diff --git a/cogs/gpt_3_commands_and_converser.py b/cogs/gpt_3_commands_and_converser.py
index e135761..05b8744 100644
--- a/cogs/gpt_3_commands_and_converser.py
+++ b/cogs/gpt_3_commands_and_converser.py
@@ -96,14 +96,18 @@ class GPT3ComCon(commands.Cog, name="GPT3ComCon"):
 
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_member_join(self, member):
-        if self.welcome_message_enabled():
+        if self.model.welcome_message_enabled:
             query = f"Please generate a welcome message for {member.name} who has just joined the server."
-            welcome_message = self.model.send_request(query, tokens=self.usage_service.count_tokens(query))
+            try:
+                welcome_message = self.model.send_request(query, tokens=self.usage_service.count_tokens(query))
+            except:
+                welcome_message = None
+
             if not welcome_message:
                 welcome_message = EnvService.get_welcome_message()
             welcome_embed = discord.Embed(title=f"Welcome, {member.name}!", description=welcome_message)
             welcome_embed.add_field(name="Just so you know...", value="> My commands are invoked with a forward slash ("/")\n> Use /help to see my help message(s).")
-            await member.send(content=None, embed=welcome_embded)
+            await member.send(content=None, embed=welcome_embed)
     
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_member_remove(self, member):
diff --git a/models/openai_model.py b/models/openai_model.py
index 39fb535..1a012b3 100644
--- a/models/openai_model.py
+++ b/models/openai_model.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Model:
         self._summarize_conversations = True
         self._summarize_threshold = 2500
         self.model_max_tokens = 4024
-        self.send_welcome_message = False
+        self._welcome_message_enabled = False
 
         try:
             self.IMAGE_SAVE_PATH = os.environ["IMAGE_SAVE_PATH"]
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ class Model:
     
     @property
     def welcome_message_enabled(self):
-        return self.send_welcome_message
+        return self._welcome_message_enabled
 
-    @send_welcome_message.setter
+    @welcome_message_enabled.setter
     def welcome_message_enabled(self, value):
         if value.lower() == "true":
-            self.send_welcome_message = True
+            self._welcome_message_enabled = True
         elif value.lower() == "false":
-            self.send_welcome_message = False
+            self._welcome_message_enabled = False
         else:
             raise ValueError("Value must be either true or false!")