diff --git a/packages/interactions/handlers/interactions/pick-role.ts b/packages/interactions/handlers/interactions/pick-role.ts
index d0ebe8c..52c0864 100644
--- a/packages/interactions/handlers/interactions/pick-role.ts
+++ b/packages/interactions/handlers/interactions/pick-role.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { selectRole } from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/api';
-import { asyncResponse } from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/interactions';
+import {
+  asyncPreflightEphemeral,
+  asyncResponse,
+} from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/interactions';
 import { invalid, mustBeInGuild } from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/responses';
 import {
   InteractionCallbackType,
@@ -78,5 +81,6 @@ export const pickRole = (mode: 'add' | 'remove') =>
           flags: InteractionFlags.EPHEMERAL,
         },
       };
-    }
+    },
+    asyncPreflightEphemeral
   );
diff --git a/packages/interactions/handlers/interactions/pickable-roles.ts b/packages/interactions/handlers/interactions/pickable-roles.ts
index 58d57df..a1a253a 100644
--- a/packages/interactions/handlers/interactions/pickable-roles.ts
+++ b/packages/interactions/handlers/interactions/pickable-roles.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { getPickableRoles } from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/api';
 import { uiPublicURI } from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/config';
-import { asyncResponse } from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/interactions';
+import {
+  asyncPreflightEphemeral,
+  asyncResponse,
+} from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/interactions';
 import { mustBeInGuild } from '@roleypoly/interactions/utils/responses';
 import {
   CategoryType,
@@ -55,5 +58,6 @@ export const pickableRoles = asyncResponse(
         ],
       },
     };
-  }
+  },
+  asyncPreflightEphemeral
 );
diff --git a/packages/interactions/utils/interactions.ts b/packages/interactions/utils/interactions.ts
index c1e5134..d2f1eb4 100644
--- a/packages/interactions/utils/interactions.ts
+++ b/packages/interactions/utils/interactions.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ export type CommandHandler = (
 ) => Promise<InteractionResponse>;
 
 export const asyncResponse =
-  (handler: CommandHandler): CommandHandler =>
+  (
+    handler: CommandHandler,
+    preflight?: () => InteractionResponse['data']
+  ): CommandHandler =>
   async (
     command: InteractionRequestCommand,
     requestInfo: RequestInfo
@@ -55,12 +58,14 @@ export const asyncResponse =
 
     return {
       type: InteractionCallbackType.DEFERRED_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_WITH_SOURCE,
-      data: {
-        flags: InteractionFlags.EPHEMERAL,
-      },
+      data: preflight ? preflight() : undefined,
     };
   };
 
+export const asyncPreflightEphemeral = () => ({
+  flags: InteractionFlags.EPHEMERAL,
+});
+
 const updateOriginalMessage = async (
   appID: string,
   token: string,