diff --git a/commands/take.js b/commands/take.js
index 2800c82..4c0fdc1 100644
--- a/commands/take.js
+++ b/commands/take.js
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ async function execute(interaction) {
     const id = interaction.options.getInteger("asset_id", true);
     await noblox.setCookie(cookie);
 
+    let alreadyOwned;
     try {
-        // Check that the bot doesn't already own this asset
-        if (await noblox.getOwnership(await noblox.getCurrentUser("UserID"), id, "Asset")) {
-            const msg = `🚫  The ${game} maptest bot already has this model (id: ${id})`;
-            await interaction.editReply(msg);
-            return;
-        }
+        // Check if the bot already owns this asset
+        alreadyOwned = await noblox.getOwnership(await noblox.getCurrentUser("UserID"), id, "Asset");
     } catch (error) {
         if (error.message !== "400 The specified Asset does not exist!") {
             throw error;
@@ -62,16 +59,24 @@ async function execute(interaction) {
     };
 
     // Kick off the buy request
-    const buyPromise = noblox.buy({product: productInfo, price: 0});
+    let buyPromise;
+    if (!alreadyOwned) {
+        buyPromise = noblox.buy({product: productInfo, price: 0});
+    }
     
     // Validate and send the validation result
     const validation = await validateMapAsset(id, game);
     const msg = getValidationMessage(validation, game, false);
     await interaction.editReply(msg);
+    
+    if (alreadyOwned) {
+        // Unicode is for the information emoji [i]
+        await interaction.followUp(`\u2139\uFE0F  The ${game} maptest bot already has this model, so no action was taken.`);
+        return;
+    }
 
     // Make sure the buy request is done
     await buyPromise;
-
     await interaction.followUp(
 `
 Now that your [map (id: ${id})](<https://create.roblox.com/store/asset/${id}/>) has been taken by the bot you can load it into the [${game} maptest place](<${gamePlaces[game]}>).