diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 77c59e4..2caf226 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ const rest = new REST({
 	version: '10'
 }).setToken(config.discord.token);
 
-discord.on("error", (err) => {
-	console.log(`${colors.red("[ERROR]")} Discord error: ${err}`);
-})
-
 // Setup SQlite DB
 const db = new sqlite3.Database("channels.db", (err) => {
 	if (err) {
@@ -451,7 +447,7 @@ xmpp.on("stanza", (stanza) => {
 				console.log(`${colors.red("[ERROR]")} ${err.message}`);
 			}
 			if (!rows) return; // No channels to alert
-			rows.forEach((row) => {
+			rows.forEach(async (row) => {
 				// Get Filters as arrays
 				if (!row.filterEvt) row.filterEvt = "";
 				if (!row.filter) row.filter = "";
@@ -464,7 +460,14 @@ xmpp.on("stanza", (stanza) => {
 
 				let channel = discord.channels.cache.get(row.channelid);
 				if (!channel) return console.log(`${colors.red("[ERROR]")} Channel ${row.channelid} not found`);
-
+				if (!channel.permissionsFor(discord.user).has("SEND_MESSAGES")) {
+					const logs = await channel.guild.fetchAuditLogs({ type: Discord.AuditLogEvent.BotAdd });
+					const user = logs.entries.find(entry => entry.target.id === discord.user.id)?.executor;
+					if (user) {
+						user.send(`I don't have permission to send messages in the channel ${channel.name} (${channel.id}) in the guild ${channel.guild.name} (${channel.guild.id}). Please update my permissions.`);
+					}
+					return;
+				}
 				// fetch the product text
 				trySend = () => {
 					fetch(`https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/api/1/nwstext/${product_id_raw}`).then((res) => {
@@ -478,7 +481,7 @@ xmpp.on("stanza", (stanza) => {
 							}).then((msg) => {
 								if (msg.channel.type === Discord.ChannelType.GuildAnnouncement) msg.crosspost();
 							}).catch((err) => {
-								console.log(`${colors.yellow("[WARN]")} Failed to send message to ${channel.guild.name}/${channel.name} (${channel.guild.id}/${channel.id}): ${err}`);
+								console.log(`${colors.yellow("[WARN]")} Failed to send message to ${channel.guild.name}/${channel.name} (${channel.guild.id}/${channel.id})`);
 							});
 						});
 					}).catch((err) => {