diff --git a/src/Interactions/IInteractionCommandManager.cs b/src/Interactions/IInteractionCommandManager.cs
index 2f30fce..057afbd 100644
--- a/src/Interactions/IInteractionCommandManager.cs
+++ b/src/Interactions/IInteractionCommandManager.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ namespace Geekbot.Interactions
     public interface IInteractionCommandManager
     {
         Dictionary<string, Command> CommandsInfo { get; init; }
-        Task<InteractionResponse> RunCommand(Interaction interaction);
+        InteractionResponse? RunCommand(Interaction interaction);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Interactions/InteractionCommandManager.cs b/src/Interactions/InteractionCommandManager.cs
index ac0e9e1..0f48f3f 100644
--- a/src/Interactions/InteractionCommandManager.cs
+++ b/src/Interactions/InteractionCommandManager.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Reflection;
+using Geekbot.Core;
 using Geekbot.Core.GuildSettingsManager;
+using Geekbot.Core.Logger;
 using Geekbot.Interactions.ApplicationCommand;
 using Geekbot.Interactions.Request;
 using Geekbot.Interactions.Response;
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ namespace Geekbot.Interactions
         
         private readonly IGuildSettingsManager _guildSettingsManager;
 
+        private readonly IGeekbotLogger _logger;
+
         private readonly Dictionary<CommandType, Dictionary<string, Type>> _commands = new() {
             { CommandType.Message, new Dictionary<string, Type>() },
             { CommandType.User, new Dictionary<string, Type>() },
@@ -22,10 +26,12 @@ namespace Geekbot.Interactions
 
         public Dictionary<string, Command> CommandsInfo { get; init; }
 
-        public InteractionCommandManager(IServiceProvider provider, IGuildSettingsManager guildSettingsManager)
+        public InteractionCommandManager(IServiceProvider provider, IGuildSettingsManager guildSettingsManager, IGeekbotLogger logger)
         {
             _provider = provider;
             _guildSettingsManager = guildSettingsManager;
+            _logger = logger;
+
             var interactions = Assembly.GetCallingAssembly()
                 .GetTypes()
                 .Where(type => type.IsClass && !type.IsAbstract && type.IsSubclassOf(typeof(InteractionBase)))
@@ -42,16 +48,8 @@ namespace Geekbot.Interactions
             }
         }
 
-        public async Task<InteractionResponse> RunCommand(Interaction interaction)
+        private async Task HandleInteraction(Interaction interaction, InteractionBase command)
         {
-            var type = _commands[interaction.Data.Type][interaction.Data.Name];
-            var command = ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance(_provider, type) as InteractionBase;
-
-            if (command == null)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-
             var guildSettings = _guildSettingsManager.GetSettings(ulong.Parse(interaction.GuildId));
             var language = guildSettings.Language;
             Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(language);
@@ -72,7 +70,36 @@ namespace Geekbot.Interactions
                 command.AfterExecute(interaction);
             }
 
-            return response;
+            try
+            {
+                await HttpAbstractions.Patch(
+                    new Uri($"https://discord.com/api/v8/webhooks/{interaction.ApplicationId}/{interaction.Token}/messages/@original"),
+                    response.Data
+                );
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _logger.Error(LogSource.Interaction, "Failed to send interaction response", e);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public InteractionResponse? RunCommand(Interaction interaction)
+        {
+            var type = _commands[interaction.Data.Type][interaction.Data.Name];
+            var command = ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance(_provider, type) as InteractionBase;
+
+            if (command == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+            
+            Task.Run(() => HandleInteraction(interaction, command).ConfigureAwait(false));
+
+            return new InteractionResponse()
+            {
+                Type = InteractionResponseType.DeferredChannelMessageWithSource
+            };
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Web/Controllers/Interactions/InteractionController.cs b/src/Web/Controllers/Interactions/InteractionController.cs
index 5ed34f0..a5406ba 100644
--- a/src/Web/Controllers/Interactions/InteractionController.cs
+++ b/src/Web/Controllers/Interactions/InteractionController.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class InteractionController : ControllerBase
         return (interaction.Type, interaction.Version) switch
         {
             (InteractionType.Ping, 1) => Ping(),
-            (InteractionType.ApplicationCommand, 1) => await ApplicationCommand(interaction),
+            (InteractionType.ApplicationCommand, 1) => ApplicationCommand(interaction),
             (InteractionType.MessageComponent, 1) => MessageComponent(interaction),
             _ => StatusCode(501)
         };
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ public class InteractionController : ControllerBase
         return Ok(response);
     }
 
-    private async Task<IActionResult> ApplicationCommand(Interaction interaction)
+    private IActionResult ApplicationCommand(Interaction interaction)
     {
-        var result = await _interactionCommandManager.RunCommand(interaction);
+        var result = _interactionCommandManager.RunCommand(interaction);
 
         if (result == null)
         {
diff --git a/src/Web/WebApiStartup.cs b/src/Web/WebApiStartup.cs
index 7e2b466..40cd673 100644
--- a/src/Web/WebApiStartup.cs
+++ b/src/Web/WebApiStartup.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public static class WebApiStartup
         builder.Services.AddControllers();
         builder.Services.AddCors(options => options.AddPolicy("AllowSpecificOrigin", cors => cors.AllowAnyOrigin().AllowAnyHeader().AllowAnyMethod()));
 
-        var interactionCommandManager = new InteractionCommandManager(commandProvider, commandProvider.GetService<IGuildSettingsManager>());
+        var interactionCommandManager = new InteractionCommandManager(commandProvider, commandProvider.GetService<IGuildSettingsManager>(), logger);
         var highscoreManager = new HighscoreManager(commandProvider.GetService<DatabaseContext>(), commandProvider.GetService<IUserRepository>());
 
         builder.Services.AddSingleton(databaseContext);