diff --git a/commands/join.js b/commands/join.js
index 92c7e89..7ac0d61 100644
--- a/commands/join.js
+++ b/commands/join.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 module.exports = {
     name: 'join',
     description: 'joins a voice channel',
-    execute: async (message, voiceChannel, args) => {
+    execute: async(message, args) => {
+        const voiceChannel = message.member.voice.channel;
+
         if (!voiceChannel) return message.reply('you need to join a channel!');
+
         connection = await voiceChannel.join();
+
+        return message.channel.send('joined!');
     }
 };
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diff --git a/commands/leave.js b/commands/leave.js
index c121af0..90dd4ed 100644
--- a/commands/leave.js
+++ b/commands/leave.js
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 module.exports = {
     name: 'leave',
     description: 'leaves a voice channel',
-    execute: async = (message, voiceChannel, args) => {
+    execute: async(message, args) => {
+        if (!message.member.voice.channel) return message.reply('you need to join a channel!');
+
+        const voiceChannel = message.member.voice.channel;
+
         voiceChannel.leave();
+
+        return message.channel.send('left!');
     }
 };
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diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1eb6f3e..477c544 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ client.on('message', async message => {
 
     const args = message.content.slice(process.env.PREFIX.length).split(/ +/);
     const commandName = args.shift().toLowerCase();
-    const voiceChannel = message.member.voice.channel;
 
     if (!client.commands.has(commandName)) return message.reply('this command does not exist!');
 
     const command = client.commands.get(commandName);
 
     try {
-        command.execute(message, voiceChannel, args);
+        command.execute(message, args);
     } catch (error) {
         console.error(error);
         message.reply('there was an error trying to execute that command!');