diff --git a/main.rb b/main.rb
index 0f77601..4e2c477 100755
--- a/main.rb
+++ b/main.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ config_obj = YAML::load_file( './config.yaml' )
 logger.info("loaded config")
 bot = Discordrb::Commands::CommandBot.new token: config_obj["bot_token"], prefix: "!folder"
 folder = Folder.new
-responded = false
 
 def shut_down(bot,folder)
   if bot.connected?
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ bot.message(private: true,contains: "!folder fall") do |event|
   else
     event.respond("Oh that you could be so blessed as to have that option")
   end
-  responded = true
 end
 
 bot.message(private: true,contains: "!folder rise") do |event|
@@ -54,24 +52,17 @@ bot.message(private: true,contains: "!folder rise") do |event|
   else
     event.respond("Fat chance, non-Steve")
   end
-  responded = true
 end
 
 bot.message(private: true, contains: "!folder help") do |event|
   event.respond("Commands: rise,fall,help,status")
-  responded = true
 end
 
 bot.message(private: true, contains: "!folder status") do |event|
   event.respond("Stevefolder has #{folder.num_subs} submissions")
-  responded = true
 end
 
 bot.message(private: true) do |event|
-  if responded
-    responded = false
-    break
-  end
   sender = event.author.id
   i = 1
   updated = false