diff --git a/bot.lua b/bot.lua
index d57a5b7..d36f616 100644
--- a/bot.lua
+++ b/bot.lua
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ client:on('ready', function()
 end)
 
 client:on('messageCreate', function(message)
-	if message.content == prefix .. 'ping' then
+	if message.content == prefix .. 'ping' and message.author.id == client.owner.id then
 		message.channel:send({embed = {title = "Ping?",description = "Pong!",color = 0x00FFFF}})
 	end
 	if string.find(message.content:lower(), "sako") and ((string.find(message.content:lower(), "shut")) and string.find(message.content:lower(), "up") or (string.find(message.content:lower(), "stfu")) or (string.find(message.content:lower(),"quiet"))) and message.author.id ~= client.user.id then
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ client:on('messageCreate', function(message)
 		counter = counter + 1
 		write("counter.txt", tostring(counter))
 	end
-	if message.content == prefix .. 'sacounter' then
+	if message.content == prefix .. 'sacounter' and message.author.id ~= "1152611181601759326" then
 		local counter = load("counter.txt")
-		message.channel:send("**we have told sako to shut up ** ".. counter .. " ** times**")
+		message.channel:send("**we have told sako to shut up ".. counter .. " times**")
 	end
 	if message.content == prefix .. 'shutdown' then
 		if message.author.id == "867901290336223242" then