diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/Configuration.java
index aaaf854..b6dc68c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/Configuration.java
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public class Configuration {
     }
 
     public static class SelfCare {
+        public int delay = 225;
+
         public boolean op = true;
         public boolean gamemode = true;
         public boolean endCredits = true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
index ec304a2..6418edc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
@@ -226,28 +226,36 @@ public class ChatPlugin extends Bot.Listener {
                 }
             }
 
-            bot.session.send(new ServerboundChatCommandPacket(
-                    removedMessage,
-                    Instant.now().toEpochMilli(),
-                    0L,
-                    Collections.emptyList(),
-                    0,
-                    new BitSet()
-            ));
+            sendCommandInstantly(removedMessage);
         } else {
-            bot.session.send(new ServerboundChatPacket(
-                    message,
-                    Instant.now().toEpochMilli(),
-                    0L,
-                    null,
-                    0,
-                    new BitSet()
-            ));
+            sendChatInstantly(message);
         }
 
         queue.remove(0);
     }
 
+    public void sendCommandInstantly (String command) {
+        bot.session.send(new ServerboundChatCommandPacket(
+                command,
+                Instant.now().toEpochMilli(),
+                0L,
+                Collections.emptyList(),
+                0,
+                new BitSet()
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public void sendChatInstantly (String message) {
+        bot.session.send(new ServerboundChatPacket(
+                message,
+                Instant.now().toEpochMilli(),
+                0L,
+                null,
+                0,
+                new BitSet()
+        ));
+    }
+
     public void clearQueue () { queue.clear(); }
 
     public void send (String message) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/SelfCarePlugin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/SelfCarePlugin.java
index 19917af..088b38e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/SelfCarePlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/SelfCarePlugin.java
@@ -94,21 +94,22 @@ public class SelfCarePlugin extends Bot.Listener {
         else if (selfCares.username && !username && bot.options.kaboom) bot.chat.send("/extras:username " + bot.username);
 
         // core
+        // TODO: improve lol
         else if (selfCares.icu.enabled && positionPacketsPerSecond > selfCares.icu.positionPacketsPerSecond) bot.core.run("essentials:sudo * icu stop");
         else if (selfCares.vanish && !vanish && !visibility && bot.options.hasEssentials) {
-            if (bot.options.useChat) bot.chat.send("/essentials:vanish enable");
+            if (bot.options.useChat) bot.chat.sendCommandInstantly("essentials:vanish enable");
             else bot.core.run("essentials:vanish " + bot.username + " enable");
         }
         else if (selfCares.nickname && !nickname && bot.options.hasEssentials) {
-            if (bot.options.useChat) bot.chat.send("/essentials:nick off");
+            if (bot.options.useChat) bot.chat.sendCommandInstantly("essentials:nick off");
             else bot.core.run("essentials:nickname " + bot.username + " off");
         }
         else if (selfCares.socialspy && !socialspy && bot.options.hasEssentials) {
-            if (bot.options.useChat) bot.chat.send("/essentials:socialspy enable");
+            if (bot.options.useChat) bot.chat.sendCommandInstantly("essentials:socialspy enable");
             else bot.core.run("essentials:socialspy " + bot.username + " enable");
         }
         else if (selfCares.mute && muted && bot.options.hasEssentials) {
-            if (bot.options.useChat) bot.chat.send("/essentials:mute " + bot.profile.getIdAsString());
+            if (bot.options.useChat) bot.chat.sendCommandInstantly("essentials:mute " + bot.profile.getIdAsString());
             else bot.core.run("essentials:mute " + bot.profile.getIdAsString());
 
             muted = false; // too lazy fix and probably the worst fix?
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ public class SelfCarePlugin extends Bot.Listener {
             check();
         };
 
-        checkTask = bot.executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(task, 0, bot.options.chatQueueDelay + 75, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        checkTask = bot.executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(task, 0, bot.config.selfCare.delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
     public void packetReceived (ClientboundGameEventPacket packet) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/default-config.yml b/src/main/resources/default-config.yml
index 20f92a5..a6163d8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/default-config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/default-config.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ core:
   customName: '[{"text":"ChomeNS ","color":"yellow"},{"text":"Core","color":"green"},{"text":"™","color":"gold"}]'
 
 selfCare:
+  delay: 225 # NOTE: self care does NOT use chat queue
+
   # vanilla
   op: true
   gamemode: true