diff --git a/src/buttons/close.js b/src/buttons/close.js
index ff1a61e..3289047 100644
--- a/src/buttons/close.js
+++ b/src/buttons/close.js
@@ -58,27 +58,45 @@ module.exports = class CloseButton extends Button {
 					}
 				} else {
 					// TODO: reply
-					if (client.tickets.$stale.has(ticket.id)) {
-						try {
-							await interaction.channel.messages.edit(
-								client.tickets.$stale.get(ticket.id).message.id,
-								{
-									components: [],
-									embeds: [
-										new ExtendedEmbedBuilder({
-											iconURL: interaction.guild.iconURL(),
-											text: ticket.guild.footer,
-										})
-											.setColor(ticket.guild.errorColour)
-											.setDescription(getMessage('ticket.close.rejected', { user: interaction.user.toString() }))
-											.setFooter({ text: null }),
-									],
-								},
-							);
-						} finally { // this should run regardless of whatever happens above
-							client.tickets.$stale.delete(ticket.id);
-						}
+					try {
+						await interaction.update({
+							components: [],
+							embeds: [
+								new ExtendedEmbedBuilder({
+									iconURL: interaction.guild.iconURL(),
+									text: ticket.guild.footer,
+								})
+									.setColor(ticket.guild.errorColour)
+									.setDescription(getMessage('ticket.close.rejected', { user: interaction.user.toString() }))
+									.setFooter({ text: null }),
+							],
+						});
+
+					} finally { // this should run regardless of whatever happens above
+						client.tickets.$stale.delete(ticket.id);
 					}
+
+					// if (client.tickets.$stale.has(ticket.id)) {
+					// 	try {
+					// 		await interaction.channel.messages.edit(
+					// 			client.tickets.$stale.get(ticket.id).message.id,
+					// 			{
+					// 				components: [],
+					// 				embeds: [
+					// 					new ExtendedEmbedBuilder({
+					// 						iconURL: interaction.guild.iconURL(),
+					// 						text: ticket.guild.footer,
+					// 					})
+					// 						.setColor(ticket.guild.errorColour)
+					// 						.setDescription(getMessage('ticket.close.rejected', { user: interaction.user.toString() }))
+					// 						.setFooter({ text: null }),
+					// 				],
+					// 			},
+					// 		);
+					// 	} finally { // this should run regardless of whatever happens above
+					// 		client.tickets.$stale.delete(ticket.id);
+					// 	}
+					// }
 				}
 			}
 		}