diff --git a/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/commands/BaseCommand.java b/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/commands/BaseCommand.java
index e953bac..4f115d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/commands/BaseCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/commands/BaseCommand.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package sciwhiz12.janitor.commands;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.message.MessageReceivedEvent;
 import sciwhiz12.janitor.JanitorBot;
+import sciwhiz12.janitor.msg.Messages;
 
 public abstract class BaseCommand {
     private final CommandRegistry registry;
@@ -19,5 +20,9 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand {
         return registry.getBot();
     }
 
+    protected Messages messages() {
+        return getBot().getMessages();
+    }
+
     public abstract LiteralArgumentBuilder<MessageReceivedEvent> getNode();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/commands/moderation/KickCommand.java b/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/commands/moderation/KickCommand.java
index f9faf83..c807aee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/commands/moderation/KickCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/commands/moderation/KickCommand.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class KickCommand extends BaseCommand {
     private int runWithReason(CommandContext<MessageReceivedEvent> ctx, @Nullable String reason) throws CommandSyntaxException {
         MessageChannel channel = ctx.getSource().getChannel();
         if (!ctx.getSource().isFromGuild()) {
-            getBot().getMessages().GENERAL.guildOnlyCommand(channel).queue();
+            messages().GENERAL.guildOnlyCommand(channel).queue();
             return 1;
         }
         final Guild guild = ctx.getSource().getGuild();
@@ -60,28 +60,26 @@ public class KickCommand extends BaseCommand {
             return 1;
         }
         final Member target = members.get(0);
-        if (!guild.getSelfMember().hasPermission(KICK_PERMISSION)) {
-            getBot().getMessages().GENERAL.insufficientPermissions(channel, KICK_PERMISSION).queue();
-            return 1;
-        }
-        if (!guild.getSelfMember().canInteract(target)) {
-            getBot().getMessages().GENERAL.cannotInteract(channel, target).queue();
-            return 1;
-        }
-        if (!performer.hasPermission(KICK_PERMISSION)) {
-            getBot().getMessages().MODERATION.performerInsufficientPermissions(channel, performer, KICK_PERMISSION).queue();
-            return 1;
-        }
-        if (!performer.canInteract(target)) {
-            getBot().getMessages().MODERATION.cannotModerate(channel, performer, target).queue();
-            return 1;
-        }
-        target.getUser().openPrivateChannel()
-            .flatMap(dm -> getBot().getMessages().MODERATION.kickedDM(dm, performer, target, reason))
-            .mapToResult()
-            .flatMap(res -> ModerationHelper.kickUser(target.getGuild(), performer, target, reason)
-                .flatMap(v -> getBot().getMessages().MODERATION.kickUser(channel, performer, target, reason, res.isSuccess())))
-            .queue();
+        if (guild.getSelfMember().equals(target))
+            messages().GENERAL.cannotActionSelf(channel).queue();
+        else if (performer.equals(target))
+            messages().GENERAL.cannotActionPerformer(channel, performer).queue();
+        else if (!guild.getSelfMember().hasPermission(KICK_PERMISSION))
+            messages().GENERAL.insufficientPermissions(channel, KICK_PERMISSION).queue();
+        else if (!guild.getSelfMember().canInteract(target))
+            messages().GENERAL.cannotInteract(channel, target).queue();
+        else if (!performer.hasPermission(KICK_PERMISSION))
+            messages().MODERATION.performerInsufficientPermissions(channel, performer, KICK_PERMISSION).queue();
+        else if (!performer.canInteract(target))
+            messages().MODERATION.cannotModerate(channel, performer, target).queue();
+        else
+            target.getUser().openPrivateChannel()
+                .flatMap(dm -> messages().MODERATION.kickedDM(dm, performer, target, reason))
+                .mapToResult()
+                .flatMap(res -> ModerationHelper.kickUser(target.getGuild(), performer, target, reason)
+                    .flatMap(
+                        v -> messages().MODERATION.kickUser(channel, performer, target, reason, res.isSuccess())))
+                .queue();
         return 1;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/msg/Messages.java b/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/msg/Messages.java
index 99108b5..5702b84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/msg/Messages.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sciwhiz12/janitor/msg/Messages.java
@@ -78,6 +78,27 @@ public class Messages {
                     .build()
             );
         }
+
+        public RestAction<Message> cannotActionSelf(MessageChannel channel) {
+            return channel.sendMessage(
+                new EmbedBuilder()
+                    .setTitle(translate("general.cannot_action_self.title"))
+                    .setDescription(translate("general.cannot_action_self.desc"))
+                    .setColor(General.FAILURE_COLOR)
+                    .build()
+            );
+        }
+
+        public RestAction<Message> cannotActionPerformer(MessageChannel channel, Member performer) {
+            return channel.sendMessage(
+                new EmbedBuilder()
+                    .setTitle(translate("general.cannot_action_performer.title"))
+                    .setDescription(translate("general.cannot_action_performer.desc"))
+                    .addField(translate("general.cannot_action_performer.field.performer"), performer.getUser().getAsMention(), true)
+                    .setColor(General.FAILURE_COLOR)
+                    .build()
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     public final class Moderation {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/english.json b/src/main/resources/english.json
index 1e72cd8..f7537c8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/english.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/english.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "general.guild_only_command.title": "Guild only command!",
-  "general.guild_only_command.desc": "The previous command can only be run in a guild channel.",
+  "general.guild_only_command.desc": "This command can only be run in a guild channel.",
   "general.insufficient_permissions.title": "I have insufficient permissions!",
   "general.insufficient_permissions.desc": "I do not have sufficient permissions to carry out this action!\nPlease contact your server admins if you believe this is in error.",
   "general.insufficient_permissions.field.permissions": "Required permissions",
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
   "general.cannot_interact.title": "Member is higher than me!",
   "general.cannot_interact.desc": "Cannot perform action on the given member, likely due to me being lower in the role hierarchy.",
   "general.cannot_interact.field.target": "Target",
+  "general.cannot_action_self.title": "Cannot act against myself!",
+  "general.cannot_action_self.desc": "Cannot perform action against myself, as that would be counter-intuitive.",
+  "general.cannot_action_performer.title": "Performer cannot act against self!",
+  "general.cannot_action_performer.desc": "You cannot perform this action against yourself.",
+  "general.cannot_action_performer.field.performer": "Performer/Target",
   "moderation.insufficient_permissions.title": "Insufficient permissions.",
   "moderation.insufficient_permissions.desc": "The performer of this command has insufficient permissions to use this command.",
   "moderation.insufficient_permissions.field.performer": "Performer",