diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index d671922..f6a21ae 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ client.once("ready", async () => {
     console.log("------------------");
 
     // Puts all statuses into an array to avoid reading the database on every status change
-    statusHandler.init(client).catch(console.error);
-    prefixHandler.init().catch(console.error);
-    prefixHandler.setLoading();
+    await statusHandler.init().catch(console.error);
+    statusHandler.startStatusLoop(client).catch(console.error);
+    await prefixHandler.init().catch(console.error);
+    prefixHandler.loadingDone();
     avoidDbSleeping().catch(console.error);
 
     const logChannel = client.channels.cache.get(LOG_CHANNEL) as TextChannel;
diff --git a/src/handlers/messages.ts b/src/handlers/messages.ts
index c502840..4c204f1 100644
--- a/src/handlers/messages.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/messages.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import { DEFAULT_PREFIX, DEV_PREFIX, RELOAD_PREFIX } from "../config.ts";
 import { prefixes } from "../db/schema.ts";
 import type { MessageCommandData } from "../helpers/types.ts";
 import { clientNoPermissions, errorLog, isDev, isMikuTrigger } from "../helpers/utils.ts";
-import { prefixMap, botIsLoading } from "./prefixes.ts";
+import { prefixMap, isLoading } from "./prefixes.ts";
 
 export default async function handleMessage(message: Message) {
     const guildClient = await message.guild?.members.fetchMe();
     try {
         // Permission check for the channel which the message was sent in to avoid breaking the bot
-        if (message.author.bot || clientNoPermissions(message, guildClient) || botIsLoading) return;
+        if (message.author.bot || clientNoPermissions(message, guildClient) || isLoading()) return;
 
         const content = message.content.split(" ").filter(Boolean);
         const len = content.length;
diff --git a/src/handlers/prefixes.ts b/src/handlers/prefixes.ts
index 24463e3..645831b 100644
--- a/src/handlers/prefixes.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/prefixes.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ import { db } from "../db/index.ts";
 import { prefixes } from "../db/schema.ts";
 
 export const prefixMap = new Map<Snowflake, string>();
-export let botIsLoading = false;
+let botIsLoading = true;
 
-export function setLoading() {
-    botIsLoading = true;
+export function isLoading() {
+    return botIsLoading;
+}
+
+export function loadingDone() {
+    botIsLoading = false;
 }
 
 export async function init() {
diff --git a/src/handlers/statuses.ts b/src/handlers/statuses.ts
index 6dbdee1..9b8db60 100644
--- a/src/handlers/statuses.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/statuses.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ import { randomIntFromRange, randomElementFromArray, sleep } from "../helpers/ut
 
 export let statusArr: Status[] = [];
 
-export async function init(client: Client) {
+export async function init() {
     statusArr = await db.select().from(statuses);
-    if (statusArr.length) startStatusLoop(client).catch(console.error);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ export async function init(client: Client) {
  * @param {Client} client Discord client which is used to access the API
  */
 export async function startStatusLoop(client: Client) {
+    if (statusArr.length === 0) return;
     while (true) {
         const status = setRandomStatus(client);
         if (!status) break;