diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f0e15c0..5ce3159 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bot.once("ready", async () => {
   logger.info("hf:main", "Connected to Discord.");
   logger.info("hf:main", `Logged in as: ${bot.user.tag} (${bot.user.id})`);
 
-  const channel = await bot.users.get(config.owner_id)?.createDM();
+  const channel = await bot.getDMChannel(config.owner_id);
   if (channel) {
     channel.createMessage({
       content: "<:ms_tick:503341995348066313> Loaded HiddenPhox.",
diff --git a/src/modules/privateReminders.js b/src/modules/privateReminders.js
index 58ec0b7..5ed6313 100644
--- a/src/modules/privateReminders.js
+++ b/src/modules/privateReminders.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if (!fs.existsSync(resolve(__dirname, "..", "..", "private_reminders.json")))
   return;
 
 const tzFormatterCache = {};
+const dmCache = {};
 
 const reminderData = require(resolve(
   __dirname,
@@ -83,7 +84,10 @@ hf.bot.once("ready", () => {
           });
         }
 
-        const channel = await hf.bot.users.get(data.user)?.createDM();
+        if (!dmCache[data.user]) {
+          dmCache[data.user] = await hf.bot.getDMChannel(data.user);
+        }
+        const channel = dmCache[data.user];
 
         const [date, time] = tzFormatterCache[data.tz]
           .format(Date.now())
@@ -103,9 +107,6 @@ hf.bot.once("ready", () => {
               content: ":alarm_clock: " + data.message,
             });
             await setLastRun(data.user, date);
-            logger.verbose("privateReminders", "successfully sent");
-          } else {
-            logger.verbose("privateReminders", "dm channel is null");
           }
         }
       }