diff --git a/src/events/clientEvents/msg.js b/src/events/clientEvents/msg.js
index d7790c90..a11eab69 100644
--- a/src/events/clientEvents/msg.js
+++ b/src/events/clientEvents/msg.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ module.exports = {
   name: "message",
   async execute(client, msg, Discord) {
     if (msg.author.bot || !msg.guild) return;
-    if (!client.global.db.guilds[msg.guild.id]) return;
-    let prefix = client.global.db.guilds[msg.guild.id].prefix;
+    if (!client.global.db.guilds[msg.guild.id]) client.funcs.checkDB(client);
+    let prefix = client.global.db.guilds[msg.guild.id].prefix || client.config.prefix;
     const args = msg.content.slice(prefix.length).split(" ");
     if (client.config.devMode) prefix = client.config.devPrefix;
     if (msg.mentions.users.first()) {