diff --git a/src/commands/play.rs b/src/commands/play.rs
index feb170d..3102f5a 100644
--- a/src/commands/play.rs
+++ b/src/commands/play.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub async fn run(ctx: &Context, command: &CommandInteraction) -> CreateEmbed {
             None
         }
     });
-
+    
     if query.is_none() {
         return Embed::create(username, "Error 400", "There is no query provided");
     }
@@ -37,33 +37,28 @@ pub async fn run(ctx: &Context, command: &CommandInteraction) -> CreateEmbed {
         .expect("Cannot get Songbird.")
         .clone();
 
+    let self_channel = user_util::get_self_vc_id(ctx, &guild_id).await;
     if !user_util::is_self_connected_to_vc(ctx, &guild_id).await {
         // self is connected to vc, check if user is in same vc
-        let self_channel = user_util::get_self_vc_id(ctx, &guild_id).await;
 
-        if self_channel.is_err() {
-            return Embed::create(
-                username,
-                "I am not in a VC.",
-                "Connect me to a VC to start playing music.",
-            );
+        if self_channel.is_none() {
+            // Connect to VC
+            manager
+                .join(*guild_id, connect_to)
+                .await
+                .expect("Cannot connect>...");
         }
 
-        let self_channel = self_channel.unwrap();
+    }
+    let self_channel = self_channel.expect("Cannot get self channel");
 
-        // Check if user is in the same VC as the bot
-        if self_channel != connect_to {
-            return Embed::create(
-                username,
-                "You are not in my VC.",
-                "Connect to my VC to control the music.",
-            );
-        }
-        // Connect to VC
-        manager
-            .join(*guild_id, connect_to)
-            .await
-            .expect("Cannot connect>...");
+    // Check if user is in the same VC as the bot
+    if self_channel != connect_to {
+        return Embed::create(
+            username,
+            "You are not in my VC.",
+            "Connect to my VC to control the music.",
+        );
     }
 
     Embed::create(username, "Searching...", format!("Looking for {:?}", query))
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5c533d4..ed4f368 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ async fn main() {
         .activity(activity)
         .register_songbird()
         .type_map_insert::<HttpKey>(HttpClient::new())
+        .intents(GatewayIntents::all())
         .await
         .expect("Error creating client");
 
diff --git a/src/util/user_util.rs b/src/util/user_util.rs
index 3f70c58..ef0c742 100644
--- a/src/util/user_util.rs
+++ b/src/util/user_util.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use futures::future::BoxFuture;
-use serenity::all::{ChannelId, Context, Guild, GuildId, PartialGuild, UserId};
+use serenity::all::{CacheHttp, ChannelId, Context, Guild, GuildId, GuildRef, PartialGuild, UserId};
 use serenity::Error;
 
 /// Get a guild by id
@@ -17,15 +16,15 @@ pub fn get_guild_cached(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId) -> Option<Guild> {
     Some(guild.clone())
 }
 
-pub async fn request_guild(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId) -> Result<Guild, Error> {
-    let guild = match ctx.http.get_guild(*guild_id).await {
-        Ok(guild) => guild,
-        Err(error) => {
-            return Err(error);
+pub fn request_guild(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId) -> Guild {
+    let guild = match guild_id.to_guild_cached(&ctx.cache) {
+        Some(guild) => guild.clone(),
+        None => {
+            panic!("Cannot get guild with id {:?}!", guild_id);
         }
     };
-
-    Ok(guild.id.to_guild_cached(ctx).unwrap().clone())
+    
+    guild
 }
 
 /// Request a guild by id, get it from Discord, not from cache, this is a partial guild
@@ -60,16 +59,13 @@ pub fn get_vc_id_cached(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId, user_id: &UserId) ->
     Some(channel_id)
 }
 
-pub async fn get_vc_id(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId, user_id: &UserId) -> Result<ChannelId, Error> {
-    let guild = request_guild(&ctx, guild_id).await?;
-
-    let channel_id = guild
+pub async fn get_vc_id(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId, user_id: &UserId) -> Option<ChannelId> {
+    let guild = request_guild(&ctx, guild_id);
+    guild
         .voice_states
         .get(user_id)
         .and_then(|voice_state| voice_state.channel_id)
-        .expect("Cannot get channel id");
 
-    Ok(channel_id)
 }
 
 /// Check if the bot is connected to a voice channel
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn is_self_connected_to_vc_cached(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId) -> bool
 pub async fn is_self_connected_to_vc(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId) -> bool {
     let channel_id = get_self_vc_id(ctx, guild_id);
 
-    !channel_id.await.is_err()
+    !channel_id.await.is_none()
 }
 
 /// Get the current channel id of the bot
@@ -92,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn get_self_vc_id_cached(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId) -> Option<Channe
     Some(channel_id)
 }
 
-pub async fn get_self_vc_id(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId) -> Result<ChannelId, Error> {
+pub async fn get_self_vc_id(ctx: &Context, guild_id: &GuildId) -> Option<ChannelId> {
     let user_id = ctx.cache.current_user().id;
 
     get_vc_id(ctx, guild_id, &user_id).await