diff --git a/enums.js b/enums.js
index 14a6ab1..850deaa 100644
--- a/enums.js
+++ b/enums.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const helperEnums = {};
 
 helperEnums.err = {
-    NO_MEMBER: "No member was found.",
+    NO_MEMBER: "No such member was found.",
     NO_NAME_PROVIDED: "No member name was provided for",
     NO_VALUE: "has not been set for this member. Please provide a value.",
     ADD_ERROR: "Error adding member.",
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ helperEnums.err = {
     USER_NO_MEMBERS: "You have no members created.",
     DISPLAY_NAME_TOO_LONG: "The display name is too long. Please limit it to 32 characters or less.",
     PROXY_EXISTS: "A duplicate proxy already exists for one of your members. Please pick a new one, or change the old one first.",
-    NO_SUCH_COMMAND: "No such command exists."
+    NO_SUCH_COMMAND: "No such command exists"
 }
 
 helperEnums.help = {
-    PLURALFLUX: "PluralFlux is a proxybot akin to PluralKit and Tupperbot, but for Fluxer. All commands are prefixed by `pf;`. The current commands are: `pf;member`. Add ` --help` to the end of a command to find out more about it, or just send it without arguments.",
+    PLURALFLUX: "PluralFlux is a proxybot akin to PluralKit and Tupperbot, but for Fluxer. All commands are prefixed by `pf;`. Add ` --help` to the end of a command to find out more about it, or just send it without arguments.\n\nThe current commands are: `pf;member` and `pf;help`.",
     MEMBER: "You can shorten this command to `pf;m`. The available subcommands for `pf;member` are `add`, `remove`, `displayname`, and `proxy`. Add ` --help` to the end of a subcommand to find out more about it, or just send it without arguments.",
-    ADD: "Creates a new member to proxy with, for example: `pf;member jane`. The member name should ideally be short so you can write other commands with it. \nYou can optionally add a display name after the member name, for example: `pf;member new jane \"Jane Doe | ze/hir\"`. If it has spaces, put it in **double quotes**. The length limit is 32 characters.",
+    ADD: "Creates a new member to proxy with, for example: `pf;member jane`. The member name should ideally be short so you can write other commands with it. \n\nYou can optionally add a display name after the member name, for example: `pf;member new jane \"Jane Doe | ze/hir\"`. If it has spaces, put it in **double quotes**. The length limit is 32 characters.",
     REMOVE: "Removes a member based on their name, for example: `pf;member remove jane`.",
-    DISPLAYNAME: "Updates the display name for a specific member based on their name, for example: `pf;member jane \"Jane Doe | ze/hir\"`.This can be up to 32 characters long. If it has spaces, put it in quotes.",
-    PROXY: "Updates the proxy tag for a specific member based on their name, for example: `pf;member jane proxy Jane:` or `pf;member amal proxy A=:`. This is put at **the start** of a message to allow it to be proxied. Proxies that wrap around text or go at the end are **not** currently supported."
+    DISPLAY_NAME: "Updates the display name for a specific member based on their name, for example: `pf;member jane \"Jane Doe | ze/hir\"`.This can be up to 32 characters long. If it has spaces, put it in quotes.",
+    PROXY: "Updates the proxy tag for a specific member based on their name, for example: `pf;member jane proxy Jane:` or `pf;member amal proxy A=`. This is put at *the start* of a message to allow it to be proxied. Proxies that wrap around text or go at the end are *not* currently supported."
 }
 
 export const enums = helperEnums;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helpers/memberHelper.js b/helpers/memberHelper.js
index 3908e45..cba6910 100644
--- a/helpers/memberHelper.js
+++ b/helpers/memberHelper.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {enums} from "../enums.js";
 
 const mh = {};
 
-const commandList = ['--help', 'add', 'remove', 'displayName', 'proxy'];
+// Has an empty "command" to parse the help message properly
+const commandList = ['--help', 'add', 'remove', 'displayName', 'proxy', ''];
 
 /**
  * Parses through the subcommands that come after "pf;member" and calls functions accordingly.
@@ -14,18 +15,23 @@ const commandList = ['--help', 'add', 'remove', 'displayName', 'proxy'];
  */
 mh.parseMemberCommand = async function(authorId, args){
     console.log(authorId, args);
+    let member;
+    // checks whether command is in list, otherwise assumes it's a name
     if(!commandList.includes(args[0])) {
-        return enums.err.NO_SUCH_COMMAND;
+        member = await getMemberInfo(authorId, args[0]);
+        if (!member) {
+            return enums.err.NO_SUCH_COMMAND;
+        }
     }
     switch(args[0]) {
         case '--help':
             return enums.help.MEMBER;
         case 'add':
-            return addNewMember(authorId, args);
+            return await addNewMember(authorId, args);
         case 'remove':
-            return removeMember(authorId, args);
+            return await removeMember(authorId, args);
         case 'displayname':
-            return enums.help.DISPLAYNAME;
+            return enums.help.DISPLAY_NAME;
         case 'proxy':
             return enums.help.PROXY;
         case '':
@@ -35,13 +41,13 @@ mh.parseMemberCommand = async function(authorId, args){
         case '--help':
             return enums.help.MEMBER;
         case 'displayname':
-            return updateDisplayName(authorId, args);
+            return await updateDisplayName(authorId, args);
         case 'proxy':
-            return updateProxy(authorId, args);
+            return await updateProxy(authorId, args);
         // case 'avatar':
         //     return await set_avatar(authorId, args)
         default:
-            return getMemberInfo(authorId, args[1]);
+            return member;
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,8 +65,8 @@ async function addNewMember(authorId, args) {
     const memberName = args[1];
     const displayName = args[2];
 
-    const member = getMemberInfo(authorId, memberName);
-    if (member !== enums.err.NO_MEMBER) {
+    const member = await getMemberInfo(authorId, memberName);
+    if (member && member !== enums.err.NO_MEMBER) {
         return enums.err.MEMBER_EXISTS;
     }
     const trimmedName = displayName ? displayName.replaceAll(' ', '') : null;
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ async function addNewMember(authorId, args) {
  */
 async function updateDisplayName(authorId, args) {
     if (args[1] && args[1] === "--help" || !args[1]) {
-        return enums.help.DISPLAYNAME;
+        return enums.help.DISPLAY_NAME;
     }
 
     const memberName = args[0];
@@ -94,9 +100,9 @@ async function updateDisplayName(authorId, args) {
     const trimmed_name = displayName ? displayName.replaceAll(' ', '') : null;
 
     if (!displayName || trimmed_name === null ) {
-        let member = mh.getMemberByName(authorId, memberName);
+        let member = await mh.getMemberByName(authorId, memberName);
         if (member.displayname) {
-            return `Display name for ${memberName} is: ${member.displayname}.`;
+            return `Display name for ${memberName} is: \"${member.displayname}\".`;
         }
         return `Display name ${enums.err.NO_VALUE}`
     }