diff --git a/src/commands/message/create.js b/src/commands/message/create.js
index 51dc5cf42..2d83afe8a 100644
--- a/src/commands/message/create.js
+++ b/src/commands/message/create.js
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ module.exports = class CreateMessageCommand extends MessageCommand {
 	 * @param {import("discord.js").MessageContextMenuCommandInteraction} interaction
 	 */
 	async run(interaction) {
-		await useGuild(this.client, interaction, { referencesMessage: interaction.targetMessage.channelId + '/' + interaction.targetId });
+		await useGuild(this.client, interaction, { referencesMessageId: interaction.targetId });
 	}
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/tickets/manager.js b/src/lib/tickets/manager.js
index 7e70ab6b6..67873f521 100644
--- a/src/lib/tickets/manager.js
+++ b/src/lib/tickets/manager.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ module.exports = class TicketManager {
 	 * @param {string?} [data.topic]
 	 */
 	async create({
-		categoryId, interaction, topic, referencesMessage, referencesTicketId,
+		categoryId, interaction, topic, referencesMessageId, referencesTicketId,
 	}) {
 		categoryId = Number(categoryId);
 		const category = await this.getCategory(categoryId);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ module.exports = class TicketManager {
 					.setCustomId(JSON.stringify({
 						action: 'questions',
 						categoryId,
-						referencesMessage,
+						referencesMessageId,
 						referencesTicketId,
 					}))
 					.setTitle(category.name)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ module.exports = class TicketManager {
 					.setCustomId(JSON.stringify({
 						action: 'topic',
 						categoryId,
-						referencesMessage,
+						referencesMessageId,
 						referencesTicketId,
 					}))
 					.setTitle(category.name)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ module.exports = class TicketManager {
 			await this.postQuestions({
 				categoryId,
 				interaction,
-				referencesMessage,
+				referencesMessageId,
 				referencesTicketId,
 				topic,
 			});
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ module.exports = class TicketManager {
 	 * @param {string?} [data.topic]
 	 */
 	async postQuestions({
-		action, categoryId, interaction, topic, referencesMessage, referencesTicketId,
+		action, categoryId, interaction, topic, referencesMessageId, referencesTicketId,
 	}) {
 		const [, category] = await Promise.all([
 			interaction.deferReply({ ephemeral: true }),
@@ -540,14 +540,13 @@ module.exports = class TicketManager {
 
 		/** @type {import("discord.js").Message|undefined} */
 		let message;
-		if (referencesMessage) {
-			referencesMessage = referencesMessage.split('/');
+		if (referencesMessageId) {
 			/** @type {import("discord.js").Message} */
-			message = await (await this.client.channels.fetch(referencesMessage[0]))?.messages.fetch(referencesMessage[1]);
+			message = await interaction.channel.messages.fetch(referencesMessageId);
 			if (message) {
 				// not worth the effort of making system messages work atm
 				if (message.system) {
-					referencesMessage = null;
+					referencesMessageId = null;
 					message = null;
 				} else {
 					if (!message.member) {
diff --git a/src/lib/tickets/utils.js b/src/lib/tickets/utils.js
index 21a74e8b2..ab388d7dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/tickets/utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/tickets/utils.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	 * @param {import("discord.js").ButtonInteraction|import("discord.js").SelectMenuInteraction} interaction
 	 */
 	async useGuild(client, interaction, {
-		referencesMessage,
+		referencesMessageId,
 		referencesTicketId,
 		topic,
 	}) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			await client.tickets.create({
 				categoryId: settings.categories[0].id,
 				interaction,
-				referencesMessage,
+				referencesMessageId,
 				referencesTicketId,
 				topic,
 			});
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = {
 							new StringSelectMenuBuilder()
 								.setCustomId(JSON.stringify({
 									action: 'create',
-									referencesMessage,
+									referencesMessageId,
 									referencesTicketId,
 									topic,
 								}))