1 files changed, 33 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/bot/exts/utilities/conversationstarters.py b/bot/exts/utilities/conversationstarters.py
index 5d62fa83..dcbfe4d5 100644
--- a/bot/exts/utilities/conversationstarters.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utilities/conversationstarters.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 from contextlib import suppress
 from functools import partial
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Union
 
 import discord
 import yaml
@@ -64,35 +65,48 @@ class ConvoStarters(commands.Cog):
             embed.title = f"**{next(channel_topics)}**"
         return embed
 
-    def _predicate(self, message: discord.Message, reaction: discord.Reaction, user: discord.User) -> bool:
-        right_reaction = (
-            user != self.bot.user
-            and reaction.message.id == message.id
-            and str(reaction.emoji) == "🔄"
-        )
-        if not right_reaction:
-            return False
-
-        is_moderator = any(role.id in MODERATION_ROLES for role in getattr(user, "roles", []))
-        if is_moderator or user.id == message.author.id:
-            return True
-
-        return False
-
-    async def _listen_for_refresh(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _predicate(
+        command_invoker: Union[discord.User, discord.Member],
+        message: discord.Message,
+        reaction: discord.Reaction,
+        user: discord.User
+    ) -> bool:
+        user_is_moderator = any(role.id in MODERATION_ROLES for role in getattr(user, "roles", []))
+        user_is_invoker = user.id == command_invoker.id
+
+        is_right_reaction = all((
+            reaction.message.id == message.id,
+            str(reaction.emoji) == "🔄",
+            user_is_moderator or user_is_invoker
+        ))
+        return is_right_reaction
+
+    async def _listen_for_refresh(
+        self,
+        command_invoker: Union[discord.User, discord.Member],
+        message: discord.Message
+    ) -> None:
         await message.add_reaction("🔄")
         while True:
             try:
                 reaction, user = await self.bot.wait_for(
                     "reaction_add",
-                    check=partial(self._predicate, message),
+                    check=partial(self._predicate, command_invoker, message),
                     timeout=60.0
                 )
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 with suppress(discord.NotFound):
                     await message.clear_reaction("🔄")
-            else:
+                break
+
+            try:
                 await message.edit(embed=self._build_topic_embed(message.channel.id))
+            except discord.NotFound:
+                break
+
+            with suppress(discord.NotFound):
+                await message.remove_reaction(reaction, user)
 
     @commands.command()
     @commands.cooldown(1, 60*2, commands.BucketType.channel)
@@ -104,7 +118,7 @@ class ConvoStarters(commands.Cog):
         Allows the refresh of a topic by pressing an emoji.
         """
         message = await ctx.send(embed=self._build_topic_embed(ctx.channel.id))
-        self.bot.loop.create_task(self._listen_for_refresh(message))
+        self.bot.loop.create_task(self._listen_for_refresh(ctx.author, message))
 
 
 def setup(bot: Bot) -> None: