diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
index 437ac37b..d97fbf05 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ public class MessageCreated: IEventHandler<MessageCreateEvent>
     // for now, only return error messages for explicit commands
     public ulong? ErrorChannelFor(MessageCreateEvent evt, ulong userId)
     {
-        if (!HasCommandPrefix(evt.Content, userId, out var cmdStart) || cmdStart == evt.Content.Length)
-            return null;
-
         return evt.ChannelId;
     }
 
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Services/ErrorMessageService.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Services/ErrorMessageService.cs
index 41ad263c..3c47cf3e 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Services/ErrorMessageService.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Services/ErrorMessageService.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class ErrorMessageService
 {
     // globally rate limit errors for now, don't want to spam users when something breaks
     private static readonly Duration MinErrorInterval = Duration.FromSeconds(10);
-    private static readonly Duration IntervalFromStartup = Duration.FromMinutes(5);
+    private static readonly Duration IntervalFromStartup = Duration.FromMinutes(2);
     private readonly ILogger _logger;
 
     private readonly BotConfig _botConfig;