diff --git a/commands/message/fun/bard.js b/commands/message/fun/bard.js
index 991bbb6..be163c6 100644
--- a/commands/message/fun/bard.js
+++ b/commands/message/fun/bard.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const { iconPill, smallIconPill, icon } = require('../../../labscore/utils/markd
 
 const { Permissions } = require("detritus-client/lib/constants");
 
+const BLOCKED_PHRASES = process.env.BARD_BLOCKLIST.split(';')
+
 module.exports = {
   name: 'bard',
   label: 'text',
@@ -32,11 +34,13 @@ module.exports = {
 
     let input = args.text;
 
+    for(const p of BLOCKED_PHRASES) if(input.toLowerCase().includes(p)) return await editOrReply(context, createEmbed("error", context, "Query includes blocked phrases. This incident will be reported."));
+
     let inputDisplay = args.text.replace(/\n/g, ' ')
     if(inputDisplay.length >= 50) inputDisplay = inputDisplay.substr(0,50) + '...'
 
     try{
-      await editOrReply(context, createEmbed("ai_bard", context, inputDisplay))
+      await editOrReply(context, createEmbed("ai_custom", context, STATIC_ICONS.ai_bard))
 
       let res = await superagent.post(`${process.env.AI_SERVER}/google/bard`)
         .set({
diff --git a/commands/message/fun/palm.js b/commands/message/fun/palm.js
index c60bebb..0ce6100 100644
--- a/commands/message/fun/palm.js
+++ b/commands/message/fun/palm.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = {
     if(inputDisplay.length >= 50) inputDisplay = inputDisplay.substr(0,50) + '...'
 
     try{
-      await editOrReply(context, createEmbed("ai_bard", context, inputDisplay))
+      await editOrReply(context, createEmbed("ai_custom", context, STATIC_ICONS.ai_palm_idle))
 
       let res = await superagent.post(`${process.env.AI_SERVER}/google/palm2`)
         .set({
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = {
         embeds:[createEmbed("defaultNoFooter", context, {
           author: {
             name: inputDisplay,
-            iconUrl: STATIC_ICONS.ai_bard_idle
+            iconUrl: STATIC_ICONS.ai_palm_idle
           },
           description: description.join('\n'),
           footer: {
diff --git a/labscore/utils/embed.js b/labscore/utils/embed.js
index 350d681..4a0b5a1 100644
--- a/labscore/utils/embed.js
+++ b/labscore/utils/embed.js
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ const embedTypes = Object.freeze({
       color: COLORS.embed
     }
   },
-  "ai_bard": (context) => {
+  "ai_custom": (context) => {
     return {
       author: {
-        iconUrl: STATIC_ICONS.ai_bard,
+        iconUrl: STATIC_ICONS.ai,
         name: `​`
       },
       image: {
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ module.exports.createEmbed = function(type, context, content){
     emb.author.name = content
     return emb
   }
+
+  if(["ai_custom"].includes(type)){
+    emb.author.iconUrl = content
+  }
   
   if(["errordetail"].includes(type)){
     emb.author.name = content.error
diff --git a/labscore/utils/statics.js b/labscore/utils/statics.js
index 467b360..7a187ef 100644
--- a/labscore/utils/statics.js
+++ b/labscore/utils/statics.js
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ const Statics = Object.freeze({
       file: "icons/core/ico_notice_bard_idle.gif",
       revision: 0
     },
+    ai_palm_idle: {
+      file: "icons/core/ico_notice_palm_idle.png",
+      revision: 0
+    },
     warning: {
       file: "icons/core/ico_notice_warning.png",
       revision: 0
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ module.exports.STATIC_ICONS = Object.freeze({
   ai: staticAsset(Statics.icons.ai),
   ai_bard: staticAsset(Statics.icons.ai_bard),
   ai_bard_idle: staticAsset(Statics.icons.ai_bard_idle),
+  ai_palm_idle: staticAsset(Statics.icons.ai_palm_idle),
   warning: staticAsset(Statics.icons.warning)
 })