diff --git a/cogs/text_service_cog.py b/cogs/text_service_cog.py
index 2f29ea4..a16926d 100644
--- a/cogs/text_service_cog.py
+++ b/cogs/text_service_cog.py
@@ -425,9 +425,10 @@ class GPT3ComCon(discord.Cog, name="GPT3ComCon"):
                 first = True
             else:
                 if from_context:
-                    await ctx.send_followup(chunk)
+                    response_message = await ctx.send_followup(chunk)
                 else:
-                    await ctx.channel.send(chunk)
+                    response_message = await ctx.channel.send(chunk)
+        return response_message
 
     async def paginate_embed(self, response_text, codex, prompt=None, instruction=None):
         """Given a response text make embed pages and return a list of the pages. Codex makes it a codeblock in the embed"""
diff --git a/services/text_service.py b/services/text_service.py
index f3cf460..8efa191 100644
--- a/services/text_service.py
+++ b/services/text_service.py
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ class TextService:
                 if len(response_text) > converser_cog.TEXT_CUTOFF:
                     if not from_context:
                         paginator = None
-                        await converser_cog.paginate_and_send(response_text, ctx)
+                        response_message = await converser_cog.paginate_and_send(response_text, ctx)
                     else:
                         embed_pages = await converser_cog.paginate_embed(
                             response_text, codex, prompt, instruction