diff --git a/src/commands/admin/create-ticket-system.ts b/src/commands/admin/create-ticket-system.ts
index db32b8b..fba851f 100644
--- a/src/commands/admin/create-ticket-system.ts
+++ b/src/commands/admin/create-ticket-system.ts
@@ -223,22 +223,26 @@ export class CreateTicketSystem {
 
     @ButtonComponent({ id: 'close-btn' })
     async closeBtn(interaction: ButtonInteraction): Promise<void> {
-        await interaction.deferReply()
-
         logger.action(
             'Ticket close attempt',
             `User: ${interaction.user.username}(${interaction.user.id})\nChannel: ${interaction.channel?.id}`,
         )
 
         if (!interaction.channel || !interaction.guild) {
-            await interaction.editReply('❌ Ticket channel does not exist')
             return
         }
+
         if (!interaction.channel.isThread() || interaction.channel.archived) {
             return
         }
 
-        await interaction.editReply('Closing ticket..')
+        try {
+            await interaction.deferReply()
+            await interaction.editReply('Closing ticket..')
+        } catch (e) {
+            logger.error('Deferring interaction reply', e)
+            return
+        }
 
         try {
             // lock + archive thread