diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
index e6c51e91..2602d5ef 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ export class GuildSavedMessages extends BaseGuildRepository<SavedMessage> {
     this.toBePermanent = new Set();
   }
 
+  public msgToSavedMessage(message: Message): SavedMessage {
+    const postedAt = moment.utc(message.createdTimestamp, "x").format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
+
+    return {
+      data: this.msgToSavedMessageData(message),
+      id: message.id,
+      guild_id: (message.channel as GuildChannel).guildId,
+      channel_id: message.channelId,
+      user_id: message.author.id,
+      is_bot: message.author.bot,
+      posted_at: postedAt,
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      deleted_at: null,
+      is_permanent: false,
+    };
+  }
+
   protected msgToSavedMessageData(msg: Message): ISavedMessageData {
     const data: ISavedMessageData = {
       author: {
@@ -206,8 +223,12 @@ export class GuildSavedMessages extends BaseGuildRepository<SavedMessage> {
     await this.insertBulk(items);
   }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
   protected async msgToInsertReadyEntity(msg: Message): Promise<Partial<SavedMessage>> {
     const savedMessageData = this.msgToSavedMessageData(msg);
+=======
+    const savedMessageData = GuildSavedMessages.msgToSavedMessageData(msg);
+>>>>>>> 95a0ce8c (clean up)
     const postedAt = moment.utc(msg.createdTimestamp, "x").format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
 
     return {
@@ -307,9 +328,15 @@ export class GuildSavedMessages extends BaseGuildRepository<SavedMessage> {
     this.events.emit(`update:${id}`, [newMessage, oldMessage]);
   }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
   async saveEditFromMsg(msg: Message): Promise<void> {
     const newData = this.msgToSavedMessageData(msg);
     await this.saveEdit(msg.id, newData);
+=======
+  async saveEditFromMsg(msg: Message) {
+    const newData = GuildSavedMessages.msgToSavedMessageData(msg);
+    return this.saveEdit(msg.id, newData);
+>>>>>>> 95a0ce8c (clean up)
   }
 
   async setPermanent(id: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
index 3864209a..bd9cc3cb 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { typedGuildEventListener } from "knub";
+import { GuildSavedMessages } from "../../../data/GuildSavedMessages";
 import { runAutomod } from "../functions/runAutomod";
 import { AutomodContext, AutomodPluginType } from "../types";
 
@@ -17,18 +18,18 @@ export const RunAutomodOnThreadCreate = typedGuildEventListener<AutomodPluginTyp
       user,
       channel: thread,
     };
-    const sourceChannel = pluginData.client.channels.cache.find((c) => c.id === thread.parentId);
-    if (sourceChannel?.isText()) {
+
+    // This is a hack to make this trigger compatible with the reply action
+    const sourceChannel = thread.parent ?? pluginData.client.channels.cache.find((c) => c.id === thread.parentId);
+    messageBlock: if (sourceChannel?.isText()) {
       const sourceMessage = sourceChannel.messages.cache.find(
         (m) => m.thread?.id === thread.id || m.reference?.channelId === thread.id,
       );
-      if (sourceMessage) {
-        const message = await pluginData.state.savedMessages.find(sourceMessage.id);
-        if (message) {
-          message.channel_id = thread.id;
-          context.message = message;
-        }
-      }
+      if (!sourceMessage) break messageBlock;
+
+      const savedMessage = pluginData.state.savedMessages.msgToSavedMessage(sourceMessage);
+      savedMessage.channel_id = thread.id;
+      context.message = savedMessage;
     }
 
     pluginData.state.queue.add(() => {