diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e728946..c38cc17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ These commands are grouped, so each group has a prefix but you can easily tab co
 
 # Configuration
 
-All the model parameters are configurable inside discord. Type `/settings` to view all the configurable parameters, and use `/settings <param> <value>` to set parameters. For example, if I wanted to change the number of images generated by DALL-E by default to 4, I can type the following command in discord: `/settings num_images 4`
+All the model parameters are configurable inside discord. Type `/system settings` to view all the configurable parameters, and use `/system settings <param> <value>` to set parameters. 
+
+For example, if I wanted to change the number of images generated by DALL-E by default to 4, I can type the following command in discord: `/system settings num_images 4`
 
 
 # Requirements
 `python3.9 -m pip install -r requirements.txt`
 
-This project uses openai-async rewrite by Andrew Chen Wang, https://github.com/Andrew-Chen-Wang/openai-python/tree/async-support
-
 **I recommend using python 3.9!**
 
 OpenAI API Key (https://beta.openai.com/docs/api-reference/introduction)
diff --git a/models/check_model.py b/models/check_model.py
index f9b2e74..04931e5 100644
--- a/models/check_model.py
+++ b/models/check_model.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ALLOWED_GUILDS = EnvService.get_allowed_guilds()
 class Check:
     def check_admin_roles() -> Callable:
         async def inner(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext):
+            if ADMIN_ROLES == [None]: return True
+
             if not any(role.name.lower() in ADMIN_ROLES for role in ctx.user.roles):
                 await ctx.defer(ephemeral=True)
                 await ctx.respond(
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ class Check:
 
     def check_dalle_roles() -> Callable:
         async def inner(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext):
+            if DALLE_ROLES == [None]: return True
             if not any(role.name.lower() in DALLE_ROLES for role in ctx.user.roles):
                 await ctx.defer(ephemeral=True)
                 await ctx.respond(
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ class Check:
 
     def check_gpt_roles() -> Callable:
         async def inner(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext):
+            if GPT_ROLES == [None]: return True
             if not any(role.name.lower() in GPT_ROLES for role in ctx.user.roles):
                 await ctx.defer(ephemeral=True)
                 await ctx.respond(
diff --git a/models/env_service_model.py b/models/env_service_model.py
index e3bfbd5..520c253 100644
--- a/models/env_service_model.py
+++ b/models/env_service_model.py
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ class EnvService:
             admin_roles = None
 
         if admin_roles is None:
-            raise ValueError(
+            print(
                 "ADMIN_ROLES is not defined properly in the environment file!"
                 "Please copy your server's role and put it into ADMIN_ROLES in the .env file."
                 'For example a line should look like: `ADMIN_ROLES="Admin"`'
             )
+            print("Defaulting to allowing all users to use admin commands...")
+            return [None]
 
         admin_roles = (
             admin_roles.lower().split(",")
@@ -67,11 +69,13 @@ class EnvService:
             dalle_roles = None
 
         if dalle_roles is None:
-            raise ValueError(
+            print(
                 "DALLE_ROLES is not defined properly in the environment file!"
                 "Please copy your server's role and put it into DALLE_ROLES in the .env file."
                 'For example a line should look like: `DALLE_ROLES="Dalle"`'
             )
+            print("Defaulting to allowing all users to use Dalle commands...")
+            return [None]
 
         dalle_roles = (
             dalle_roles.lower().split(",")
@@ -91,11 +95,13 @@ class EnvService:
             gpt_roles = None
 
         if gpt_roles is None:
-            raise ValueError(
+            print(
                 "GPT_ROLES is not defined properly in the environment file!"
                 "Please copy your server's role and put it into GPT_ROLES in the .env file."
                 'For example a line should look like: `GPT_ROLES="Gpt"`'
             )
+            print("Defaulting to allowing all users to use GPT commands...")
+            return [None]
 
         gpt_roles = (
             gpt_roles.lower().strip().split(",")
diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
index e63ba5d..337a640 100644
--- a/sample.env
+++ b/sample.env
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 OPENAI_TOKEN="<openai_api_token>"
 DISCORD_TOKEN="<discord_bot_token>"
-DEBUG_GUILD="<debug_guild_id>"
-DEBUG_CHANNEL="<debug_channel_id>"
-# make sure not to include an id the bot doesn't have access to
-ALLOWED_GUILDS="<guild_id>,<guild_id>"
-# no spaces, case sensitive, these define which roles have access to what. E.g if GPT_ROLES="gpt", then anyone with the "gpt" role can use GPT3 commands.
-ADMIN_ROLES="admin,owner"
-DALLE_ROLES="admin,openai,dalle"
-GPT_ROLES="admin,openai,gpt"
-WELCOME_MESSAGE="Hi There! Welcome to our Discord server. We hope you'll enjoy our server and we look forward to engaging with you!"
+DEBUG_GUILD="974519864045756446"   #discord_server_id
+DEBUG_CHANNEL="977697652147892304"  #discord_chanel_id
+ALLOWED_GUILDS="971268468148166697,971268468148166697"
+
+# People with the roles in ADMIN_ROLES can use admin commands like /clear-local, and etc
+ADMIN_ROLES="Admin,Owner"
+
+# People with the roles in DALLE_ROLES can use commands like /dalle draw or /dalle imgoptimize
+DALLE_ROLES="Admin,Openai,Dalle,gpt"
+
+# People with the roles in GPT_ROLES can use commands like /gpt ask or /gpt converse
+GPT_ROLES="openai,gpt"
+
+WELCOME_MESSAGE="Hi There! Welcome to our Discord server. We hope you'll enjoy our server and we look forward to engaging with you!" # This is a fallback message if gpt3 fails to generate a welcome message.
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