diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 12ec226..0591b56 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ checksum = "9e1b586273c5702936fe7b7d6896644d8be71e6314cfe09d3167c95f712589e8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
-version = "0.21.6"
+version = "0.21.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c79fed4cdb43e993fcdadc7e58a09fd0e3e649c4436fa11da71c9f1f3ee7feb9"
+checksum = "9d297deb1925b89f2ccc13d7635fa0714f12c87adce1c75356b39ca9b7178567"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "linkify",
  "num-format",
  "parking_lot",
- "paste",
  "poise",
  "rand",
  "regex",
@@ -1186,9 +1185,9 @@ checksum = "b1a46d1a171d865aa5f83f92695765caa047a9b4cbae2cbf37dbd613a793fd4c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
-version = "0.3.66"
+version = "0.3.67"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cee9c64da59eae3b50095c18d3e74f8b73c0b86d2792824ff01bbce68ba229ca"
+checksum = "9a1d36f1235bc969acba30b7f5990b864423a6068a10f7c90ae8f0112e3a59d1"
 dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
@@ -1802,7 +1801,7 @@ version = "0.11.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "37b1ae8d9ac08420c66222fb9096fc5de435c3c48542bc5336c51892cffafb41"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.21.6",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "bytes",
  "encoding_rs",
  "futures-core",
@@ -1912,9 +1911,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
-version = "0.38.28"
+version = "0.38.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "72e572a5e8ca657d7366229cdde4bd14c4eb5499a9573d4d366fe1b599daa316"
+checksum = "322394588aaf33c24007e8bb3238ee3e4c5c09c084ab32bc73890b99ff326bca"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "errno",
@@ -1965,7 +1964,7 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1c74cae0a4cf6ccbbf5f359f08efdf8ee7e1dc532573bf0db71968cb56b1448c"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.21.6",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2105,9 +2104,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde-aux"
-version = "4.3.1"
+version = "4.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "184eba62ebddb71658697c8b08822edee89970bf318c5362189f0de27f85b498"
+checksum = "a86348501c129f3ad50c2f4635a01971f76974cd8a3f335988a0f1581c082765"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "serde",
@@ -2181,11 +2180,11 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "serenity"
 version = "0.12.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/serenity-rs/serenity?branch=next#4df87e16c513d1b94dccd0be5786744df5889dc5"
+source = "git+https://github.com/serenity-rs/serenity?branch=next#c9b6766941c8acc8c06c9451e3f4ca46db5d84d4"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "async-trait",
- "base64 0.21.6",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "bool_to_bitflags",
  "bytes",
@@ -2291,20 +2290,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "small-fixed-array"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fe8b47b4046c1a383f46cb1d783b8afaabf36cea0833d739ac1c6c4a94f57d15"
+checksum = "b35c6fe7591431a7c7383d683c2e202de0217187e397e4ca2a197b5ae991098d"
 dependencies = [
+ "nonmax",
  "serde",
- "tracing",
  "typesize",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smallvec"
-version = "1.11.2"
+version = "1.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4dccd0940a2dcdf68d092b8cbab7dc0ad8fa938bf95787e1b916b0e3d0e8e970"
+checksum = "2593d31f82ead8df961d8bd23a64c2ccf2eb5dd34b0a34bfb4dd54011c72009e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "socket2"
@@ -2483,7 +2482,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d6ac0ac3b7ccd10cc96c7ab29791a7dd236bd94021f31eec7ba3d46a74aa1c24"
 dependencies = [
  "atoi",
- "base64 0.21.6",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "byteorder",
  "crc",
@@ -3326,9 +3325,9 @@ checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0ed0d4f68a3015cc185aff4db9506a015f4b96f95303897bfa23f846db54064e"
+checksum = "b1223296a201415c7fad14792dbefaace9bd52b62d33453ade1c5b5f07555406"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro",
@@ -3336,9 +3335,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b56f625e64f3a1084ded111c4d5f477df9f8c92df113852fa5a374dbda78826"
+checksum = "fcdc935b63408d58a32f8cc9738a0bffd8f05cc7c002086c6ef20b7312ad9dcd"
 dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "log",
@@ -3351,9 +3350,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-futures"
-version = "0.4.39"
+version = "0.4.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ac36a15a220124ac510204aec1c3e5db8a22ab06fd6706d881dc6149f8ed9a12"
+checksum = "bde2032aeb86bdfaecc8b261eef3cba735cc426c1f3a3416d1e0791be95fc461"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "js-sys",
@@ -3363,9 +3362,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0162dbf37223cd2afce98f3d0785506dcb8d266223983e4b5b525859e6e182b2"
+checksum = "3e4c238561b2d428924c49815533a8b9121c664599558a5d9ec51f8a1740a999"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -3373,9 +3372,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f0eb82fcb7930ae6219a7ecfd55b217f5f0893484b7a13022ebb2b2bf20b5283"
+checksum = "bae1abb6806dc1ad9e560ed242107c0f6c84335f1749dd4e8ddb012ebd5e25a7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -3386,9 +3385,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7ab9b36309365056cd639da3134bf87fa8f3d86008abf99e612384a6eecd459f"
+checksum = "4d91413b1c31d7539ba5ef2451af3f0b833a005eb27a631cec32bc0635a8602b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-streams"
@@ -3405,9 +3404,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "web-sys"
-version = "0.3.66"
+version = "0.3.67"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "50c24a44ec86bb68fbecd1b3efed7e85ea5621b39b35ef2766b66cd984f8010f"
+checksum = "58cd2333b6e0be7a39605f0e255892fd7418a682d8da8fe042fe25128794d2ed"
 dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "wasm-bindgen",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2596df3..71c5251 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ const_format = "0.2"
 strum_macros = "0.25"
 arrayvec = "0.7.4"
 bitflags = "2.4.1"
-paste = "1.0.14"
 typesize = { version = "0.1.2", features = ["arrayvec"] }
 bool_to_bitflags = { version = "0.1", features = ["typesize"] }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/settings.rs b/src/commands/settings.rs
index 9604213..3c85b56 100644
--- a/src/commands/settings.rs
+++ b/src/commands/settings.rs
@@ -16,14 +16,17 @@
 
