diff --git a/src/commands/edit.rs b/src/commands/edit.rs
index 165b84b..257ec3d 100644
--- a/src/commands/edit.rs
+++ b/src/commands/edit.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub async fn mate(
         bool,
     >,
     #[description = "the new avatar to use when proxying"] avatar: Option<serenity::Attachment>,
-	#[description = "a link to an avatar to use when proxying"] avatar_url: Option<String>,
+    #[description = "a link to an avatar to use when proxying"] avatar_url: Option<String>,
     #[description = "the mate's bio"] bio: Option<String>,
     #[description = "the mate's pronouns"] pronouns: Option<String>,
     #[description = "a signature to add to any proxied messages (ie `💙- text`)"] signature: Option<
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ pub async fn mate(
                 name.clone(),
                 avatar,
             )
-				.await?
-		)
-        
+            .await?,
+        )
     }
 
     get_mate(&mates_collection, ctx.author().id, name.clone())
diff --git a/src/events/on_message.rs b/src/events/on_message.rs
index 59ee416..4cf1e1f 100644
--- a/src/events/on_message.rs
+++ b/src/events/on_message.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-use poise::serenity_prelude::{CacheHttp, Context as SerenityContext, Message};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use poise::serenity_prelude::{CacheHttp, Context as SerenityContext, Message, MessageFlags};
 
 use crate::{
     commands::Data,
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 pub async fn run(ctx: &SerenityContext, data: &Data, message: &Message) -> Result<()> {
+    // FIXME: make this configurable later but immediately drop voice messages because someone asked for it
+    //        and, as mr krabs would say: "we shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request"
+    if message
+        .flags
+        .context("how the FUCK does this message not have flags")?
+        .intersects(MessageFlags::IS_VOICE_MESSAGE)
+    {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     if message.author.bot {
         return Ok(());
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/guilds.rs b/src/utils/guilds.rs
index 95ea7bd..08bce34 100644
--- a/src/utils/guilds.rs
+++ b/src/utils/guilds.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub async fn send_server_proxy_log(
     let webhook = get_webhook_or_create(
         http,
         &channels_collection,
-        // SAFETY: due to the chain of database-required type changes, this is fine to unwrap as `proxy_logs_channel_id` can never be zero
+        // SAFETY: due to the chain of database-required type changes, this is fine to panic as `proxy_logs_channel_id` can never be zero
         ChannelId::new(proxy_logs_channel_id as u64),
     )
     .await?;