diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dcdfb21..ec81d84 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.dv8tion</groupId>
             <artifactId>JDA</artifactId>
-            <version>5.4.0</version>
+            <version>5.5.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>dev.arbjerg</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/bobert/netneutrality/hooks/EventsHandler.java b/src/main/java/me/bobert/netneutrality/hooks/EventsHandler.java
index 6680c4a..d2a4acf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/bobert/netneutrality/hooks/EventsHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/bobert/netneutrality/hooks/EventsHandler.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import me.bobert.netneutrality.core.context.CommandContext;
 import me.bobert.netneutrality.core.context.Context;
 import me.bobert.netneutrality.core.context.TaskContext;
 import me.bobert.netneutrality.core.tasks.TaskManager;
-import me.bobert.netneutrality.core.thread.ThreadManager;
 import me.bobert.netneutrality.db.service.GuildService;
 import me.bobert.netneutrality.utils.Settings;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Message;
@@ -42,14 +41,12 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 public class EventsHandler implements EventListener {
     private static final Map<Class<? extends Event>, Function<? extends Event, Context>> listeners = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EventsHandler.class);
-    private static final ExecutorService executorService = ThreadManager.getExecutor("events-handler");
 
     static {
         addListener(MessageReceivedEvent.class, event -> {
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ public class EventsHandler implements EventListener {
 
     @Override
     public void onEvent(@NotNull GenericEvent event) {
-        executorService.submit(() -> handleEvent((Event) event));
+        handleEvent((Event) event);
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")