diff --git a/src/main/java/org/yatopiamc/bot/timings/TimingsMessageListener.java b/src/main/java/org/yatopiamc/bot/timings/TimingsMessageListener.java
index 15ee723..81d0297 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/yatopiamc/bot/timings/TimingsMessageListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/yatopiamc/bot/timings/TimingsMessageListener.java
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ private void checkMinecraftVersion(EmbedBuilder embedBuilder, JsonObject timings
 
     private CompletableFuture<Message> inProgress(Message message) {
         CompletableFuture<Message> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
-        message.reply(new EmbedBuilder().setTitle("Query in progress").build()).queue(future::complete, future::completeExceptionally);
+        EmbedBuilder c = new EmbedBuilder().setTitle("Query in progress");
+        message.getAuthor().openPrivateChannel().flatMap((channel) -> channel.sendMessage(c.build())).onErrorFlatMap((error) -> message.reply(c.build())).queue(future::complete, future::completeExceptionally);
         return future;
     }
 }