diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e533c89..018f26b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 //IRC bot that responds to !chat, queries the chatgpt api, and prints the response line by line
+const fs = require('fs');
 const irc = require('irc');
 const axios = require('axios');
 const config = require('./config.json');
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ class Context {
     }
 }
 
-let context = new Context(savedMessages);
+let context = null;
 if (fs.existsSync('./messages.json')) {
-    savedMessages = require('./messages.json');
+    const savedMessages = require('./messages.json');
     context = new Context(savedMessages);
 } else {
     context = new Context(seed_messages);
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ client.addListener('message', async (from, to, message) => {
         if(is_chat_cmd && !config.alwaysRemember) {
             context.clear();
         }
-        context.add_user_prompt(query);
+        context.add_user_prompt(message);
         const query = message.slice(6);
         try {
             await chatgpt(query, context.messages, handleChatGPTResponseLine);