diff --git a/src/interactions/leaderAdd.js b/src/interactions/leaderAdd.js
index 068add4e..57cc5d51 100644
--- a/src/interactions/leaderAdd.js
+++ b/src/interactions/leaderAdd.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const interactionLeaderAdd = (bot, message) => {
   const { user, text, channel } = message
 
   if (text === '' || text === 'help') {
-    bot.whisper(message, transcript('leaderAdd.help'))
+    bot.replyPrivateDelayed(message, transcript('leaderAdd.help'))
     return
   }
 
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ const interactionLeaderAdd = (bot, message) => {
         console.log(
           `${commandUser.user} isn't a leader, so I told them this was restricted`
         )
-        bot.whisper(message, transcript('leaderAdd.invalidUser'))
+        bot.replyPrivateDelayed(message, transcript('leaderAdd.invalidUser'))
         return
       }
 
       if (!commandUser.club) {
         console.log(`${commandUser.user} doesn't have a club`)
-        bot.whisper(message, transcript('leaderAdd.invalidClub'))
+        bot.replyPrivateDelayed(message, transcript('leaderAdd.invalidClub'))
         return
       }
 
       if (commandUser.club.fields['Slack Channel ID'] != channel) {
         console.log(`${user} doesn't own channel ${channel}`)
-        bot.whisper(message, transcript('leaderAdd.invalidChannel'))
+        bot.replyPrivateDelayed(message, transcript('leaderAdd.invalidChannel'))
         return
       }
 
@@ -68,14 +68,17 @@ const interactionLeaderAdd = (bot, message) => {
           // ensure we can assign the leader to this club
           const clubs = taggedUser.leader.fields['Clubs'] || []
           if (clubs.includes(commandUser.club.id)) {
-            bot.whisper(message, transcript('leaderAdd.alreadyLeader'))
+            bot.replyPrivateDelayed(
+              message,
+              transcript('leaderAdd.alreadyLeader')
+            )
             return
           }
           clubs.push(commandUser.club.id)
           return airPatch('Leaders', taggedUser.leader.id, {
             Clubs: clubs,
           }).then(() => {
-            bot.whisper(
+            bot.replyPrivateDelayed(
               message,
               transcript('leaderAdd.success', { taggedUserID, channel })
             )
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ const interactionLeaderAdd = (bot, message) => {
     })
     .catch(err => {
       console.error(err)
-      bot.whisper(message, transcript('errors.general', { err }))
+      bot.replyPrivateDelayed(message, transcript('errors.general', { err }))
     })
 }