diff --git a/transcribebot.py b/transcribebot.py
index 30f6ab0..f6f1416 100644
--- a/transcribebot.py
+++ b/transcribebot.py
@@ -12,15 +12,19 @@ bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='.')
 
 @bot.message_command(name="Transcrible")
 async def transcribe(inter: disnake.ApplicationCommandInteraction, message: disnake.Message):
-    await inter.response.defer(ephemeral='true')
-    await message.attachments[0].save("audio.ogg")
-    mp3file = AudioSegment.from_ogg("audio.ogg")
-    mp3file.export("audio.wav", format="wav")
-    convertemessage = sr.AudioFile("audio.wav")
-    with convertemessage as sounds:
-        transcribeaudo = st.record(sounds)
-    await inter.edit_original_message(content=st.recognize_sphinx(transcribeaudo))
-    os.remove("audio.ogg")
-    os.remove("audio.wav")
+    try:
+        await inter.response.defer(ephemeral='true')
+        await message.attachments[0].save("audio.ogg")
+        mp3file = AudioSegment.from_ogg("audio.ogg")
+        mp3file.export("audio.wav", format="wav")
+        convertemessage = sr.AudioFile("audio.wav")
+        with convertemessage as sounds:
+            transcribeaudo = st.record(sounds)
+        await inter.edit_original_message(content=st.recognize_sphinx(transcribeaudo))
+        os.remove("audio.ogg")
+        os.remove("audio.wav")
+    except Exception as e:
+        await inter.edit_original_message(content=f'an error appears to have occoured please report it to the developer: {e}')
+
 
 bot.run(os.getenv("TOKEN"))
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