diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 6dbe3d8..f1899ba 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -47,16 +47,14 @@ async def discord_send(channel, text, name, avatar=DEFAULT_AVATAR):
         messages.append(message)
     return messages
 
-
-# --- Data Storage ---
-# Keyed by channel ID
-conversations = {}
-_webhooks = {}
 async def webhook(channel):
-    if channel.id not in _webhooks:
-        hook = await channel.create_webhook(name=f'aoi-{channel.id}')
-        _webhooks[channel.id] = hook
-    return _webhooks[channel.id]
+    name = f'aoi-{channel.id}'
+    channel_hooks = [
+        hook for hook in (await channel.webhooks()) if hook.name == name
+    ]
+    if not channel_hooks:
+        return await channel.create_webhook(name=f'aoi-{channel.id}')
+    return channel_hooks[0]
 
 
 # --- Bot Events ---
@@ -75,9 +73,7 @@ async def on_message(message):
 
     bot_tag = f'<@{bot.user.id}>'
     channel = message.channel
-    if channel.id not in conversations:
-        conversations[channel.id] = await Conversation.create(args.base_url)
-    conversation = conversations[channel.id]
+    conversation = await Conversation.get(channel.id)
     user_message = message.content
     if user_message.startswith(bot_tag):
         user_message = user_message[len(bot_tag):]
@@ -92,9 +88,9 @@ async def on_message(message):
     try:
         async with channel.typing():
             response = await conversation.generate(user_message, media)
-            conversation.last_messages = await discord_send(
-                channel, response, conversation.bot_name,
-            )
+        conversation.last_messages = await discord_send(
+            channel, response, conversation.bot_name,
+        )
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
         await message.reply("Sorry, I had a little hiccup. Baka!")
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ async def on_reaction_add(reaction, user):
         return
     message = reaction.message
     channel = message.channel
-    conversation = conversations[channel.id]
+    conversation = await Conversation.get(channel.id)
     if message not in conversation.last_messages:
         await reaction.clear()
         return
@@ -132,8 +128,7 @@ async def on_reaction_add(reaction, user):
 async def newchat(interaction: discord.Interaction, prompt: str = None):
     await interaction.response.defer()
     channel_id = interaction.channel_id
-    conversation = await Conversation.create(args.base_url, prompt)
-    conversations[channel_id] = conversation
+    conversation = await Conversation.create(channel_id, args.base_url, prompt)
     await interaction.followup.send(
         f'Starting a new chat with {conversation.bot_name}: "{prompt}"'
     )
diff --git a/llm_client.py b/llm_client.py
index dcfc2ed..6a5d70e 100644
--- a/llm_client.py
+++ b/llm_client.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT = (
 )
 NAME_PROMPT = "reply with your name, nothing else, no punctuation"
 
+conversations = {}
+
 
 class Conversation:
     def __init__(self, client, name, prompt):
@@ -19,11 +21,20 @@ class Conversation:
         self.client = client
 
     @classmethod
-    async def create(cls, base_url, prompt=None):
+    async def get(cls, key):
+        if key not in conversations:
+            conversations[key] = await Conversation.create(args.base_url)
+        return conversations[key]
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def create(cls, channel_id, base_url, prompt=None):
         client = AsyncOpenAI(base_url=base_url, api_key=API_KEY)
         if not prompt:
-            return cls(client, DEFAULT_NAME, DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT)
-        return cls(client, await cls.get_name(client, prompt), prompt)
+            convo = cls(client, DEFAULT_NAME, DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT)
+        else:
+            convo = cls(client, await cls.get_name(client, prompt), prompt)
+        conversations[channel_id] = convo
+        return convo
 
     @classmethod
     async def get_name(self, client, system_prompt):