHERE name = \'${Employee}\' `)
+
+    return Type;
 };
 function RemoveGear(Type, Employee) {
     if (Type != "coppergear" && Type != "silvergear" && Type != "goldgear" && Type != "purplegear") return