diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/CasesModCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/CasesModCmd.ts
index 14e89870..69999741 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/CasesModCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/CasesModCmd.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export const CasesModCmd = modActionsCmd({
     const prefix = getGuildPrefix(pluginData);
 
     createPaginatedMessage(
-      pluginData.client,
       msg.channel,
       totalPages,
       async (page) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/search.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/search.ts
index b2b417b7..9ba26b85 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/search.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/search.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  Formatters,
   GuildMember,
   Message,
   MessageActionRow,
@@ -35,6 +36,15 @@ export enum SearchType {
   BanSearch,
 }
 
+interface SearchResult<T> {
+  results: T[];
+  totalResults: number;
+  page: number;
+  lastPage: number;
+  from: number;
+  to: number;
+}
+
 class SearchError extends Error {}
 
 type MemberSearchParams = ArgsFromSignatureOrArray<typeof searchCmdSignature>;
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ export async function displaySearch(
 
   const perPage = args.ids ? SEARCH_ID_RESULTS_PER_PAGE : SEARCH_RESULTS_PER_PAGE;
 
-  const loadSearchPage = async (page) => {
+  const loadSearchPage = async (page: number) => {
     if (searching) return;
     searching = true;
 
@@ -146,11 +156,9 @@ export async function displaySearch(
       : formatSearchResultList(searchResult.results);
 
     const result = trimLines(`
-        ${headerText}
-        \`\`\`js
-        ${resultList}
-        \`\`\`
-      `);
+      ${headerText}
+      ${Formatters.codeBlock("js", resultList)}
+    `);
 
     const searchMsg = await searchMsgPromise;
 
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@ async function performMemberSearch(
   args: MemberSearchParams,
   page = 1,
   perPage = SEARCH_RESULTS_PER_PAGE,
-): Promise<{ results: GuildMember[]; totalResults: number; page: number; lastPage: number; from: number; to: number }> {
+): Promise<SearchResult<GuildMember>> {
   await refreshMembersIfNeeded(pluginData.guild);
 
   let matchingMembers = Array.from(pluginData.guild.members.cache.values());
@@ -426,7 +434,7 @@ async function performBanSearch(
   args: BanSearchParams,
   page = 1,
   perPage = SEARCH_RESULTS_PER_PAGE,
-): Promise<{ results: User[]; totalResults: number; page: number; lastPage: number; from: number; to: number }> {
+): Promise<SearchResult<User>> {
   const member = pluginData.guild.members.cache.get(pluginData.client.user!.id);
   if (member && !hasDiscordPermissions(member.permissions, Permissions.FLAGS.BAN_MEMBERS)) {
     throw new SearchError(`Unable to search bans: missing "Ban Members" permission`);
@@ -454,7 +462,7 @@ async function performBanSearch(
     });
   }
 
-  const [, sortDir, sortBy] = (args.sort && args.sort.match(/^(-?)(.*)$/)) ?? [null, "ASC", "name"];
+  const [, sortDir, sortBy] = args.sort?.match(/^(-?)(.*)$/) ?? [null, "ASC", "name"];
   const realSortDir = sortDir === "-" ? "DESC" : "ASC";
 
   if (sortBy === "id") {
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/createPaginatedMessage.ts b/backend/src/utils/createPaginatedMessage.ts
index e711c620..af95be6a 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/createPaginatedMessage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/createPaginatedMessage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import {
   Client,
+  Constants,
   Message,
+  MessageActionRow,
+  MessageButton,
   MessageEditOptions,
   MessageOptions,
   MessageReaction,
@@ -25,8 +28,10 @@ const defaultOpts: PaginateMessageOpts = {
   limitToUserId: null,
 };
 
+const forwardId = "forward" as const;
+const backwardId = "backward" as const;
+
 export async function createPaginatedMessage(
-  client: Client,
   channel: TextChannel | User,
   totalPages: number,
   loadPageFn: LoadPageFn,
@@ -34,30 +39,37 @@ export async function createPaginatedMessage(
 ): Promise<Message> {
   const fullOpts = { ...defaultOpts, ...opts } as PaginateMessageOpts;
   const firstPageContent = await loadPageFn(1);
-  const message = await channel.send(firstPageContent);
+
+  const components: MessageButton[] = [
+    new MessageButton({
+      customId: backwardId,
+      emoji: "⬅",
+      style: Constants.MessageButtonStyles.SECONDARY,
+    }),
+    new MessageButton({
+      customId: forwardId,
+      emoji: "➡",
+      style: Constants.MessageButtonStyles.SECONDARY,
+    }),
+  ];
+
+  const message = await channel.send({ ...firstPageContent, components: [new MessageActionRow({ components })] });
 
   let page = 1;
-  let pageLoadId = 0; // Used to avoid race conditions when rapidly switching pages
-  const reactionListener = async (
-    reactionMessage: MessageReaction | PartialMessageReaction,
-    reactor: User | PartialUser,
-  ) => {
-    if (reactionMessage.message.id !== message.id) {
-      return;
+
+  const collector = message.createMessageComponentCollector({ time: fullOpts.timeout });
+
+  collector.on("collect", async interaction => {
+    if (fullOpts.limitToUserId && interaction.user.id !== fullOpts.limitToUserId) {
+      return interaction.reply({ content: `You are not permitted to use these buttons.`, ephemeral: true });
     }
 
-    if (fullOpts.limitToUserId && reactor.id !== fullOpts.limitToUserId) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (reactor.id === client.user!.id) {
-      return;
-    }
+    await interaction.deferUpdate();
 
     let pageDelta = 0;
-    if (reactionMessage.emoji.name === "⬅️") {
+    if (interaction.customId === backwardId) {
       pageDelta = -1;
-    } else if (reactionMessage.emoji.name === "➡️") {
+    } else if (interaction.customId === forwardId) {
       pageDelta = 1;
     }
 
@@ -71,34 +83,12 @@ export async function createPaginatedMessage(
     }
 
     page = newPage;
-    const thisPageLoadId = ++pageLoadId;
-    const newPageContent = await loadPageFn(page);
-    if (thisPageLoadId !== pageLoadId) {
-      return;
-    }
+    void message.edit(await loadPageFn(page)).catch(noop);
+  });
 
-    message.edit(newPageContent).catch(noop);
-    reactionMessage.users.remove(reactor.id).catch(noop);
-    refreshTimeout();
-  };
-  client.on("messageReactionAdd", reactionListener);
-
-  // The timeout after which reactions are removed and the pagination stops working
-  // is refreshed each time the page is changed
-  let timeout: Timeout;
-  const refreshTimeout = () => {
-    clearTimeout(timeout);
-    timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      message.reactions.removeAll().catch(noop);
-      client.off("messageReactionAdd", reactionListener);
-    }, fullOpts.timeout);
-  };
-
-  refreshTimeout();
-
-  // Add reactions
-  message.react("⬅️").catch(noop);
-  message.react("➡️").catch(noop);
+  collector.on("end", () => {
+    message.edit({ components: [] });
+  });
 
   return message;
 }