diff --git a/commands/forceEvaluate.cjs b/commands/forceEvaluate.cjs
index 1d53a20..8e583b6 100644
--- a/commands/forceEvaluate.cjs
+++ b/commands/forceEvaluate.cjs
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ module.exports = {
 		.addStringOption(option =>
 			option.setName('messageid')
 				.setDescription("Message ID of message to evaluate")
-				.setRequired(false)
+				.setRequired(true)
 		),
 	async execute(interaction, client) {
-		const messagefromId = await client.channels.cache.get(interaction.channel.id).messages.fetch(messageId);
+		if (interaction.options.getString('messageid') !== null) {
+			var messageId = interaction.options.getString('messageid');
+			const messagefromId = await client.channels.cache.get(interaction.channel.id).messages.fetch(messageId);
+		}
 		global.checkMessage(messagefromId);
 		console.log("User " + interaction.user.tag + " ran /forceevaluate");
 	},