diff --git a/reginaldCog/reginald.py b/reginaldCog/reginald.py
index d7ca1fe..9348b5c 100644
--- a/reginaldCog/reginald.py
+++ b/reginaldCog/reginald.py
@@ -33,27 +33,34 @@ class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
         allowed_roles = await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).allowed_roles()
         return any(role.id in allowed_roles for role in ctx.author.roles)
     
-    @commands.guild_only()
-    @commands.command(name="reginald_allowrole", help="Allow a role to use the Reginald command")
-    async def allowrole(self, ctx, role: discord.Role):
-        if not await self.has_admin_role(ctx):
-            await ctx.send("You do not have the required permissions to use this command.")
-            return
+    @commands.command(name="allowrole")
+    @commands.has_permissions(administrator=True)
+    async def allow_role(self, ctx, role: discord.Role):
+        """Allows a role to use the reginald command"""
         async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).allowed_roles() as allowed_roles:
             if role.id not in allowed_roles:
                 allowed_roles.append(role.id)
-        await ctx.send(f"Role {role.name} is now allowed to use the Reginald command.")
+                await ctx.send(f"The {role.name} role is now allowed to use the Reginald command.")
+            else:
+                await ctx.send(f"The {role.name} role is already allowed to use the Reginald command.")
+
     
-    @commands.guild_only()
-    @commands.command(name="reginald_disallowrole", help="Remove a role's ability to use the Reginald command")
-    async def disallowrole(self, ctx, role: discord.Role):
-        if not await self.has_admin_role(ctx):
-            await ctx.send("You do not have the required permissions to use this command.")
-            return
+    @commands.command(name="disallowrole")
+    @commands.has_permissions(administrator=True)
+    async def disallow_role(self, ctx, role: discord.Role):
+        """Revokes a role's permission to use the reginald command"""
         async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).allowed_roles() as allowed_roles:
             if role.id in allowed_roles:
                 allowed_roles.remove(role.id)
-        await ctx.send(f"Role {role.name} is no longer allowed to use the Reginald command.")
+                await ctx.send(f"The {role.name} role is no longer allowed to use the Reginald command.")
+            else:
+                await ctx.send(f"The {role.name} role is not currently allowed to use the Reginald command.")
+    
+    def role_check():
+        async def predicate(ctx):
+            allowed_roles = await ctx.bot.get_cog("ReginaldCog").config.guild(ctx.guild).allowed_roles()
+            return any(role.id in allowed_roles for role in ctx.author.roles)
+        return commands.check(predicate)
 
     @commands.guild_only()
     @commands.has_permissions(manage_guild=True)
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
         await ctx.send("OpenAI API key set successfully.")
 
     @commands.guild_only()
-    @has_allowed_role()
+    @role_check()
     @commands.command(help="Ask Reginald a question")
     @commands.cooldown(1, 10, commands.BucketType.user)  # 10 second cooldown per user
     async def reginald(self, ctx, *, prompt=None):