diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index aec0d36..1eed445 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -94,13 +94,14 @@ function matchAbbr(abbrTarget) {
 
 function replyMessage(message, correctedMessage, abbrsUsed) {
 	var plural = "";
-	var replyString = "Your message contains " + plural + "! Let me fix that for you: \n > " + correctedMessage + "\n \n \|\|btw I was written by Caleb Fontenot\|\|"
-	var stringLength = replyString.length;
 	if (abbrsUsed == 1) {
 		plural = "an acronym";
 	} else {
 		plural = abbrsUsed + " acronyms"
 	}
+	var replyString = "Your message contains " + plural + "! Let me fix that for you: \n > " + correctedMessage + "\n \n \|\|btw I was written by Caleb Fontenot\|\|"
+	var stringLength = replyString.length;
+
 	if (stringLength > 2000) {
 		replyString = "Sorry, I detected " + plural + ", but the resultant response was " + stringLength + " characters long, and Discord only allows a maximum of 2000."
 	}