 use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap, fmt::Write};
 
-use self::serenity::{builder::*, ChannelId, ComponentInteractionDataKind, Mentionable};
 use anyhow::bail;
-use database::Compact;
+
+use self::serenity::{
+    builder::*, small_fixed_array::FixedString, ChannelId, ComponentInteractionDataKind,
+    Mentionable,
+};
 use poise::serenity_prelude as serenity;
 
 use crate::{
     constants::{OPTION_SEPERATORS, PREMIUM_NEUTRAL_COLOUR},
-    database,
+    database::{self, Compact},
     funcs::{confirm_dialog, random_footer},
     opt_ext::OptionGettext,
     require, require_guild,
@@ -265,7 +268,9 @@ impl<'a> MenuPaginator<'a> {
             .map(|emoji| {
                 CreateButton::new(emoji)
                     .style(serenity::ButtonStyle::Primary)
-                    .emoji(serenity::ReactionType::Unicode(String::from(emoji).into()))
+                    .emoji(serenity::ReactionType::Unicode(
+                        FixedString::from_str_trunc(emoji),
+                    ))
                     .disabled(
                         disabled
                             || (["⏮️", "◀"].contains(&emoji) && self.index == 0)
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index abe12cc..4899e3d 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use sha2::Digest;
 use tracing::error;
 
