diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6006ad8..f67d66e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,18 @@ struct CBResponse {
 	output: String
 }
 
+fn cleverbot(msg: &Message) -> Result<String, Error> {
+	let _ = msg.channel_id.broadcast_typing();
+	let resp = reqwest::get(&format!("http://www.cleverbot.com/getreply?key=CC7wgO9gQl7yPjB54eDLHmM5Jmg&input={}&cb_settings_tweak1=0&cb_settings_tweak2=100&cb_settings_tweak3=100{}",
+			msg.content.replace("<@392763365409292298>", ""), (*CS).lock().clone().map(|x| format!("&cs={}", x)).unwrap_or_else(String::new)))?
+		.error_for_status()?
+		.text()?;
+	thread::sleep_ms(500);
+	let resp: CBResponse = serde_json::from_str(&resp)?;
+	msg.channel_id.say(format!("{} {}", msg.author.mention(), resp.output))?;
+	Ok(resp.cs)
+}
+
 impl Handler {
 	fn process_message(&self, msg: &Message, prefix: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		if msg.content == "<@392763365409292298> has big gay" {
@@ -171,16 +183,14 @@ impl Handler {
 			return Ok(());
 		}
 		if msg.content.contains("<@392763365409292298>") {
-			let _ = msg.channel_id.broadcast_typing();
-			let resp = reqwest::get(&format!("http://www.cleverbot.com/getreply?key=CC7wgO9gQl7yPjB54eDLHmM5Jmg&input={}&cb_settings_tweak1=0&cb_settings_tweak2=100&cb_settings_tweak3=100{}",
-					msg.content.replace("<@392763365409292298>", ""), (*CS).lock().clone().map(|x| format!("&cs={}", x)).unwrap_or_else(String::new)))?
-				.error_for_status()?
-				.text()?;
-			thread::sleep_ms(500);
-			let resp: CBResponse = serde_json::from_str(&resp)?;
-			*(*CS).lock() = Some(resp.cs);
-			msg.channel_id.say(format!("{} {}", msg.author.mention(), resp.output))?;
-			return Ok(());
+			if let Ok(cs) = cleverbot(msg) {
+				*(*CS).lock() = Some(cs);
+				return Ok(());
+			} else {
+				*(*CS).lock() = None;
+				self.process_message(msg, prefix)?;
+				return Ok(());
+			}
 		}
 		if !msg.content.starts_with(&prefix) {
 			return Ok(());