diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index ba80a9e..ae93c28 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import asyncio
 import discord
 import os
 import json
-import sqlite3
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from discord.ui import Modal, InputText
 from discord.utils import get
+from dbutil import MessageDB
 
 load_dotenv()
 
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ async def apply(ctx):
 
     print(msg.id)
 
-    data = (msg.id, ctx.author.id, ctx.guild.id)
-    con = sqlite3.connect("applications.db")
-    cur = con.cursor()
-    cur.execute(f"INSERT INTO app_msg_db VALUES (?, ?, ?)", data)
-    con.commit()
+    MessageDB.add_application_msg(msg.id, ctx.author.id, ctx.guild.id)
 
     await user.send('Thank you for applying!')
 
@@ -93,10 +89,8 @@ class ApplicationButtonsView(discord.ui.View):
     )
     async def accept(self, button: discord.ui.Button, interaction: discord.Interaction):
         msg_id = str(interaction.message.id)
-        con = sqlite3.connect("applications.db")
-        cur = con.cursor()
-        cur.execute(f"SELECT user_id, guild_id FROM app_msg_db WHERE msg_id={msg_id}")
-        user_id, guild_id = cur.fetchone()
+
+        user_id, guild_id = MessageDB.get_application_msg(msg_id)
 
         modal = ApplicationModal(title=f"Accepting: {bot.get_user(user_id).display_name}")
         modal.set_action("acc")
@@ -110,10 +104,8 @@ class ApplicationButtonsView(discord.ui.View):
     )
     async def decline(self, button: discord.ui.Button, interaction: discord.Interaction):
         msg_id = str(interaction.message.id)
-        con = sqlite3.connect("applications.db")
-        cur = con.cursor()
-        cur.execute(f"SELECT user_id, guild_id FROM app_msg_db WHERE msg_id={msg_id}")
-        user_id, guild_id = cur.fetchone()
+
+        user_id, guild_id = MessageDB.get_application_msg(msg_id)
 
         modal = ApplicationModal(title=f"Declining: {bot.get_user(user_id).display_name}")
         modal.set_action("dec")
@@ -127,10 +119,7 @@ class ApplicationModal(discord.ui.Modal):
     async def callback(self, interaction: discord.Interaction):
         reason = self.children[0].value
         msg_id = str(interaction.message.id)
-        con = sqlite3.connect("applications.db")
-        cur = con.cursor()
-        cur.execute(f"SELECT user_id, guild_id FROM app_msg_db WHERE msg_id={msg_id}")
-        user_id, guild_id = cur.fetchone()
+        user_id, guild_id = MessageDB.get_application_msg(msg_id)
         if self.action == "acc":
             user = await bot.get_user(user_id).create_dm()
             await user.send(f"You have been accepted to the CreatTopia Minecraft server!")
@@ -232,11 +221,7 @@ class ApplicationStartButtonView(discord.ui.View):
 
         print(msg.id)
 
-        data = (msg.id, interaction.user.id, interaction.guild.id)
-        con = sqlite3.connect("applications.db")
-        cur = con.cursor()
-        cur.execute(f"INSERT INTO app_msg_db VALUES (?, ?, ?)", data)
-        con.commit()
+        MessageDB.add_application_msg(msg.id, interaction.user.id, interaction.guild.id)
 
         await user.send('Thank you for applying!')