diff --git a/enums.js b/enums.js
index 3df3f37..4ebdbbe 100644
--- a/enums.js
+++ b/enums.js
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ helperEnums.err = {
     PROPIC_CANNOT_LOAD: "Profile picture could not be loaded from URL.",
     NO_WEBHOOKS_ALLOWED: "Channel does not support webhooks.",
     NOT_IN_SERVER: "You can only proxy in a server.",
-    NO_MESSAGE_SENT_WITH_PROXY: 'Proxied message has no content.'
+    NO_MESSAGE_SENT_WITH_PROXY: 'Proxied message has no content.',
+    NO_TEXT_FOR_PROXY: "You need the word 'text' for the bot to detect proxy tags with.\nCorrect usage examples: `pf;member jane proxy J:text`, `pf;member jane [text]`",
+    NO_PROXY_WRAPPER: "You need at least one proxy tag surrounding 'text', either before or after.\nCorrect usage examples: `pf;member jane proxy J:text`, `pf;member jane [text]`"
 }
 
 helperEnums.help = {
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ helperEnums.help = {
     REMOVE: "Removes a member based on their name, for example: `pf;member remove jane`.",
     NAME: "Updates the name for a specific member based on their current name, for ex: `pf;member jane name jane`. The member name should ideally be short so you can write other commands with it easily.",
     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 __double 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.",
+    PROXY: "Updates the proxy tag for a specific member based on their name. The proxy must be formatted with the tags surrounding the word 'text', for example: `pf;member jane proxy Jane:text` or `pf;member amal proxy [text]` This is so the bot can detect what the proxy tags are.",
     PROPIC: "Updates the profile picture for the member. Must be in JPG or PNG format. The two options are:\n1. Pass in a direct remote image URL, for example: `pf;member jane propic <https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/05/02/02/54/animal-5119676_1280.jpg>`. You can upload images on sites like <https://imgbb.com/>.\n2. Upload an attachment directly.\n\n**NOTE:** Fluxer does not save your attachments forever, so option #1 is recommended.",
 }
 
diff --git a/helpers/memberHelper.js b/helpers/memberHelper.js
index fa74809..ecc7a94 100644
--- a/helpers/memberHelper.js
+++ b/helpers/memberHelper.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {enums} from "../enums.js";
 import { loadImage } from "canvas";
 import {EmptyResultError} from "sequelize";
 import {EmbedBuilder, User} from "@fluxerjs/core";
-import {messageHelper} from "./messageHelper.js";
 
 const mh = {};
 
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ mh.parseMemberCommand = async function(author, args, attachmentUrl){
  * @param {string} authorId - The author of the message
  * @param {string[]} args - The message arguments
  * @returns {Promise<string>} A successful addition.
- * @throws {Error}  When creating a member doesn't work.
+ * @throws {Error}  When the member exists, or creating a member doesn't work.
  */
 async function addNewMember(authorId, args) {
     if (args[1] && args[1] === "--help" || !args[1]) {
@@ -77,6 +76,10 @@ async function addNewMember(authorId, args) {
     const memberName = args[1];
     const displayName = args[2];
 
+    const member = await mh.getMemberByName(authorId, memberName);
+    if (member) {
+        throw new Error(enums.err.MEMBER_EXISTS);
+    }
     const trimmedName = displayName ? displayName.replaceAll(' ', '') : null;
     return await db.members.create({
         name: memberName,
@@ -157,9 +160,10 @@ async function updateProxy(authorId, args) {
     const proxy = args[2];
     const trimmedProxy = proxy ? proxy.replaceAll(' ', '') : null;
 
-    if (trimmedProxy == null) {
-        throw new RangeError(`Proxy ${enums.err.NO_VALUE}`);
-    }
+    if (trimmedProxy == null) throw new RangeError(`Proxy ${enums.err.NO_VALUE}`);
+    const splitProxy = proxy.trim().split("text");
+    if(splitProxy.length < 2) throw new Error(enums.err.NO_TEXT_FOR_PROXY);
+    if(!splitProxy[0] && !splitProxy[1]) throw new Error(enums.err.NO_PROXY_WRAPPER);
 
     const members = await mh.getMembersByAuthor(authorId);
     const proxyExists = members.some(member => member.proxy === proxy);