diff --git a/applicationbot.py b/applicationbot.py
index 99b66e5..8f46c46 100644
--- a/applicationbot.py
+++ b/applicationbot.py
@@ -81,15 +81,22 @@ bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix=".", test_guilds=[int(os.getenv("GUILD_ID"))])
 
 @bot.slash_command(
     name="whitelist",
-    description="Forceibly add a user to the whitelist",
+    description="Forceibly add or remove a user from the whitelist",
 )
-async def whitelist(inter: disnake.AppCmdInter, username:str, user:disnake.Member):
+async def whitelist(
+    inter: disnake.AppCmdInter, 
+    action: str = commands.Param(choices=["add", "remove"]), 
+    username: str = commands.Param(name="minecraft-username"), 
+    user: disnake.Member = commands.Param(name="discord-user")):
     await inter.response.defer()
     with Client(os.getenv("RCON_IP"), int(os.getenv("RCON_PORT")), passwd=os.getenv("RCON_PASSWORD")) as client:
-            response = client.run('whitelist', 'add', username)
+            response = client.run('whitelist', action, username)
     guild = bot.get_guild(int(os.getenv("GUILD_ID")))
     role = guild.get_role(int(os.getenv("WHITELISTED_ROLE_ID")))
-    await user.add_roles(role)
+    if action == "add":
+        await user.add_roles(role)
+    else:
+        await user.remove_roles(role)
     await inter.edit_original_response(content=f"Respose:\n```{response}```")
 
 @bot.slash_command(
@@ -113,17 +120,34 @@ async def execute(inter: disnake.AppCmdInter, command:str):
 )
 async def apply(inter: disnake.AppCmdInter):
     rules = os.getenv("RULES_LINK")
-    await inter.response.send_message(f"Ok! thank you for your interest, before we begin lets go over the rules by looking at this message {rules}\nwhen you are finished come back and press the button", ephemeral=True, components=[
+    await inter.response.send_message(f"Ok! thank you for your interest, before we begin lets go over the rules by looking at this site {rules}\nwhen you are finished come back and press the button", ephemeral=True, components=[
+            disnake.ui.Button(label="Apply", style=disnake.ButtonStyle.success, custom_id="Apply"),
+            ])
+
+@bot.slash_command(
+    name="publicapply",
+    description="Creates a button to open the application menu",
+)
+async def apply(inter: disnake.AppCmdInter):
+    await inter.response.send_message(components=[
             disnake.ui.Button(label="Apply", style=disnake.ButtonStyle.success, custom_id="Apply"),
             ])
 
 @bot.listen("on_button_click")
 async def button_listener(inter: disnake.MessageInteraction):
     if inter.component.custom_id == "Apply":
-        await inter.response.send_modal(modal=ApplicationModal())
+        guild = bot.get_guild(int(os.getenv("GUILD_ID")))
+        approle = guild.get_role(int(os.getenv("APPLICANT_ROLE_ID")))
+        whitelistedrole = guild.get_role(int(os.getenv("WHITELISTED_ROLE_ID")))
+        member = await guild.fetch_member(inter.user.id)
+        if any(r in member.roles for r in (approle, whitelistedrole)):
+            await inter.response.send_message("You have already applied, you many not apply again!", ephemeral=True)
+        else:
+            await inter.response.send_modal(modal=ApplicationModal())
         return
     ogmsg = inter.message.embeds
     embed = ogmsg[0]
+    dmstat = ""
     user = await bot.fetch_user(int(embed.fields[1].value))
     if inter.component.custom_id == "Approve":
         with Client(os.getenv("RCON_IP"), int(os.getenv("RCON_PORT")), passwd=os.getenv("RCON_PASSWORD")) as client:
@@ -134,16 +158,16 @@ async def button_listener(inter: disnake.MessageInteraction):
             try:
                 await user.send("You have been Whitelisted, however your username is wrong, please ping a member of the whitelist team with the correct username")
             except:
-                pass
+                dmstat = ", Failed to DM user"
         else:
             try:
                 await user.send("You have been Whitelisted!")
             except:
-                pass
+                dmstat = ", Failed to DM user"
             status = "Aprroved and Whitelisted"
         embed.add_field(
             name="Status",
-            value=status,
+            value=f"{status}{dmstat}",
             inline=False,
         )
         guild = bot.get_guild(int(os.getenv("GUILD_ID")))
@@ -152,15 +176,15 @@ async def button_listener(inter: disnake.MessageInteraction):
         await member.add_roles(role)
         await inter.response.edit_message(embed=embed, components=[])
     elif inter.component.custom_id == "Deny":
+        try:
+            await user.send("You have failed the application process, you may not reapply")
+        except:
+            dmstat = ", Failed to DM user"
         embed.add_field(
             name="Status",
-            value="Denied",
+            value=f"Denied{dmstat}",
             inline=False,
         )
-        try:
-             await user.send("You have failed the application process, you may not reapply")
-        except:
-            pass
         await inter.response.edit_message(embed=embed, components=[])
 
 bot.run(os.getenv("TOKEN"))
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