diff --git a/backend/dao/botDAO.js b/backend/dao/botDAO.js
index 801b8d485..71ee1cde2 100644
--- a/backend/dao/botDAO.js
+++ b/backend/dao/botDAO.js
@@ -1,11 +1,38 @@
 const MonkeyError = require("../handlers/error");
 const { mongoDB } = require("../init/mongodb");
-class BotDAO {
-  static async addCommand(command, arguments) {
-    return await mongoDB()
-      .collection("bot-commands")
-      .insertOne({ command, arguments, executed: false, requestTimestamp: Date.now() });
-  }
+
+async function addCommand(command, arguments) {
+  return await mongoDB()
+    .collection("bot-commands")
+    .insertOne({
+      command,
+      arguments,
+      executed: false,
+      requestTimestamp: Date.now(),
+    });
 }
 
-module.exports = BotDAO;
\ No newline at end of file
+class BotDAO {
+  static async updateDiscordRole(discordId, wpm) {
+    return await addCommand("updateRole", [discordId, wpm]);
+  }
+
+  static async announceLbUpdate(discordId, pos, lb, wpm, raw, acc, con) {
+    return await addCommand("sayLbUpdate", [
+      discordId,
+      pos,
+      lb,
+      wpm,
+      raw,
+      acc,
+      con,
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  // this probably will be rewritten but keeping the old code just in case
+  // static async announceDailyLbResult(lbdata) {
+  //   return await addCommand("announceDailyLbResult", [lbdata]);
+  // }
+}
+
+module.exports = BotDAO;
diff --git a/backend/handlers/bot.js b/backend/handlers/bot.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 88fe601a7..000000000
--- a/backend/handlers/bot.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-
-function updateDiscordRole(discordId, wpm) {
-  newBotCommand = new BotCommand({
-    command: "updateRole",
-    arguments: [discordId, wpm],
-    executed: false,
-    requestTimestamp: Date.now(),
-  });
-  newBotCommand.save();
-}
-
-async function announceLbUpdate(discordId, pos, lb, wpm, raw, acc, con) {
-  newBotCommand = new BotCommand({
-    command: "sayLbUpdate",
-    arguments: [discordId, pos, lb, wpm, raw, acc, con],
-    executed: false,
-    requestTimestamp: Date.now(),
-  });
-  newBotCommand.save();
-}
-
-async function announceDailyLbResult(lbdata) {
-  newBotCommand = new BotCommand({
-    command: "announceDailyLbResult",
-    arguments: [lbdata],
-    executed: false,
-    requestTimestamp: Date.now(),
-  });
-  newBotCommand.save();
-}
-