diff --git a/code/makeprompt.py b/code/makeprompt.py
index 8ea66ad..cddce9a 100644
--- a/code/makeprompt.py
+++ b/code/makeprompt.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ async def chat_process(self, message):
 
     # if the message starts with - or // it's a comment and we return
     if message.content.startswith("-") or message.content.startswith("//"): return
+    await message.channel.trigger_typing()    
 
     # if the message is not in the owner's guild we update the usage count
     if message.guild.id != 1021872219888033903: