diff --git a/cogs/gameplay.py b/cogs/gameplay.py
index 9b19087..b8805c1 100644
--- a/cogs/gameplay.py
+++ b/cogs/gameplay.py
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ class Gameplay(commands.Cog):
         with Session(engine) as session:
             this_game, owner_team, this_play = await checks_log_interaction(session, interaction, command_name='flyball')
 
+            await interaction.edit_original_response(content=f'Pow goes teh fly ball!')
+
 
 async def setup(bot):
     await bot.add_cog(Gameplay(bot))
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diff --git a/command_logic/logic_gameplay.py b/command_logic/logic_gameplay.py
index ca40d0a..6bfaf4c 100644
--- a/command_logic/logic_gameplay.py
+++ b/command_logic/logic_gameplay.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ async def get_lineups_from_sheets(session: Session, sheets, this_game: Game, thi
 
 
 async def checks_log_interaction(session: Session, interaction: discord.Interaction, command_name: str) -> tuple[Game, Team, Play]:
+    await interaction.response.defer(thinking=True)
     this_game = get_channel_game_or_none(session, interaction.channel_id)
     if this_game is None:
         raise GameNotFoundException('I don\'t see an active game in this channel.')
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ async def checks_log_interaction(session: Session, interaction: discord.Interact
             logging.exception(f'{command_name} command: No gauntlet team found with abbrev {gauntlet_abbrev}')
             raise TeamNotFoundException(f'Hm, I was not able to find a gauntlet team for you.')
     
-    if not owner_team['id'] in [this_game.away_team_id, this_game.home_team_id]:
+    if not owner_team.id in [this_game.away_team_id, this_game.home_team_id]:
         logging.exception(f'{interaction.user.display_name} tried to run a command in Game {this_game.id} when they aren\'t a GM in the game.')
         raise TeamNotFoundException('Bruh. Only GMs of the active teams can log plays.')