diff --git a/src/commands/guilds/welcomeexample.ts b/src/commands/guilds/welcomeexample.ts
index 6b9b8ea..8175150 100644
--- a/src/commands/guilds/welcomeexample.ts
+++ b/src/commands/guilds/welcomeexample.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default {
 		.setName("welcomeexample")
 		.setDescription("Send an example of the welcome message of the server."),
 	async execute(interaction: CommandInteraction) {
+        await interaction.deferReply()
 		const connection = await connectToDb();
 
         const guild_id = interaction.guild?.id ? interaction.guild?.id : ""
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export default {
         if (!guild[0]) {
             const embed = errorEmbed("Your server must be registered to the bot, use /register to do so.", interaction.client.user.displayAvatarURL());
 
-            return interaction.reply({embeds: [embed]});
+            return interaction.editReply({embeds: [embed]});
         }
 
         const member = interaction.guild?.members.cache.get(interaction.user.id)
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export default {
         if (!member?.permissions.has(PermissionFlagsBits.Administrator) && !member?.roles.cache.has(guild[0].admin_role_id)) {
             const embed = errorEmbed("You are not allowed to use that command.", interaction.client.user.displayAvatarURL());
 
-            return await interaction.reply({embeds: [embed]});
+            return await interaction.editReply({embeds: [embed]});
         }
 
         const config = await getWelcomeConfig(connection, guild_id);
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export default {
         if (!config[0]) {
             const embed = errorEmbed("Your welcome message must be setup before using that command.", interaction.client.user.displayAvatarURL());
 
-            return interaction.reply({embeds: [embed]});
+            return interaction.editReply({embeds: [embed]});
         }
 
         const embed = new EmbedBuilder();
@@ -52,17 +53,18 @@ export default {
             embed.setThumbnail(config[0].vignette_url);
         }
 
-        var attachement;
-        var buffer;
         var files = [];
 
         if (config[0].background_url) {
-            buffer = await createWelcomeImage(config[0].background_url, `https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/${interaction.user.id}/${interaction.user.avatar}.jpeg`, interaction.user.id);
-            attachement = new AttachmentBuilder(buffer, { name: `${interaction.user.id}.png` })
-            files.push(attachement)
-            embed.setImage(`attachment://${interaction.user.id}.png`)
+            const buffer = await createWelcomeImage(config[0].background_url, `https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/${interaction.user.id}/${interaction.user.avatar}.jpeg`, interaction.user.id);
+
+            if (buffer) { 
+                const attachement = new AttachmentBuilder(buffer, { name: `${interaction.user.id}.png` })
+                files.push(attachement)
+                embed.setImage(`attachment://${interaction.user.id}.png`)
+            }
         }
 
-        interaction.reply({content: config[0].message_format ? config[0].message_format.replace("{user}", `<@${interaction.user.id}>`).replace("{welcomer}", `<@&${config[0].welcomer_role_id ? config[0].welcomer_role_id : ""}>`) : "", embeds: [embed], files: files});
+        interaction.editReply({content: config[0].message_format ? config[0].message_format.replace("{user}", `<@${interaction.user.id}>`).replace("{welcomer}", `<@&${config[0].welcomer_role_id ? config[0].welcomer_role_id : ""}>`) : "", embeds: [embed], files: files});
 	},
 };
diff --git a/src/libs/imageGeneration.ts b/src/libs/imageGeneration.ts
index d1a04a8..d7436ba 100644
--- a/src/libs/imageGeneration.ts
+++ b/src/libs/imageGeneration.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import { createCanvas, loadImage } from 'canvas';
+import { BufferResolvable } from 'discord.js';
 import * as  fs from "node:fs";
 
-export async function createWelcomeImage(background_url: string, icon_url: string, user_id: string) {
+export async function createWelcomeImage(background_url: string, icon_url: string, user_id: string) : Promise<Buffer | undefined> {
     const background = await loadImage(background_url)
+
+    if (!background) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     const icon = await loadImage(icon_url)
 
     var width;
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index bd66ca5..623b499 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
         "module": "NodeNext",
         "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
         "resolveJsonModule": true,
-        "strict": true,
         "outDir": "./dist",
         "skipLibCheck": true,
         "noImplicitAny": true,