diff --git a/events/messageCreate.js b/events/messageCreate.js
index 13183e6..022139d 100644
--- a/events/messageCreate.js
+++ b/events/messageCreate.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const Collector = require(path.join(__dirname, "../functions/messageCollector"))
 const EditCollector = require(path.join(__dirname, "../functions/messageEdit"));
 const CommandDB = require(path.join(__dirname, "../models/commands"));
 const { isJson } = require(path.join(__dirname, "../functions/randomStr"));
+const botConfig = require(path.join(__dirname, "../botConfig.json"));
 
 module.exports = async (client, message) => {
     // Early return checks
@@ -79,14 +80,14 @@ module.exports = async (client, message) => {
             }
 
             // Check if user has required roles
-            const hasRequiredRole = commandfile.config.roles && message.member.roles && client.botConfig.roles && client.botConfig.roles.length > 0 ? 
+            const hasRequiredRole = commandfile.config.roles && message.member.roles && botConfig.roles[0] ? 
                 message.member.roles.some(role => {
-                    const whitelistedRoles = Object.values(client.botConfig.roles[0] || {});
-                    return whitelistedRoles.includes(role);
+                    const requiredRoleIds = commandfile.config.roles.map(roleName => botConfig.roles[0][roleName.toLowerCase()]);
+                    return requiredRoleIds.includes(role);
                 }) : false;
 
             // Command availability check (skip for DMs)
-            if (!commandfile.config.available && !hasRequiredRole && !client.botConfig.owners.includes(message.authorId)) {
+            if (!commandfile.config.available && !hasRequiredRole && !botConfig.owners.includes(message.authorId)) {
                 return message.reply({
                     embeds: [new Embed()
                         .setColor("#FF0000")