diff --git a/src/bot/features/embedCheck.ts b/src/bot/features/embedCheck.ts
index f9a0ea8..c9f6150 100644
--- a/src/bot/features/embedCheck.ts
+++ b/src/bot/features/embedCheck.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ feature.on("message::url", logHandle("embed-check"), async (ctx: Context) => {
 
       if (!GROUP_IDS) {
         console.info("Group IDS:", process.env.GROUP_IDS);
-        await ctx.reply(
+        return await ctx.reply(
           `There was a problem retrieving the whitelist\\. Check the env variables and try again\\.`,
           {
             parse_mode: "MarkdownV2",