diff --git a/cogs/emote.py b/cogs/emote.py
index f8b0c3d..db6565d 100644
--- a/cogs/emote.py
+++ b/cogs/emote.py
@@ -48,26 +48,25 @@ class Emotes:
 
 	async def __local_check(self, context):
 		if not context.guild:
-			await context.send(
-				f'{utils.SUCCESS_EMOTES[False]} Sorry, this command may only be used in a server.')
+			raise commands.NoPrivateMessage
 			return False
 
 		if (
 			not context.author.guild_permissions.manage_emojis
 			or not context.guild.me.guild_permissions.manage_emojis
 		):
-			await context.send(
-				f'{utils.SUCCESS_EMOTES[False]} '
-				"Sorry, you don't have enough permissions to run this command. "
-				'You and I both need the Manage Emojis permission.')
-			return False
+			raise errors.MissingManageEmojisPermission
 
 		return True
 
 	async def on_command_error(self, context, error):
-		if isinstance(error, errors.EmoteManagerError):
+		if isinstance(error, (errors.EmoteManagerError, errors.MissingManageEmojisPermission)):
 			await context.send(str(error))
 
+		if isinstance(error, commands.NoPrivateMessage):
+			await context.send(
+				f'{utils.SUCCESS_EMOTES[False]} Sorry, this command may only be used in a server.')
+
 	@commands.command()
 	async def add(self, context, *args):
 		"""Add a new emote to this server.
diff --git a/utils/errors.py b/utils/errors.py
index 0ba7f2f..35d5667 100644
--- a/utils/errors.py
+++ b/utils/errors.py
@@ -1,44 +1,49 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # encoding: utf-8
 
-from discord.ext.commands import CommandError
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+import utils
 
 
-class EmoteManagerError(CommandError):
+class MissingManageEmojisPermission(commands.MissingPermissions):
+	"""The invoker or the bot doesn't have permissions to manage server emojis."""
+
+	def __init__(self):
+		super(Exception, self).__init__(
+			f'{utils.SUCCESS_EMOTES[False]} '
+			"Sorry, you don't have enough permissions to run this command. "
+			'You and I both need the Manage Emojis permission.')
+
+class EmoteManagerError(commands.CommandError):
 	"""Generic error with the bot. This can be used to catch all bot errors."""
 	pass
 
-
 class HTTPException(EmoteManagerError):
 	"""The server did not respond with an OK status code."""
 	def __init__(self, status):
 		super().__init__(f'URL error: server returned error code {status}')
 
-
 class EmoteNotFoundError(EmoteManagerError):
 	"""An emote with that name was not found"""
 	def __init__(self, name):
 		super().__init__(f'An emote called `{name}` does not exist in this server.')
 
-
 class InvalidImageError(EmoteManagerError):
 	"""The image is not a GIF, PNG, or JPG"""
 	def __init__(self):
 		super().__init__('The image supplied was not a GIF, PNG, or JPG.')
 
-
 class NoMoreSlotsError(EmoteManagerError):
 	"""Raised in case all slots of a particular type (static/animated) are full"""
 	def __init__(self):
 		super().__init__('No more backend slots available.')
 
-
 class PermissionDeniedError(EmoteManagerError):
 	"""Raised when a user tries to modify an emote without the Manage Emojis permission"""
 	def __init__(self, name):
 		super().__init__(f"You're not authorized to modify `{name}`.")
 
-
 class DiscordError(Exception):
 	"""Usually raised when the client cache is being baka"""
 	def __init__(self):