diff --git a/jarvis/cogs/reddit.py b/jarvis/cogs/reddit.py
index e632d33..b9a52f0 100644
--- a/jarvis/cogs/reddit.py
+++ b/jarvis/cogs/reddit.py
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ class RedditCog(Scale):
         name="name", description="Subreddit name", opt_type=OptionTypes.STRING, required=True
     )
     async def _subreddit_random(self, ctx: InteractionContext, name: str) -> None:
+        await ctx.defer()
         name = name.replace("r/", "")
         if len(name) > 20 or len(name) < 3:
             await ctx.send("Invalid Subreddit name", ephemeral=True)