diff --git a/internal/discord/commands.go b/internal/discord/commands.go
index 7a13ed0..4499a85 100644
--- a/internal/discord/commands.go
+++ b/internal/discord/commands.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// map of guildID to registeredCommands
-	registeredCommands map[string][]*discordgo.ApplicationCommand
+	registeredCommands = make(map[string][]*discordgo.ApplicationCommand)
 
 	// all commands
 	commandList = []*discordgo.ApplicationCommand{
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 			Description: "anonymously post a confession in configured channel",
 			Options: []*discordgo.ApplicationCommandOption{
 				&discordgo.ApplicationCommandOption{
+					Type: discordgo.ApplicationCommandOptionString,
 					Name: "confession",
 					Description: "A confession to be posted anonymously",
 					Required: true,
@@ -79,11 +80,11 @@ func registerCommands(s *discordgo.Session) {
 
 		if err != nil {
 			logging.Error(
-				"Failed to register commands for guild %s: %s",
-				guild.ID, err.Error(),
+				"Failed to register commands for guild",
+				guild.ID, ": ", err.Error(),
 			)
 		} else {
-			logging.Info("Registered commands for guild %s", guild.ID)
+			logging.Info("Registered commands for guild ", guild.ID)
 			registeredCommands[guild.ID] = cmds
 		}
 	}
@@ -98,13 +99,13 @@ func deregisterCommands(s *discordgo.Session) {
 				cmd.ID,
 			); err != nil {
 				logging.Error(
-					"Failed to delete %s command (id: %s) from guild %s",
-					cmd.Name, cmd.ID, guild,
+					"Failed to delete", cmd.Name, "command (id:", cmd.ID,
+					") from guild ", guild,
 				)
 			} else {
 				logging.Info(
-					"Deregistered command %s (id: %s) from guild %s",
-					cmd.Name, cmd.ID, guild,
+					"Deregistered command ", cmd.Name,"(id:", cmd.ID,
+					") from guild ", guild,
 				)
 			}
 		}