diff --git a/discord/src/commands/auth.rs b/discord/src/commands/auth.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..312f835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/discord/src/commands/auth.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// commands/auth.rs
+
+use crate::events::connection::handle_user_connection;
+use crate::types::{Context, Error};
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+// Wrapper function that handles the authentication check
+pub async fn with_auth<'a, F, Fut>(ctx: Context<'a>, f: F) -> Result<(), Error>
+where
+    F: FnOnce(Context<'a>) -> Fut,
+    Fut: std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), Error>> + 'a,
+{
+    // Check if the user is already registered
+    if let Err(e) = handle_user_connection(ctx.clone()).await {
+        ctx.say("Error handling user connection").await?;
+        return Err(e);
+    }
+    
+    // Execute the wrapped command
+    f(ctx).await
+}
+
+// Macro to reduce boilerplate even further
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! command_with_auth {
+    ($name:ident, $cmd:expr) => {
+        #[poise::command(slash_command, prefix_command)]
+        pub async fn $name(ctx: Context<'_>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+            crate::commands::auth::with_auth(ctx, $cmd).await
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/discord/src/commands/mod.rs b/discord/src/commands/mod.rs
index d9e90a1..06b7262 100644
--- a/discord/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/discord/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 // commands/mod.rs
 
+pub mod auth;
 pub mod ping;
diff --git a/discord/src/commands/ping.rs b/discord/src/commands/ping.rs
index d5cd34f..b3b5b9e 100644
--- a/discord/src/commands/ping.rs
+++ b/discord/src/commands/ping.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,10 @@
 // commands/ping.rs
-
-use crate::events::connection::handle_user_connection;
 use crate::services::api_client;
 use crate::types::{Context, Error};
+use crate::command_with_auth;
 use anyhow::Result;
 
-// Fetch data from the `/ping` endpoint
-#[poise::command(slash_command, prefix_command)]
-pub async fn ping(ctx: Context<'_>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    
-    // Check if the user is already registered
-    if let Err(e) = handle_user_connection(ctx).await {
-        // Handle error and notify the user
-        ctx.say("Error handling user connection").await?;
-        return Err(e); // Propagate the error from handle_user_connection
-    }
-
-    // Call the API client to make a GET request to `/ping`
+async fn ping_handler(ctx: Context<'_>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     match api_client::get("ping").await {
         Ok(data) => {
             ctx.say(data.to_string()).await?;
@@ -27,3 +15,5 @@ pub async fn ping(ctx: Context<'_>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     }
     Ok(())
 }
+
+command_with_auth!(ping, ping_handler);
diff --git a/discord/src/events/mod.rs b/discord/src/events/mod.rs
index 4c40c25..528a805 100644
--- a/discord/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/discord/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // events/mod.rs
-
 pub mod connection;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod ready;
@@ -21,10 +20,6 @@ pub async fn handle_event(
         serenity::FullEvent::Message { new_message } => {
             println!("Message received: {:?}", new_message.content);
         }
-        serenity::FullEvent::TypingStart { event } => {
-            println!("User typing: {:?}", event.user_id);
-        }
-        // Add more event cases here, e.g. Message, Reaction, etc.
         _ => {}
     }
     Ok(())
diff --git a/discord/src/events/ready.rs b/discord/src/events/ready.rs
index 5597b38..ea7d761 100644
--- a/discord/src/events/ready.rs
+++ b/discord/src/events/ready.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ use poise::serenity_prelude::{Context, Ready};
 
 // This function is called when the bot is ready to start receiving events
 pub async fn on_ready(_ctx: Context, ready: Ready) {
-    println!("{} is connected!", ready.user.name);
+    println!("[{}] is connected!", ready.user.name);
 }