diff --git a/commands/custom_commands/main.py b/commands/custom_commands/main.py
index 0b3fb34..fe942c9 100644
--- a/commands/custom_commands/main.py
+++ b/commands/custom_commands/main.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class CustomCommandsCommands(commands.Cog):
     @logged_command("/cc")
     async def execute_custom_command(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, name: str):
         """Execute a custom command."""
-        await interaction.response.defer(ephemeral=True)
+        await interaction.response.defer(ephemeral=False)
         
         try:
             # Execute the command and get response
diff --git a/commands/players/info.py b/commands/players/info.py
index 2ebeba6..b974351 100644
--- a/commands/players/info.py
+++ b/commands/players/info.py
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ async def player_name_autocomplete(
         return []
 
     try:
-        # Use the dedicated search endpoint to get matching players across ALL seasons
+        # Use the dedicated search endpoint to get matching players
+        # Search current season only for performance (all_seasons=True takes 15+ seconds)
         # Results are ordered by most recent season first
         players = await player_service.search_players(
             current,
-            limit=50,
-            all_seasons=True,  # Fetch more to ensure 25 unique names
+            limit=30,
+            all_seasons=False,  # Current season only to stay under 3-second timeout
         )
 
         # Deduplicate by player name, keeping only the first (most recent) occurrence