diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/InteractionCreated.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/InteractionCreated.cs
index 3cbab1b6..becd70d6 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/InteractionCreated.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/InteractionCreated.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class InteractionCreated: IEventHandler<InteractionCreateEvent>
                 if (customId == null) return;
 
                 if (customId.Contains("help-menu"))
-                    await Help.ButtonClick(ctx, (_config.Prefixes[0] ?? BotConfig.DefaultPrefixes[0]));
+                    await Help.ButtonClick(ctx, (_config.Prefixes?[0] ?? BotConfig.DefaultPrefixes[0]));
                 else
                     await _interactionDispatch.Dispatch(customId, ctx);
 
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
index 7031c00d..9a0c8c48 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class MessageCreated: IEventHandler<MessageCreateEvent>
 
         try
         {
-            return await _proxy.HandleIncomingMessage(evt, ctx, guild, channel, true, botPermissions, (_config.Prefixes[0] ?? BotConfig.DefaultPrefixes[0]));
+            return await _proxy.HandleIncomingMessage(evt, ctx, guild, channel, true, botPermissions, (_config.Prefixes?[0] ?? BotConfig.DefaultPrefixes[0]));
         }
 
         // Catch any failed proxy checks so they get ignored in the global error handler
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageEdited.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageEdited.cs
index 15987b45..8e131c0c 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageEdited.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageEdited.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class MessageEdited: IEventHandler<MessageUpdateEvent>
         try
         {
             await _proxy.HandleIncomingMessage(equivalentEvt, ctx, allowAutoproxy: false, guild: guild,
-                channel: channel, botPermissions: botPermissions, prefix: (_config.Prefixes[0] ?? BotConfig.DefaultPrefixes[0]));
+                channel: channel, botPermissions: botPermissions, prefix: (_config.Prefixes?[0] ?? BotConfig.DefaultPrefixes[0]));
         }
         // Catch any failed proxy checks so they get ignored in the global error handler
         catch (ProxyService.ProxyChecksFailedException) { }