diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index 34ebfba..5557812 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
   isUserBot,
   contentOf,
   messageOf,
+  formatImageMessage,
+  formatUserMessage,
 } from "./utils";
 import {
   allowedChat,
@@ -115,21 +117,7 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
             content: "[md]`Analyzing image...`[/md]",
           });
 
-          session.push({
-            role: "user",
-            content: [
-              {
-                type: "text",
-                text: `${username} said: Describe what is in this image.`,
-              },
-              {
-                type: "image_url",
-                image_url: {
-                  url: imageData,
-                },
-              },
-            ],
-          });
+          session.push(formatImageMessage(username, imageData));
 
           const response = await assistant.chat.completions.create({
             messages: session,
@@ -161,10 +149,7 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
             content: THINKING,
           });
 
-          session.push({
-            role: "user",
-            content: `${username} said: ${stripMentionTag(message.content).trim()}`,
-          });
+          session.push(formatUserMessage(username, message.content));
 
           const response = await assistant.chat.completions.create({
             messages: session,
@@ -202,10 +187,7 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
           content: THINKING,
         });
 
-        session.push({
-          role: "user",
-          content: `[DIRECT MESSAGE] ${username} said: ${stripMentionTag(message.content).trim()}`,
-        });
+        session.push(formatUserMessage(username, message.content));
 
         const response = await assistant.chat.completions.create({
           messages: session,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 124c262..6b15ac3 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export interface ImageMessage {
   content: [
     {
       type: "text";
-      text: string;
+      text: `${string} said: Describe what is in this image.`;
     },
     {
       type: "image_url";
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export type AnyChatCompletion =
 export enum ImageSize {
   Small = "256x256",
   Medium = "512x512",
-  Large = "1024x1024"
+  Large = "1024x1024",
 }
 
 export type validImgAmount = 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10;
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 5b3651c..bd5b98c 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as fs from "fs";
-import { Messages } from "./types";
+import { AnyChatCompletion, ImageMessage, Messages } from "./types";
 import { ChatCompletion, ChatCompletionMessage } from "openai/resources";
+import { stripMentionTag } from "tailchat-client-sdk";
 
 export function checkFile(
   file: string,
@@ -36,6 +37,37 @@ export function checkFile(
   return final;
 }
 
+export function formatUserMessage(
+  username: string,
+  content: string,
+): AnyChatCompletion {
+  return {
+    role: "user",
+    content: `${username} said: ${stripMentionTag(content).trim()}`,
+  };
+}
+
+export function formatImageMessage(
+  username: string,
+  imageUrl: string,
+): ImageMessage {
+  return {
+    role: "user",
+    content: [
+      {
+        type: "text",
+        text: `${username} said: Describe what is in this image.`,
+      },
+      {
+        type: "image_url",
+        image_url: {
+          url: imageUrl,
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
 export function messageOf(response: ChatCompletion): ChatCompletionMessage {
   return response.choices.at(0)!.message;
 }
@@ -87,6 +119,10 @@ export async function getUsername(host: string, id: string) {
    *
    * @returns The username associated with the given user ID.
    */
+  if (!id) {
+    throw new Error("No user ID was given.");
+  }
+
   const reply = await getUserInfo(host, id);
 
   return reply.nickname;