diff --git a/events/interactionCreate.js b/events/interactionCreate.js
index 513ce7c..c5ee35f 100644
--- a/events/interactionCreate.js
+++ b/events/interactionCreate.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { promises } from "fs";
 import database from "../utils/database.js";
 import * as logger from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { commands } from "../utils/collections.js";
 import { CommandInteraction } from "eris";
 import { clean } from "../utils/misc.js";
+import { upload } from "../utils/tempimages.js";
 
 // run when a slash command is executed
 export default async (client, cluster, worker, ipc, interaction) => {
@@ -39,47 +39,7 @@ export default async (client, cluster, worker, ipc, interaction) => {
       }
       if (result.file.length > fileSize) {
         if (process.env.TEMPDIR && process.env.TEMPDIR !== "") {
-          const filename = `${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)}.${result.name.split(".")[1]}`;
-          await promises.writeFile(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${filename}`, result.file);
-          const imageURL = `${process.env.TMP_DOMAIN || "https://tmp.projectlounge.pw"}/${filename}`;
-          await interaction[interaction.acknowledged ? "editOriginalMessage" : "createMessage"]({
-            embeds: [{
-              color: 16711680,
-              title: "Here's your image!",
-              url: imageURL,
-              image: {
-                url: imageURL
-              },
-              footer: {
-                text: "The result image was more than 8MB in size, so it was uploaded to an external site instead."
-              },
-            }]
-          });
-          if (process.env.THRESHOLD) {
-            process.env.DIRSIZECACHE += result.file.length;
-            if (process.env.DIRSIZECACHE > process.env.THRESHOLD) {
-              const files = (await promises.readdir(process.env.TEMPDIR)).map((file) => {
-                return promises.stat(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${file}`).then((stats) => {
-                  return {
-                    name: file,
-                    size: stats.size,
-                    ctime: stats.ctime
-                  };
-                });
-              });
-              const resolvedFiles = await Promise.all(files);
-              process.env.DIRSIZECACHE = resolvedFiles.reduce((a, b)=>{
-                return a + b.size;
-              }, 0);
-              const oldestFiles = resolvedFiles.sort((a, b) => a.ctime - b.ctime);
-              while (process.env.DIRSIZECACHE > process.env.THRESHOLD) {
-                await promises.rm(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${oldestFiles[0].name}`);
-                process.env.DIRSIZECACHE -= oldestFiles[0].size;
-                logger.log(`Removed oldest image file: ${oldestFiles[0].name}`);
-                oldestFiles.shift();
-              }
-            }
-          }
+          await upload(client, result, interaction, true);
         } else {
           await interaction[interaction.acknowledged ? "editOriginalMessage" : "createMessage"]("The resulting image was more than 8MB in size, so I can't upload it.");
         }
diff --git a/events/messageCreate.js b/events/messageCreate.js
index 8c47844..8e96e30 100644
--- a/events/messageCreate.js
+++ b/events/messageCreate.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { promises } from "fs";
 import database from "../utils/database.js";
 import { log, error as _error } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { prefixCache, aliases, disabledCache, disabledCmdCache, commands } from "../utils/collections.js";
 import parseCommand from "../utils/parseCommand.js";
 import { clean } from "../utils/misc.js";
+import { upload } from "../utils/tempimages.js";
 
 // run when someone sends a message
 export default async (client, cluster, worker, ipc, message) => {
@@ -129,47 +129,7 @@ export default async (client, cluster, worker, ipc, message) => {
       }
       if (result.file.length > fileSize) {
         if (process.env.TEMPDIR && process.env.TEMPDIR !== "") {
-          const filename = `${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)}.${result.name.split(".")[1]}`;
-          await promises.writeFile(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${filename}`, result.file);
-          const imageURL = `${process.env.TMP_DOMAIN || "https://tmp.projectlounge.pw"}/${filename}`;
-          await client.createMessage(message.channel.id, Object.assign({
-            embeds: [{
-              color: 16711680,
-              title: "Here's your image!",
-              url: imageURL,
-              image: {
-                url: imageURL
-              },
-              footer: {
-                text: "The result image was more than 8MB in size, so it was uploaded to an external site instead."
