diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
index 6633427d..b8575cc4 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ export const AutoReactionsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<AutoReactionsPluginType>(
     `),
   },
 
-  dependencies: () => [LogsPlugin],
+  // prettier-ignore
+  dependencies: () => [
+    LogsPlugin,
+  ],
+
   configSchema: ConfigSchema,
   defaultOptions,
 
@@ -51,5 +55,6 @@ export const AutoReactionsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<AutoReactionsPluginType>(
   beforeLoad(pluginData) {
     pluginData.state.savedMessages = GuildSavedMessages.getGuildInstance(pluginData.guild.id);
     pluginData.state.autoReactions = GuildAutoReactions.getGuildInstance(pluginData.guild.id);
+    pluginData.state.cache = new Map();
   },
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/DisableAutoReactionsCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/DisableAutoReactionsCmd.ts
index 56193797..20f749ea 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/DisableAutoReactionsCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/DisableAutoReactionsCmd.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const DisableAutoReactionsCmd = autoReactionsCmd({
     }
 
     await pluginData.state.autoReactions.removeFromChannel(args.channelId);
+    pluginData.state.cache.delete(args.channelId);
     sendSuccessMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, `Auto-reactions disabled in <#${args.channelId}>`);
   },
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd.ts
index 2b6c8579..1ab5e123 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export const NewAutoReactionsCmd = autoReactionsCmd({
     }
 
     await pluginData.state.autoReactions.set(args.channel.id, finalReactions);
+    pluginData.state.cache.delete(args.channel.id);
     sendSuccessMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, `Auto-reactions set for <#${args.channel.id}>`);
   },
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/events/AddReactionsEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/events/AddReactionsEvt.ts
index ffe0dabd..a7d762a2 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/events/AddReactionsEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/events/AddReactionsEvt.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { missingPermissionError } from "../../../utils/missingPermissionError";
 import { readChannelPermissions } from "../../../utils/readChannelPermissions";
 import { LogsPlugin } from "../../Logs/LogsPlugin";
 import { autoReactionsEvt } from "../types";
+import { AutoReaction } from "../../../data/entities/AutoReaction";
 
 const p = Permissions.FLAGS;
 
@@ -15,8 +16,19 @@ export const AddReactionsEvt = autoReactionsEvt({
   allowSelf: true,
 
   async listener({ pluginData, args: { message } }) {
-    const autoReaction = await pluginData.state.autoReactions.getForChannel(message.channel.id);
-    if (!autoReaction) return;
+    let autoReaction: AutoReaction | null = null;
+    const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`auto-reactions-${message.channel.id}`);
+    if (pluginData.state.cache.has(message.channel.id)) {
+      autoReaction = pluginData.state.cache.get(message.channel.id) ?? null;
+    } else {
+      autoReaction = (await pluginData.state.autoReactions.getForChannel(message.channel.id)) ?? null;
+      pluginData.state.cache.set(message.channel.id, autoReaction);
+    }
+    lock.unlock();
+
+    if (!autoReaction) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     const me = pluginData.guild.members.cache.get(pluginData.client.user!.id)!;
     if (me) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/types.ts
index a5c269c2..4751fa94 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { BasePluginType, typedGuildCommand, typedGuildEventListener } from "knub
 import { GuildAutoReactions } from "../../data/GuildAutoReactions";
 import { GuildLogs } from "../../data/GuildLogs";
 import { GuildSavedMessages } from "../../data/GuildSavedMessages";
+import { AutoReaction } from "../../data/entities/AutoReaction";
 
 export const ConfigSchema = t.type({
   can_manage: t.boolean,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export interface AutoReactionsPluginType extends BasePluginType {
     logs: GuildLogs;
     savedMessages: GuildSavedMessages;
     autoReactions: GuildAutoReactions;
+    cache: Map<string, AutoReaction | null>;
   };
 }