diff --git a/components-jsx/ComponentMessage.tsx b/components-jsx/ComponentMessage.tsx
index f9a7dd0..f722ba1 100644
--- a/components-jsx/ComponentMessage.tsx
+++ b/components-jsx/ComponentMessage.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
-import { CreateMessageOptions, EditMessageOptions, MessageComponent, MessageFlags } from "oceanic.js";
+import {
+	CreateMessageOptions,
+	EditMessageOptions,
+	InteractionOptions,
+	MessageComponent,
+	MessageFlags
+} from "oceanic.js";
 
 import { childrenToArray } from "./utils";
 
 type MessageOptions = CreateMessageOptions | EditMessageOptions;
-export type ComponentMessageProps = MessageOptions & { children: MessageComponent[]; };
+export type ComponentMessageProps = MessageOptions & {
+	children: MessageComponent[];
+};
 
-export function ComponentMessage({ children, flags, ...props }: ComponentMessageProps): MessageOptions {
-    return {
-        flags: MessageFlags.IS_COMPONENTS_V2 | (flags ?? 0),
-        components: childrenToArray(children),
-        ...props
-    };
+export function ComponentMessage({
+	children,
+	flags,
+	...props
+}: ComponentMessageProps): MessageOptions {
+	return {
+		flags: MessageFlags.IS_COMPONENTS_V2 | (flags ?? 0),
+		components: childrenToArray(children),
+		...props
+	};
 }
diff --git a/src/Constants.ts b/src/Constants.ts
index b0d4873..1a07fff 100644
--- a/src/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/Constants.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 export const Constants = {
 	PENDING_CHANNEL_ID: "1370539719842070683",
 	REJECTION_CHANNEL_ID: "1371073658403164261",
+	REVIEWER_ROLE_ID: "1375617676139040909",
+	MOD_ROLE_ID: "1370539692143153152",
+	MANAGER_ROLE_ID: "1370539689659863091",
+	OWNER_ID: "886685857560539176",
 	COLORS: {
 		NEW_REQ: 0xaaaaff,
 		BAD: 0xffaaaa,
diff --git a/src/joinRequestHandler.tsx b/src/joinRequestHandler.tsx
index 597d88d..9279374 100644
--- a/src/joinRequestHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/joinRequestHandler.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { match } from "./utils";
 import { PendingApplicationMessage } from "./components/PendingApplicationMessage";
 import { ApplicationContent } from "./components/ApplicationContent";
 
+import("./lockUnlock");
+
 export async function setupJoinRequestHandler(shard: Shard) {
 	shard.ws?.on("message", async (d) => {
 		const data = JSON.parse(d.toString("utf8"));
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ export async function setupJoinRequestHandler(shard: Shard) {
 					}
 
 					const response: Response = JSON.parse(
-						application.responses
+						application ? application.responses : {} // this will never be used if no applications
 					);
 
 					const msg = await client.rest.channels.createMessage(
diff --git a/src/lockUnlock.tsx b/src/lockUnlock.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a58f5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lockUnlock.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { ComponentTypes, InteractionTypes, MessageFlags } from "oceanic.js";
+import { client } from ".";
+import { db } from "./database";
+import { PendingApplicationMessage } from "./components/PendingApplicationMessage";
+import { canUser } from "./utils";
+
+client.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
+	if (interaction.type === InteractionTypes.MESSAGE_COMPONENT)
+		if (interaction.data.componentType === ComponentTypes.BUTTON) {
+			if (!canUser(interaction.member!, "owner"))
+				return await interaction.createMessage({
+					flags: MessageFlags.EPHEMERAL,
+					content: "💢 nop"
+				});
+
+			const application = await db.get(
+				"SELECT * FROM applications WHERE message_id=?",
+				interaction.message.id
+			);
+
+			switch (interaction.data.customID.split("-")[0]) {
+				case "lock": {
+					await interaction.editParent(
+						<PendingApplicationMessage
+							id={application.id}
+							response={JSON.parse(application.responses)}
+							user={await client.rest.users.get(
+								application.user_id
+							)}
+							locked={true}
+						/>
+					);
+					break;
+				}
+				case "unlock": {
+					await interaction.editParent(
+						<PendingApplicationMessage
+							id={application.id}
+							response={JSON.parse(application.responses)}
+							user={await client.rest.users.get(
+								application.user_id
+							)}
+							locked={false}
+						/>
+					);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+});
diff --git a/src/selfappReq.ts b/src/selfappReq.ts
index a2d5e11..cbde29f 100644
--- a/src/selfappReq.ts
+++ b/src/selfappReq.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ export async function selfappReq(
 			return `?${new URLSearchParams(data).toString()}`;
 		})();
 
-	console.log(url);
-
 	return await fetch(url, {
 		method,
 		headers: {
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 5b95965..e6baeed 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { Member } from "oceanic.js";
+import { Constants } from "./Constants";
+
 export function match(
 	value: any,
 	matches: {
@@ -7,3 +10,39 @@ export function match(
 	if (matches[value]) return matches[value];
 	else return null;
 }
+
+export function canUser(
+	member: Member,
+	can: "review" | "moderate" | "manage" | "owner"
+) {
+	switch (can) {
+		case "review":
+			return (
+				member.roles.some((role) =>
+					[
+						Constants.REVIEWER_ROLE_ID,
+						Constants.MOD_ROLE_ID,
+						Constants.MANAGER_ROLE_ID
+					].includes(role)
+				) || member.id === Constants.OWNER_ID
+			);
+		case "moderate":
+			return (
+				member.roles.some((role) =>
+					[Constants.MOD_ROLE_ID, Constants.MANAGER_ROLE_ID].includes(
+						role
+					)
+				) || member.id === Constants.OWNER_ID
+			);
+		case "manage":
+			return (
+				member.roles.some((role) =>
+					[Constants.MANAGER_ROLE_ID].includes(role)
+				) || member.id === Constants.OWNER_ID
+			);
+		case "owner":
+			return member.id === Constants.OWNER_ID;
+		default:
+			return false;
+	}
+}