-              },
-            }]
-          }, reference));
-          if (process.env.THRESHOLD) {
-            process.env.DIRSIZECACHE += result.file.length;
-            if (process.env.DIRSIZECACHE > process.env.THRESHOLD) {
-              const files = (await promises.readdir(process.env.TEMPDIR)).map((file) => {
-                return promises.stat(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${file}`).then((stats) => {
-                  return {
-                    name: file,
-                    size: stats.size,
-                    ctime: stats.ctime
-                  };
-                });
-              });
-              const resolvedFiles = await Promise.all(files);
-              process.env.DIRSIZECACHE = resolvedFiles.reduce((a, b)=>{
-                return a + b.size;
-              }, 0);
-              const oldestFiles = resolvedFiles.sort((a, b) => a.ctime - b.ctime);
-              while (process.env.DIRSIZECACHE > process.env.THRESHOLD) {
-                await promises.rm(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${oldestFiles[0].name}`);
-                process.env.DIRSIZECACHE -= oldestFiles[0].size;
-                log(`Removed oldest image file: ${oldestFiles[0].name}`);
-                oldestFiles.shift();
-              }
-            }
-          }
+          await upload(client, result, message);
         } else {
           await client.createMessage(message.channel.id, "The resulting image was more than 8MB in size, so I can't upload it.");
         }
diff --git a/utils/tempimages.js b/utils/tempimages.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba6603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/tempimages.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import * as logger from "../utils/logger.js";
+import { readdir, lstat, rm, writeFile } from "fs/promises";
+
+export async function upload(client, result, context, interaction = false) {
+  const filename = `${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)}.${result.name.split(".")[1]}`;
+  await writeFile(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${filename}`, result.file);
+  const imageURL = `${process.env.TMP_DOMAIN || "https://tmp.projectlounge.pw"}/${filename}`;
+  const payload = {
+    embeds: [{
+      color: 16711680,
+      title: "Here's your image!",
+      url: imageURL,
+      image: {
+        url: imageURL
+      },
+      footer: {
+        text: "The result image was more than 8MB in size, so it was uploaded to an external site instead."
+      },
+    }]
+  };
+  if (interaction) {
+    await context[context.acknowledged ? "editOriginalMessage" : "createMessage"](payload);
+  } else {
+    await client.createMessage(context.channel.id, Object.assign(payload, {
+      messageReference: {
+        channelID: context.channel.id,
+        messageID: context.id,
+        guildID: context.channel.guild ? context.channel.guild.id : undefined,
+        failIfNotExists: false
+      },
+      allowedMentions: {
+        repliedUser: false
+      }
+    }));
+  }
+  if (process.env.THRESHOLD) {
+    process.env.DIRSIZECACHE += result.file.length;
+    await removeOldImages();
+  }
+}
+
+export async function removeOldImages() {
+  if (process.env.DIRSIZECACHE > process.env.THRESHOLD) {
+    const files = (await readdir(process.env.TEMPDIR)).map((file) => {
+      return lstat(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${file}`).then((stats) => {
+        if (stats.isSymbolicLink()) return;
+        return {
+          name: file,
+          size: stats.size,
+          ctime: stats.ctime
+        };
+      });
+    }).filter(Boolean);
+    const resolvedFiles = await Promise.all(files);
+    process.env.DIRSIZECACHE = resolvedFiles.reduce((a, b)=>{
+      return a + b.size;
+    }, 0);
+    const oldestFiles = resolvedFiles.sort((a, b) => a.ctime - b.ctime);
+    while (process.env.DIRSIZECACHE > process.env.THRESHOLD) {
+      await rm(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${oldestFiles[0].name}`);
+      process.env.DIRSIZECACHE -= oldestFiles[0].size;
+      logger.log(`Removed oldest image file: ${oldestFiles[0].name}`);
+      oldestFiles.shift();
+    }
+  }
+}
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