diff --git a/code/cogs/chat.py b/code/cogs/chat.py
index 0e7d714..adfc967 100644
--- a/code/cogs/chat.py
+++ b/code/cogs/chat.py
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ class Chat (discord.Cog) :
                 return
         #check if the bot hasn't been used more than 5000 times in the last 24 hours (uses_count_today)
         c.execute("SELECT uses_count_today FROM data WHERE guild_id = ?", (message.guild.id,))
+        debug(f"uses_count_today: {c.fetchone()[0]}")
         if c.fetchone()[0] >= max_uses:
             debug(f"The bot has been used more than {max_uses} times in the last 24 hours in this guild. Please try again in 24h.")
-            await message.channel.send("The bot has been used more than 5000 times in the last 24 hours in this guild. Please try again in 24h.")
+            await message.channel.send(f"The bot has been used more than {max_uses} times in the last 24 hours in this guild. Please try again in 24h.")
             return
         #add 1 to the uses_count_today
         #show that the bot is typing