diff --git a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/SlashCommand.java b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/SlashCommand.java
index e0e4a56e..74b96280 100644
--- a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/SlashCommand.java
+++ b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/SlashCommand.java
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ public final void run(SlashCommandEvent event, CommandClient client)
             //user perms
             for(Permission p: userPermissions)
             {
+                // Member will never be null because this is only ran in a server (text channel)
+                if(event.getMember() == null)
+                    continue;
+
                 if(p.isChannel())
                 {
                     if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(event.getTextChannel(), p))
@@ -272,6 +276,12 @@ public final void run(SlashCommandEvent event, CommandClient client)
             // bot perms
             for(Permission p: botPermissions)
             {
+                // We can ignore this permission because bots can reply with embeds even without either of these perms.
+                // The only thing stopping them is the user's ability to use Application Commands.
+                // It's extremely dumb, but what more can you do.
+                if (p == Permission.VIEW_CHANNEL || p == Permission.MESSAGE_EMBED_LINKS)
+                    continue;
+
                 Member selfMember = event.getGuild() == null ? null : event.getGuild().getSelfMember();
                 if(p.isChannel())
                 {