diff --git a/src/commands/capacity.ts b/src/commands/capacity.ts
index 20a2391..77504b3 100644
--- a/src/commands/capacity.ts
+++ b/src/commands/capacity.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js'
+import { Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js'
 import { openConfig, SlashCommand, UserCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const Capacity: SlashCommand = {
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ export const Capacity: SlashCommand = {
     ],
 
     // Query for message information and set the style
-    run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
+    run: async (client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
         if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         // set state of bot chat features
         openConfig(`${interaction.user.username}-config.json`, interaction.commandName,
-            interaction.options.get('context-capacity')?.value
+            interaction.options.getNumber('context-capacity')
         )
 
         interaction.reply({
diff --git a/src/commands/deleteModel.ts b/src/commands/deleteModel.ts
index d1517db..5cc7c5b 100644
--- a/src/commands/deleteModel.ts
+++ b/src/commands/deleteModel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, CommandInteraction, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js'
+import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, ChatInputCommandInteraction, Client, CommandInteraction, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js'
 import { UserCommand, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 import { ollama } from '../client.js'
 import { ModelResponse } from 'ollama'
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ export const DeleteModel: SlashCommand = {
     ],
 
     // Delete Model locally stored
-    run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
+    run: async (client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
         // defer reply to avoid timeout
         await interaction.deferReply()
-        const modelInput: string = interaction.options.get('model-name')!!.value as string
-
+        const modelInput: string = interaction.options.getString('model-name') as string
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
         if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
diff --git a/src/commands/disable.ts b/src/commands/disable.ts
index 6a5cb57..c599de9 100644
--- a/src/commands/disable.ts
+++ b/src/commands/disable.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js'
+import { Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js'
 import { AdminCommand, openConfig, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const Disable: SlashCommand = {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const Disable: SlashCommand = {
     ],
 
     // Query for message information and set the style
-    run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
+    run: async (client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
         if (!channel || !AdminCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ export const Disable: SlashCommand = {
 
         // set state of bot chat features
         openConfig(`${interaction.guildId}-config.json`, interaction.commandName,
-            interaction.options.get('enabled')?.value
+            interaction.options.getBoolean('enabled')
         )
 
         interaction.reply({
-            content: `${client.user?.username} is now **${interaction.options.get('enabled')?.value ? "enabled" : "disabled"}**.`,
+            content: `${client.user?.username} is now **${interaction.options.getBoolean('enabled') ? "enabled" : "disabled"}**.`,
             flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/commands/messageStream.ts b/src/commands/messageStream.ts
index b66fc8f..b99081b 100644
--- a/src/commands/messageStream.ts
+++ b/src/commands/messageStream.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, CommandInteraction, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js'
+import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js'
 import { openConfig, SlashCommand, UserCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const MessageStream: SlashCommand = {
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ export const MessageStream: SlashCommand = {
     ],
 
     // change preferences based on command
-    run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
+    run: async (client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
         // verify channel
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
         if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         // save value to json and write to it
         openConfig(`${interaction.user.username}-config.json`, interaction.commandName,
-            interaction.options.get('stream')?.value
+            interaction.options.getBoolean('stream')
         )
 
         interaction.reply({
-            content: `Message streaming is now set to: \`${interaction.options.get('stream')?.value}\``,
+            content: `Message streaming is now set to: \`${interaction.options.getBoolean('stream')}\``,
             flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/commands/pullModel.ts b/src/commands/pullModel.ts
index 2582d3f..7fb912c 100644
--- a/src/commands/pullModel.ts
+++ b/src/commands/pullModel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, CommandInteraction, MessageFlags } from "discord.js"
+import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, MessageFlags } from "discord.js"
 import { ollama } from "../client.js"
 import { ModelResponse } from "ollama"
 import { UserCommand, SlashCommand } from "../utils/index.js"
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ export const PullModel: SlashCommand = {
     ],
 
     // Pull for model from Ollama library
-    run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
+    run: async (client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
         // defer reply to avoid timeout
         await interaction.deferReply()
-        const modelInput: string = interaction.options.get('model-to-pull')!!.value as string
+        const modelInput: string = interaction.options.getString('model-to-pull') as string
 
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
diff --git a/src/commands/switchModel.ts b/src/commands/switchModel.ts
index ef74b85..eb4b2ef 100644
--- a/src/commands/switchModel.ts
+++ b/src/commands/switchModel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, CommandInteraction } from "discord.js"
+import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction } from "discord.js"
 import { ollama } from "../client.js"
 import { ModelResponse } from "ollama"
 import { openConfig, UserCommand, SlashCommand } from "../utils/index.js"
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ export const SwitchModel: SlashCommand = {
     ],
 
     // Switch user preferred model if available in local library
-    run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
+    run: async (client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
         await interaction.deferReply()
 
-        const modelInput: string = interaction.options.get('model-to-use')!!.value as string
+        const modelInput: string = interaction.options.getString('model-to-use') as string
 
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
diff --git a/src/utils/commands.ts b/src/utils/commands.ts
index 42f119b..978858a 100644
--- a/src/utils/commands.ts
+++ b/src/utils/commands.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CommandInteraction, ChatInputApplicationCommandData, Client, ApplicationCommandOption } from 'discord.js'
+import { ChatInputCommandInteraction, ChatInputApplicationCommandData, Client, ApplicationCommandOption } from 'discord.js'
 
 /**
  * interface for how slash commands should be run
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { CommandInteraction, ChatInputApplicationCommandData, Client, Applicatio
 export interface SlashCommand extends ChatInputApplicationCommandData {
     run: (
         client: Client,
-        interaction: CommandInteraction,
+        interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction,
         options?: ApplicationCommandOption[]
     ) => void
 }