diff --git a/src/buttons/close-mod-ticket.ts b/src/buttons/close-mod-ticket.ts
index ddffe29..0224abc 100644
--- a/src/buttons/close-mod-ticket.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/close-mod-ticket.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ButtonInteraction, Client, MessageFlags, ChannelType, PermissionFlagsBits } from 'discord.js';
+import { closeTicket } from '../utils';
 
 export default {
   name: 'close-mod-ticket',
@@ -19,14 +20,9 @@ export default {
       components: []
     });
 
-    await channel.send('This ticket has been closed by staff.');
+    if (!await closeTicket(client, channel, `This ticket has been closed by staff.`))
+      return await interaction.editReply({ content: 'An error occurred while trying to close this ticket.' });
 
     await interaction.editReply({ content: 'Ticket closed.' });
-
-    channel.edit({
-      name: `[CLOSED] ${channel.name}`.slice(0, 100),
-      archived: true,
-      locked: true
-    });
   }
 };
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diff --git a/src/buttons/close-ticket.ts b/src/buttons/close-ticket.ts
index 4401aab..e8caeec 100644
--- a/src/buttons/close-ticket.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/close-ticket.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export default {
   name: 'close-ticket',
   handler: async function (client: Client, interaction: ButtonInteraction) {
     const channel = await interaction.channel?.fetch();
-
     if (!channel || !channel.isThread() || !channel.isSendable() || channel.type != ChannelType.PrivateThread)
       return await interaction.reply({ flags: [MessageFlags.Ephemeral], content: 'Oops. Something went wrong. Please report this to a staff member.' });
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export default {
     });
 
     if (!await closeTicket(client, channel, `This ticket has been closed by ${interaction.user}`))
-      return await interaction.editReply({ content: 'An error occured while trying to close this ticket.' });
+      return await interaction.editReply({ content: 'An error occurred while trying to close this ticket.' });
 
     await interaction.editReply({ content: 'Ticket closed.' });
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/private-help-utils.ts b/src/utils/private-help-utils.ts
index 42da283..89362bf 100644
--- a/src/utils/private-help-utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/private-help-utils.ts
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ export async function closeTicket(context: Client, thread: ThreadChannel, reason
 
     return true;
   } catch (error) {
-    console.log('An error occured while trying to close the ticket:', error);
+    console.error('An error occured while trying to close the ticket:', error);
 
     await thread.send({
       embeds: [{
         ...SetSeverity('error'),
         description: 'I encountered an error while trying to close this ticket.',
       }],
-    });
+    }).catch(() => {});
 
     return false;
   }