diff --git a/cogs/fun.py b/cogs/fun.py
index c04c771..c01a8f1 100644
--- a/cogs/fun.py
+++ b/cogs/fun.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import copy
 import math
 
 from helpers import *
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class Fun(commands.Cog):
                     else:
                         del_notifs[owner.id]['commands'].append((x.name, x.message))
 
-                # x.delete_instance()
+                x.delete_instance()
                 del_counter += 1
 
             elif x.last_used + timedelta(days=60) < now and (x.sent_warns is None or x.sent_warns == 0):
@@ -113,18 +114,40 @@ class Fun(commands.Cog):
             plural = len(del_notifs[member]["commands"]) > 1
             msg_content = f'Yo, it\'s cleanup time. I am deleting the following custom ' \
                           f'command{"s" if plural else ""}:\n\n'
+            short_msg_content = copy.deepcopy(msg_content)
             for x in del_notifs[member]["commands"]:
                 msg_content += f'`!cc {x[0]}` - {x[1]}\n'
-            await del_notifs[member]['member'].send(msg_content)
-
+                short_msg_content += f'`!cc {x[0]}`\n'
+        
+            try:
+                await del_notifs[member]['member'].send(msg_content)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.error(f'fun daily_check - could not send deletion message to {del_notifs[member]["member"]} '
+                              f'/ trying short_msg')
+                try:
+                    await del_notifs[member]['member'].send(short_msg_content)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logging.error(f'fun daily_check - still could not send deletion message')
+        
         for member in warn_notifs:
             plural = len(warn_notifs[member]["commands"]) > 1
             msg_content = f'Heads up, the following custom ' \
                           f'command{"s" if plural else ""} will be deleted next month if ' \
                           f'{"they are" if plural else "it is"} not used:\n\n'
+            short_msg_content = copy.deepcopy(msg_content)
             for x in warn_notifs[member]["commands"]:
                 msg_content += f'`!cc {x[0]}` - {x[1]}\n'
-            await warn_notifs[member]['member'].send(msg_content)
+                short_msg_content += f'`!cc {x[0]}`\n'
+        
+            try:
+                await warn_notifs[member]['member'].send(msg_content)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.error(f'fun daily_check - could not send warn message to {warn_notifs[member]["member"]} '
+                              f'/ trying short_msg')
+                try:
+                    await warn_notifs[member]['member'].send(short_msg_content)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logging.error(f'fun daily_check - still could not send warn message')
 
         logging.info(f'Deleted {del_counter} commands; sent deletion notifications to {len(del_notifs)} users; '
                      f'sent warnings to {len(warn_notifs)} users')