diff --git a/ProtocolInterfaces/DiscordInterface/DiscordInterface.cs b/ProtocolInterfaces/DiscordInterface/DiscordInterface.cs
index efaff3f..05434f2 100644
--- a/ProtocolInterfaces/DiscordInterface/DiscordInterface.cs
+++ b/ProtocolInterfaces/DiscordInterface/DiscordInterface.cs
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ public class DiscordInterface
         Channel c = Rememberer.SearchChannel(ci => ci.ExternalId == channel.Id.ToString() && ci.Protocol == PROTOCOL);
         if (c == null)
         {
+            Console.WriteLine($"couldn't find channel under protocol {PROTOCOL} with externalId {channel.Id.ToString()}");
             c = new Channel();
-            Console.WriteLine($"adding channel {channel.Name}");
         }
 
         c.DisplayName = channel.Name;
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ public class DiscordInterface
         Channel c = Rememberer.SearchChannel(ci => ci.ExternalId == channel.Id.ToString() && ci.Protocol == PROTOCOL);
         if (c == null)
         {
+            Console.WriteLine($"couldn't find channel under protocol {PROTOCOL} with externalId {channel.Id.ToString()}");
             c = new Channel();
         }
 
diff --git a/Rememberer.cs b/Rememberer.cs
index 920e8ac..64afd1d 100644
--- a/Rememberer.cs
+++ b/Rememberer.cs
@@ -36,23 +36,9 @@ public static class Rememberer
         try
         {
             var db = new ChattingContext();
-            if (toRemember.Id == Guid.Empty)
-            {
-                var parentChannel = toRemember.SeenInChannel;
-                var isUser = toRemember.IsUser;
-                toRemember.SeenInChannel = null;
-                toRemember.IsUser = null;
-                db.Accounts.Add(toRemember);
-                db.SaveChanges();
-
-                toRemember.SeenInChannel = parentChannel;
-                toRemember.IsUser = isUser;
-                db.SaveChanges();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                db.SaveChanges();
-            }
+            db.Update(toRemember);
+            db.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+            db.SaveChanges();
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -65,19 +51,9 @@ public static class Rememberer
         try
         {
             var db = new ChattingContext();
-            if (toRemember.Id == Guid.Empty)
-            {
-                var msg = toRemember.Message;
-                toRemember.Message = null;
-                db.Attachments.Add(toRemember);
-                db.SaveChanges();
-                toRemember.Message = msg;
-                db.SaveChanges();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                db.SaveChanges();
-            }
+            db.Update(toRemember);
+            db.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+            db.SaveChanges();
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -90,25 +66,8 @@ public static class Rememberer
         try
         {
             var db = new ChattingContext();
-            if (toRemember.Id == Guid.Empty)
-            {
-                var parent = toRemember.ParentChannel;
-                var subChannesl = toRemember.SubChannels;
-                var msgs = toRemember.Messages;
-                var accounts = toRemember.Users;
-                toRemember.ParentChannel = null;
-                toRemember.SubChannels = null;
-                toRemember.Messages = null;
-                toRemember.Users = null;
-                db.Channels.Add(toRemember);
-                db.SaveChanges();
-                toRemember.ParentChannel = parent;
-                toRemember.SubChannels = subChannesl;
-                toRemember.Messages = msgs;
-                toRemember.Users = accounts;
-                db.SaveChanges();
-            }
-
+            db.Update(toRemember);
+            db.ChangeTracker.Clear();
             db.SaveChanges();
         }
         finally
@@ -123,21 +82,8 @@ public static class Rememberer
         try
         {
             var db = new ChattingContext();
-            if (toRemember.Id == Guid.Empty)
-            {
-                var author = toRemember.Author;
-                var channel = toRemember.Channel;
-                var attachments = toRemember.Attachments;
-                toRemember.Author = null;
-                toRemember.Channel = null;
-                toRemember.Attachments = null;
-                db.Messages.Add(toRemember);
-                db.SaveChanges();
-                toRemember.Author = author;
-                toRemember.Channel = channel;
-                toRemember.Attachments = attachments;
-                db.SaveChanges();
-            }
+            db.Update(toRemember);
+            db.ChangeTracker.Clear();
             db.SaveChanges();
         }
         finally
@@ -151,19 +97,9 @@ public static class Rememberer
         try
         {
             var db = new ChattingContext();
-            if (toRemember.Id == Guid.Empty)
-            {
-                var accs = toRemember.Accounts;
-                toRemember.Accounts = null;
-                db.Users.Add(toRemember);
-                db.SaveChanges();
-                toRemember.Accounts = accs;
-                db.SaveChanges();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                db.SaveChanges();
-            }
+            db.Users.Update(toRemember);
+            db.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+            db.SaveChanges();
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -177,6 +113,7 @@ public static class Rememberer
         {
             var db = new ChattingContext();
             db.Users.Remove(toForget);
+            db.ChangeTracker.Clear();
             db.SaveChanges();
         }
         finally