diff --git a/commands/join.js b/commands/join.js
index b12100c..92c7e89 100644
--- a/commands/join.js
+++ b/commands/join.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module.exports = {
     name: 'join',
     description: 'joins a voice channel',
     execute: async (message, voiceChannel, args) => {
+        if (!voiceChannel) return message.reply('you need to join a channel!');
         connection = await voiceChannel.join();
-        connection.play('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl1s4BT9Fc4');
     }
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d19ed2a..2034425 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1587,6 +1587,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "sodium": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sodium/-/sodium-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IsTwTJeoNBU97km3XkrbCGC/n/9aUQejgD3QPr2YY2gtbSPru3TI6nhCqgoez9Mv88frF9oVZS/jrXFbd6WXyA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "node-addon-api": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "source-map": {
       "version": "0.5.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.5.7.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2f9f29..4f98ace 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "@discordjs/opus": "^0.2.1",
     "discord.js": "^12.2.0",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
-    "ffmpeg-static": "^4.2.0"
+    "ffmpeg-static": "^4.2.0",
+    "sodium": "^3.0.2"
   }
 }