-use poise::serenity_prelude as serenity;
-
 use self::serenity::{
-    CreateActionRow, CreateButton, CreateInteractionResponse, FullEvent as Event,
+    small_fixed_array::TruncatingInto, CreateActionRow, CreateButton, CreateInteractionResponse,
+    FullEvent as Event,
 };
+use poise::serenity_prelude as serenity;
+
 use crate::{
     constants, require,
     structs::{Data, FrameworkContext},
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ async fn fetch_update_occurrences(
     let mut embed = message.embeds.into_vec().remove(0);
 
     embed.footer.as_mut().try_unwrap()?.text =
-        format!("This error has occurred {occurrences} times!").into();
+        format!("This error has occurred {occurrences} times!").trunc_into();
 
     let builder = serenity::EditWebhookMessage::default().embeds(vec![embed.into()]);
     error_webhook.edit_message(ctx, message_id, builder).await?;
diff --git a/src/events/message.rs b/src/events/message.rs
index 382d6ab..b323665 100644
--- a/src/events/message.rs
+++ b/src/events/message.rs
@@ -227,16 +227,15 @@ async fn process_mention_msg(
     message: &serenity::Message,
     data: &Data,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let bot_user = ctx.cache.current_user().id;
-    if ![
-        format!("<@{bot_user}>").into(),
-        format!("<@!{bot_user}>").into(),
-    ]
-    .contains(&message.content)
-    {
+    let Some(bot_mention_regex) = data.regex_cache.bot_mention.get() else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    if !bot_mention_regex.is_match(&message.content) {
         return Ok(());
     };
 
+    let bot_user = ctx.cache.current_user().id;
     let guild_id = require!(message.guild_id, Ok(()));
     let channel = message.channel(ctx).await?.guild().unwrap();
     let permissions = channel.permissions_for_user(ctx, bot_user)?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 928ef37..08ee09e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
     num::NonZeroU16,
     str::FromStr,
-    sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc},
+    sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc, OnceLock},
 };
 
 use anyhow::Ok;
@@ -259,13 +259,10 @@ async fn _main(start_time: std::time::SystemTime) -> Result<()> {
     let analytics = Arc::new(analytics::Handler::new(pool.clone()));
     tokio::spawn(analytics.clone().start());
 
+    let startup_builder = ExecuteWebhook::default().content("**TTS Bot is starting up**");
     let startup_message = webhooks
         .logs
-        .execute(
-            &http,
-            true,
-            ExecuteWebhook::default().content("**TTS Bot is starting up**"),
-        )
+        .execute(&http, true, startup_builder)
         .await?
         .unwrap()
         .id;
@@ -294,6 +291,7 @@ async fn _main(start_time: std::time::SystemTime) -> Result<()> {
         ],
         id_in_brackets: regex::Regex::new(r"\((\d+)\)")?,
         emoji: regex::Regex::new(r"<(a?):([^<>]+):\d+>")?,
+        bot_mention: OnceLock::new(),
     };
 
     let data = Data(Arc::new(DataInner {
@@ -431,8 +429,15 @@ async fn _main(start_time: std::time::SystemTime) -> Result<()> {
 
     let mut client = serenity::Client::builder(&token, intents)
         .voice_manager::<songbird::Songbird>(songbird)
-        .framework(poise::Framework::new(framework_options, |_, _, _| {
-            Box::pin(async { Ok(data) })
+        .framework(poise::Framework::new(framework_options, |_, ready, _| {
+            Box::pin(async {
+                data.regex_cache
+                    .bot_mention
+                    .set(regex::Regex::new(&format!("<@!{}>", ready.user.id))?)
+                    .unwrap();
+
+                Ok(data)
+            })
         }))
         .await?;
 
diff --git a/src/structs.rs b/src/structs.rs
index 186e766..4237148 100644
--- a/src/structs.rs
+++ b/src/structs.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap},
-    sync::Arc,
+    sync::{Arc, OnceLock},
 };
 
 pub use anyhow::{Error, Result};
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ pub struct PatreonInfo {
 
 pub struct RegexCache {
     pub replacements: [(regex::Regex, &'static str); 3],
+    pub bot_mention: OnceLock<regex::Regex>,
     pub id_in_brackets: regex::Regex,
     pub emoji: regex::Regex,
 }