diff --git a/src/bot.rs b/src/bot.rs
index 1c6deb2..3714dd4 100644
--- a/src/bot.rs
+++ b/src/bot.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async fn check_packets(context: &Context) {
 	for packet in packets_received {
 		match packet {
 			postman::Packet::FetchChannels(guild_id_str) => {
-				println!("bot : received FetchChannels packet, id '{}'", guild_id_str);
+				println!("bot : received FetchChannels packet, for guild '{}'", guild_id_str);
 				match guild_id_str.parse::<u64>() {
 					Ok(guild_id_u64) => {
 						if let Some(guild) = context.cache.guild(guild_id_u64).await {
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ async fn check_packets(context: &Context) {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			postman::Packet::FetchMessages(guild_id_str, channel_id_str) => {
+				println!("bot : received FetchMessages packet, for guild '{}', channel : '{}'", guild_id_str, channel_id_str);
+			}
 			_ => {
 				println!("bot : unhandled packet");
 			}
@@ -135,15 +138,15 @@ async fn get_guilds(context: &Context) {
 		
 	if let Some(sender) = context.data.read().await.get::<postman::Sender>() {
 		for guild_id in guilds {
-			let guild_name : String = if let Some(guild) = context.cache.guild(guild_id).await {
-				guild.name.clone()
+			if let Some(guild) = context.cache.guild(guild_id).await {
+				println!("bot : found guild '{}'", guild.name.clone());
+				let discord_guild = discord_structure::Guild::new(guild.name.clone(), guild_id.to_string());
+				sender.send(postman::Packet::Guild(discord_guild)).expect("Failed to send packet");
+				
 			} else {
-				"not found".to_string()
+				println!("bot : error retrieving guild '{}'", guild_id.clone());
 			};
-			println!("bot : found guild : '{}' ({})", guild_name.clone(), guild_id.clone());
 			
-			let guild = discord_structure::Guild::new(guild_name, guild_id.to_string());
-			sender.send(postman::Packet::Guild(guild)).expect("Failed to send packet");
 		}
 	} else {
 		println!("bot : failed to retrieve sender");
diff --git a/src/discord_structure.rs b/src/discord_structure.rs
index 710a9bd..ed4c755 100644
--- a/src/discord_structure.rs
+++ b/src/discord_structure.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ impl Channel {
 			messages: vec![],
 		}
 	}
+	
+	pub fn greetings(&mut self) {
+		self.messages.push(Message::new("-".into(), "0".into(), self.id.clone(), self.guild_id.clone(), "start of the conversation".into()));
+	}
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone)]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b7e5d8e..c5a369a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -124,18 +124,17 @@ impl Jiji {
 							for i in 0..self.guilds.len() {
 								if ui.add(egui::SelectableLabel::new(self.selected_guild == Some(i), self.guilds[i].name.clone())).clicked() {
 									self.selected_guild = Some(i);
+									if self.guilds[i].channels.len() == 0 {
+										let _ = self.sender.send(postman::Packet::FetchChannels(self.guilds[i].id.clone()));
+									}
 								}
 							}
 						});
 						
 					
+					//let _ = self.sender.send(postman::Packet::FetchChannels(self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].id.clone()));
 					if let Some(selected_guild_index) = &self.selected_guild {
-						if self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].channels.len() == 0 {
-							if ui.add(egui::Button::new("get channels")).clicked() {
-								let _ = self.sender.send(postman::Packet::FetchChannels(self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].id.clone()));
-							}
-						} else {
-						
+						if self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].channels.len() != 0 {
 							let selected_channel_text = if let Some(selected_channel_index) = &self.selected_channel {
 								self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].channels[*selected_channel_index].name.clone()
 							} else {
@@ -153,6 +152,11 @@ impl Jiji {
 									for i in 0..self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].channels.len() {
 										if ui.add(egui::SelectableLabel::new(self.selected_channel == Some(i), self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].channels[i].name.clone())).clicked() {
 											self.selected_channel = Some(i);
+											if self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].channels[i].messages.len() == 0 {
+												let _ = self.sender.send(postman::Packet::FetchMessages(self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].id.clone(), self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].channels[i].id.clone()));
+												
+												self.guilds[*selected_guild_index].channels[i].greetings();
+											}
 										}
 									}
 								});
diff --git a/src/postman.rs b/src/postman.rs
index 22b6b9d..f1f94d5 100644
--- a/src/postman.rs
+++ b/src/postman.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 pub enum Packet {
 	Guild(discord_structure::Guild),
-	FetchChannels(String),
 	Channel(discord_structure::Channel),
 	Message(discord_structure::Message),
+	FetchChannels(String),
+	FetchMessages(String, String)
 }
 
 pub struct Sender;