diff --git a/voicelink/player.py b/voicelink/player.py
index 2f7efc8..e08d349 100644
--- a/voicelink/player.py
+++ b/voicelink/player.py
@@ -448,10 +448,7 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
 
     async def invoke_controller(self):
         """Sends or updates the music controller message in the designated channel."""
-        if not self.settings.get('controller', True):
-            return
-        
-        if self._updating or not self.channel:
+        if not self.settings.get('controller', True) or self._updating or not self.channel:
             return
         
         self._updating = True
@@ -460,8 +457,7 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
             embed, view = self.build_embed(self.current), InteractiveController(self)
             if not self.controller:
                 if request_channel_data := self.settings.get("music_request_channel"):
-                    channel = self.bot.get_channel(request_channel_data.get("text_channel_id"))
-                    if channel:
+                    if channel := self.bot.get_channel(request_channel_data.get("text_channel_id")):
                         try:
                             self.controller = await channel.fetch_message(request_channel_data.get("controller_msg_id"))
                             await self.controller.edit(embed=embed, view=view)
@@ -473,7 +469,11 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
                     self.controller = await dispatch_message(self.context, content=embed, view=view, delete_after=None, requires_fetch=True)
 
             elif not await self.is_position_fresh():
-                await self.controller.delete()
+                try:
+                    await self.controller.delete()
+                except errors.NotFound:
+                    self.controller = None
+                    
                 self.controller = await dispatch_message(self.context, content=embed, view=view, delete_after=None, requires_fetch=True)
 
             else:
diff --git a/voicelink/utils.py b/voicelink/utils.py
index b5793b8..daca3aa 100644
--- a/voicelink/utils.py
+++ b/voicelink/utils.py
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import socket
 import discord
 
 from itertools import zip_longest
-from typing import Dict, Optional
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Union
 from timeit import default_timer as timer
 from discord.ext import commands
-from typing import Union
+from discord.utils import MISSING
 
 from .mongodb import MongoDBHandler
 from .language import LangHandler
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ async def dispatch_message(
     ctx: Union[commands.Context, discord.Interaction, TempCtx],
     content: Union[str, discord.Embed] = None,
     *params,
-    view: discord.ui.View = None,
-    file: discord.File = None,
-    delete_after: float = None,
+    view: Optional[discord.ui.View] = None,
+    file: Optional[discord.File] = None,
+    delete_after: Optional[float] = MISSING,
     ephemeral: bool = False,
     requires_fetch: bool = False
 ) -> Optional[discord.Message]:
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ async def dispatch_message(
         send_kwargs["view"] = view
         
     if "delete_after" in send_func.__code__.co_varnames:
-        if not delete_after and settings and ctx.channel.id == settings.get("music_request_channel", {}).get("text_channel_id"):
+        if delete_after is MISSING and settings and ctx.channel.id == settings.get("music_request_channel", {}).get("text_channel_id"):
             delete_after = 10
         send_kwargs["delete_after"] = delete_after