diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index a0cdbfd..806b037 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -227,19 +227,22 @@ function handleRedditBooruJson(data) {
 }
 
 // Makes an async url request with the provided function: 'process'.
-function asyncSiteRequest(url, process) {
+async function asyncReddit(message) {
 
-    fetch(url)
-        .then(data => {
-            return process(data);
-        })
-        .then(res => {
-            return res;
-        })
-        .catch(error => {
-            sendToBotTestingChannel('async:' + error.message);
-            return "";
-        })
+    // test command for async site request
+
+    let messageSplit = message.content.substring(2).split(' ');
+    if (messageSplit.length === 2) {
+        let reddit_url = "https://www.reddit.com/r/"
+            + messageSplit[1].replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+/g, '')
+            + "/.json?show=all&count=25&limit=100";
+
+        let reddit_json = await loadJson(reddit_url);
+        let reddit_response = handleRedditJson(reddit_json);
+        sendToBotTestingChannel("reddit_url:" + reddit_url + "\nreddit_json:" + reddit_json + "\nreddit_response:" + reddit_response);
+    } else {
+        sendToBotTestingChannel("message split length:" + messageSplit.length);
+    }
 }
 
 async function loadJson(url) {
@@ -655,20 +658,7 @@ client.on('message', message => {
                 break;
 
             case 'async':
-                // test command for async site request
-
-                let messageSplit = message.content.substring(2).split(' ');
-                if (messageSplit.length === 2) {
-                    let reddit_url = "https://www.reddit.com/r/"
-                        + messageSplit[1].replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+/g, '')
-                        + "/.json?show=all&count=25&limit=100";
-
-                    let reddit_json = loadJson(reddit_url);
-                    let reddit_response = handleRedditJson(reddit_json);
-                    sendToBotTestingChannel("reddit_url:" + reddit_url + "\nreddit_json:" + reddit_json + "\nreddit_response:" + reddit_response);
-                } else {
-                    sendToBotTestingChannel("message split length:" + messageSplit.length);
-                }
+                asyncReddit(message);
                 break;
 
             // Voice commands