diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cae0520..38c70b8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ discord.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
 			if (interaction.customId) {
 				const product_id = interaction.customId;
 				const url = `https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/api/1/nwstext/${product_id}`;
+				interaction.deferReply({ ephemeral: true });
 				fetch(url).then((res) => {
 					if (res.status !== 200) {
 						interaction.reply({ content: "Failed to get product text", ephemeral: true });
@@ -638,6 +639,9 @@ discord.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
 							interaction.followUp({content: message, ephemeral: true});
 						})
 					});
+				}).catch((err) => {
+					interaction.reply({ content: "Failed to get product text", ephemeral: true });
+					console.log(`${colors.red("[ERROR]")} Failed to get product text: ${err.message}`);
 				});
 			}
 			break;