diff --git a/src/buttonEvents/Claim.ts b/src/buttonEvents/Claim.ts
index 4f7f5ae..e94f7cc 100644
--- a/src/buttonEvents/Claim.ts
+++ b/src/buttonEvents/Claim.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import CardConstants from "../constants/CardConstants";
 export default class Claim extends ButtonEvent {
     public override async execute(interaction: ButtonInteraction) {
         if (!interaction.guild || !interaction.guildId) return;
-        if (!interaction.channel) return;
 
         await interaction.deferUpdate();
 
@@ -22,26 +21,15 @@ export default class Claim extends ButtonEvent {
 
         AppLogger.LogSilly("Button/Claim", `Parameters: cardNumber=${cardNumber}, claimId=${claimId}, droppedBy=${droppedBy}, userId=${userId}`);
 
-        const user = await User.FetchOneById(User, userId) || new User(userId, CardConstants.StartingCurrency);
-
-        AppLogger.LogSilly("Button/Claim", `${user.Id} has ${user.Currency} currency`);
-
-        if (!user.RemoveCurrency(CardConstants.ClaimCost)) {
-            await interaction.channel.send(`${interaction.user}, Not enough currency! You need ${CardConstants.ClaimCost} currency, you have ${user.Currency}!`);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        await user.Save(User, user);
-
         const claimed = await eClaim.FetchOneByClaimId(claimId);
 
         if (claimed) {
-            await interaction.channel.send(`${interaction.user}, This card has already been claimed!`);
+            await interaction.reply("This card has already been claimed");
             return;
         }
 
         if (claimId == CoreClient.ClaimId && userId != droppedBy) {
-            await interaction.channel.send(`${interaction.user}, The latest dropped card can only be claimed by the user who dropped it!`);
+            await interaction.reply("The latest dropped card can only be claimed by the user who dropped it");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -55,6 +43,17 @@ export default class Claim extends ButtonEvent {
 
         await inventory.Save(Inventory, inventory);
 
+        const user = await User.FetchOneById(User, userId) || new User(userId, CardConstants.StartingCurrency);
+
+        AppLogger.LogSilly("Button/Claim", `${user.Id} has ${user.Currency} currency`);
+
+        if (!user.RemoveCurrency(CardConstants.ClaimCost)) {
+            await interaction.reply(`Not enough currency! You need 10 currency, you have ${user.Currency}`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await user.Save(User, user);
+
         const claim = new eClaim(claimId);
         claim.SetInventory(inventory);
 
diff --git a/src/buttonEvents/Reroll.ts b/src/buttonEvents/Reroll.ts
index c55aedf..c271a3a 100644
--- a/src/buttonEvents/Reroll.ts
+++ b/src/buttonEvents/Reroll.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import Config from "../database/entities/app/Config";
 import CardDropHelperMetadata from "../helpers/CardDropHelperMetadata";
 import path from "path";
 import AppLogger from "../client/appLogger";
-import User from "../database/entities/app/User";
-import CardConstants from "../constants/CardConstants";
 
 export default class Reroll extends ButtonEvent {
     public override async execute(interaction: ButtonInteraction) {
@@ -25,20 +23,6 @@ export default class Reroll extends ButtonEvent {
             return;
         }
 
-        let user = await User.FetchOneById(User, interaction.user.id);
-
-        if (!user) {
-            user = new User(interaction.user.id, CardConstants.StartingCurrency);
-            await user.Save(User, user);
-
-            AppLogger.LogInfo("Commands/Drop", `New user (${interaction.user.id}) saved to the database`);
-        }
-
-        if (user.Currency < CardConstants.ClaimCost) {
-            await interaction.reply(`Not enough currency! You need ${CardConstants.ClaimCost} currency, you have ${user.Currency}!`);
-            return;
-        }
-
         const randomCard = CardDropHelperMetadata.GetRandomCard();
 
         if (!randomCard) {
diff --git a/src/commands/drop.ts b/src/commands/drop.ts
index ab6c339..7a91042 100644
--- a/src/commands/drop.ts
+++ b/src/commands/drop.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import Config from "../database/entities/app/Config";
 import CardDropHelperMetadata from "../helpers/CardDropHelperMetadata";
 import path from "path";
 import AppLogger from "../client/appLogger";
-import User from "../database/entities/app/User";
-import CardConstants from "../constants/CardConstants";
 
 export default class Drop extends Command {
     constructor() {
@@ -33,20 +31,6 @@ export default class Drop extends Command {
             return;
         }
 
-        let user = await User.FetchOneById(User, interaction.user.id);
-
-        if (!user) {
-            user = new User(interaction.user.id, CardConstants.StartingCurrency);
-            await user.Save(User, user);
-
-            AppLogger.LogInfo("Commands/Drop", `New user (${interaction.user.id}) saved to the database`);
-        }
-
-        if (user.Currency < CardConstants.ClaimCost) {
-            await interaction.reply(`Not enough currency! You need ${CardConstants.ClaimCost} currency, you have ${user.Currency}!`);
-            return;
-        }
-
         const randomCard = CardDropHelperMetadata.GetRandomCard();
 
         if (!randomCard) {
diff --git a/src/commands/trade.ts b/src/commands/trade.ts
index 3324128..60f9033 100644
--- a/src/commands/trade.ts
+++ b/src/commands/trade.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ export default class Trade extends Command {
 
         AppLogger.LogSilly("Commands/Trade", `Parameters: user=${user.id}, give=${give.value}, receive=${receive.value}`);
 
-        if (interaction.user.id == user.id) {
-            await interaction.reply("You can not create a trade with yourself.");
-            return;
-        }
-
         const giveItemEntity = await Inventory.FetchOneByCardNumberAndUserId(interaction.user.id, give.value!.toString());
         const receiveItemEntity = await Inventory.FetchOneByCardNumberAndUserId(user.id, receive.value!.toString());