diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/arguments/LowerMemberArg.kt b/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/arguments/LowerMemberArg.kt
index 951570b..ed3822b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/arguments/LowerMemberArg.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/arguments/LowerMemberArg.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ open class LowerMemberArg(override val name: String = "LowerMemberArg") : Argume
     override fun formatData(data: Member) = "@${data.tag}"
 }
 
-private suspend fun Member.isHigherRankedThan(permissions: PermissionsService, targetMember: Member) =
+suspend fun Member.isHigherRankedThan(permissions: PermissionsService, targetMember: Member) =
         permissions.getPermissionRank(this) < permissions.getPermissionRank(targetMember)
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/listeners/MemberReactionListeners.kt b/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/listeners/MemberReactionListeners.kt
index bc4ee52..cd47fe6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/listeners/MemberReactionListeners.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/listeners/MemberReactionListeners.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package me.ddivad.judgebot.listeners
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.behavior.getChannelOf
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.entity.channel.TextChannel
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.event.message.ReactionAddEvent
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.kordx.emoji.Emojis
+import com.gitlab.kordlib.kordx.emoji.addReaction
 import me.ddivad.judgebot.dataclasses.Configuration
 import me.ddivad.judgebot.extensions.jumpLink
 import me.jakejmattson.discordkt.api.dsl.listeners
@@ -15,11 +17,13 @@ fun onMemberReactionAdd(configuration: Configuration) = listeners {
         val guildConfiguration = configuration[guild.asGuild().id.longValue]
         if (!guildConfiguration?.reactions!!.enabled) return@on
 
-        if(this.emoji.name == guildConfiguration.reactions.flagMessageReaction) {
-            message.deleteReaction(this.emoji)
-            guild.asGuild().getChannelOf<TextChannel>(guildConfiguration.loggingConfiguration.alertChannel.toSnowflake())
-                    .asChannel().createMessage("User ${user.mention} flagged the message: " +
-                            "${this.message.asMessage().jumpLink(guild.id.value)} in: ${this.channel.mention}")
+        when (this.emoji.name) {
+            guildConfiguration.reactions.flagMessageReaction -> {
+                message.deleteReaction(this.emoji)
+                guild.asGuild().getChannelOf<TextChannel>(guildConfiguration.loggingConfiguration.alertChannel.toSnowflake()).asChannel()
+                        .createMessage("User ${user.mention} flagged the message: ${this.message.asMessage().jumpLink(guild.id.value)} in: ${this.channel.mention}")
+                        .addReaction(Emojis.whiteCheckMark)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/listeners/StaffReactionListeners.kt b/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/listeners/StaffReactionListeners.kt
index 8fd20d9..f04bf32 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/listeners/StaffReactionListeners.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/me/ddivad/judgebot/listeners/StaffReactionListeners.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package me.ddivad.judgebot.listeners
 
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.common.exception.RequestException
 import com.gitlab.kordlib.core.event.message.ReactionAddEvent
+import me.ddivad.judgebot.arguments.isHigherRankedThan
 import me.ddivad.judgebot.dataclasses.Configuration
 import me.ddivad.judgebot.embeds.createMessageDeleteEmbed
 import me.ddivad.judgebot.embeds.createSelfHistoryEmbed
@@ -21,36 +22,34 @@ fun onStaffReactionAdd(muteService: MuteService,
         val guild = guild?.asGuildOrNull() ?: return@on
         val guildConfiguration = configuration[guild.asGuild().id.longValue]
         if (!guildConfiguration?.reactions!!.enabled) return@on
-
-        user.asMemberOrNull(guild.id)?.let {
-            if (permissionsService.hasPermission(it, PermissionLevel.Moderator)) {
-                val messageAuthor = message.asMessage().author ?: return@on
-
-                when (this.emoji.name) {
-                    guildConfiguration.reactions.gagReaction -> {
-                        message.deleteReaction(this.emoji)
-                        muteService.gag(messageAuthor.asMember(guild.id))
-                        it.sendPrivateMessage("${messageAuthor.mention} gagged.")
-                    }
-                    guildConfiguration.reactions.historyReaction -> {
-                        message.deleteReaction(this.emoji)
-                        val target = databaseService.users.getOrCreateUser(messageAuthor, guild.asGuild())
-                        it.sendPrivateMessage { createSelfHistoryEmbed(messageAuthor, target, guild.asGuild(), configuration) }
-                    }
-                    guildConfiguration.reactions.deleteMessageReaction -> {
-                        val content = message.asMessage()
-                        message.deleteReaction(this.emoji)
-                        message.delete()
-                        try {
-                            messageAuthor.sendPrivateMessage {
-                                createMessageDeleteEmbed(guild, content)
-                            }
-                        } catch (ex: RequestException) {
-                            this.user.sendPrivateMessage("User ${messageAuthor.mention} has DM's disabled." +
-                                    " Message deleted without notification.")
+        val member = user.asMemberOrNull(guild.id) ?: return@on
+        val messageAuthor = message.asMessage().author?.asMemberOrNull(guild.id) ?: return@on
+        
+        if (permissionsService.hasPermission(member, PermissionLevel.Moderator) && !member.isHigherRankedThan(permissionsService, messageAuthor)) {
+            when (this.emoji.name) {
+                guildConfiguration.reactions.gagReaction -> {
+                    message.deleteReaction(this.emoji)
+                    muteService.gag(messageAuthor.asMember(guild.id))
+                    member.sendPrivateMessage("${messageAuthor.mention} gagged.")
+                }
+                guildConfiguration.reactions.historyReaction -> {
+                    message.deleteReaction(this.emoji)
+                    val target = databaseService.users.getOrCreateUser(messageAuthor, guild.asGuild())
+                    member.sendPrivateMessage { createSelfHistoryEmbed(messageAuthor, target, guild.asGuild(), configuration) }
+                }
+                guildConfiguration.reactions.deleteMessageReaction -> {
+                    val content = message.asMessage()
+                    message.deleteReaction(this.emoji)
+                    message.delete()
+                    try {
+                        messageAuthor.sendPrivateMessage {
+                            createMessageDeleteEmbed(guild, content)
                         }
-
+                    } catch (ex: RequestException) {
+                        this.user.sendPrivateMessage("User ${messageAuthor.mention} has DM's disabled." +
+                                " Message deleted without notification.")
                     }
+
                 }
             }
         }