diff --git a/src/Bot.js b/src/Bot.js
index a531c5c..6cf4428 100644
--- a/src/Bot.js
+++ b/src/Bot.js
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ class Bot {
 
         try {
             if (interaction.isCommand()) {
-                // Send immediate acknowledgment
-                await interaction.deferReply({ ephemeral: true });
+                // Remove ephemeral flag for finduser and matchhistory commands
+                const isStatsCommand = ['finduser', 'matchhistory'].includes(interaction.commandName);
+                await interaction.deferReply({ 
+                    ephemeral: !isStatsCommand 
+                });
 
-                // Process command asynchronously
                 this.logger.debug('Processing command', {
                     command: interaction.commandName,
                     guild: interaction.guild?.name,
diff --git a/src/commands/CommandHandler.js b/src/commands/CommandHandler.js
index 716b6ea..756f4a1 100644
--- a/src/commands/CommandHandler.js
+++ b/src/commands/CommandHandler.js
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ class CommandHandler {
             if (!userData || !userData.success) {
                 await interaction.editReply({
                     content: '❌ User not found or an error occurred while fetching data.',
-                    ephemeral: true
                 });
                 return;
             }
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ class CommandHandler {
             await interaction.editReply({
                 embeds: [embed],
                 components: [row],
-                ephemeral: true
             });
         } catch (error) {
             this.logger.error('Error in handleFindUser:', {
@@ -188,7 +186,6 @@ class CommandHandler {
             if (!userData || !userData.success) {
                 await interaction.editReply({
                     content: '❌ User not found or an error occurred while fetching data.',
-                    ephemeral: true
                 });
                 return;
             }
@@ -209,7 +206,6 @@ class CommandHandler {
             await interaction.editReply({
                 embeds: [embed],
                 components: [row],
-                ephemeral: true
             });
         } catch (error) {
             this.logger.error('Error in handleMatchHistory:', {