diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/history/PurgeHistoryCommand.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/history/PurgeHistoryCommand.java
index 6ee27c5888..c3c14ddb99 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/history/PurgeHistoryCommand.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/history/PurgeHistoryCommand.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public PurgeHistoryCommand(Database database) {
 
     @Override
     public void onSlashCommand(SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
-        event.deferReply().queue();
+        event.deferReply(true).queue();
 
         OptionMapping targetOption =
                 Objects.requireNonNull(event.getOption(USER_OPTION), "target is null");
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ private void handleHistory(SlashCommandInteractionEvent event, Member author, St
         String sourceChannelId = event.getChannel().getId();
 
         if (!validateHierarchy(author, targetOption)) {
-            hook.sendMessage("Cannot purge history of user with a higher role than you")
-                .setEphemeral(true)
-                .queue();
+            hook.sendMessage("Cannot purge history of user with a higher role than you").queue();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -103,19 +101,18 @@ private void handleHistory(SlashCommandInteractionEvent event, Member author, St
         }
 
         handleDelete(messageIdsForDeletion, event.getJDA(), event.getChannel(), event.getHook(),
-                targetUser, reason);
+                targetUser, reason, author);
     }
 
     private void handleDelete(List<String> messageIdsForDeletion, JDA jda,
-            MessageChannelUnion channel, InteractionHook hook, User targetUser, String reason) {
+            MessageChannelUnion channel, InteractionHook hook, User targetUser, String reason,
+            Member author) {
 
         if (messageIdsForDeletion.isEmpty()) {
             handleEmptyMessageHistory(hook, targetUser);
             return;
         }
 
-        registerPurgeAction(reason);
-
         if (hasSingleElement(messageIdsForDeletion)) {
             String messageId = messageIdsForDeletion.get(0);
 
@@ -124,12 +121,12 @@ private void handleDelete(List<String> messageIdsForDeletion, JDA jda,
                 .queue();
         }
 
-        int noOfMessagesToPurge = messageIdsForDeletion.size();
         channel.purgeMessagesById(messageIdsForDeletion);
 
-        String messageForMod = "%s messages purged from user %s".formatted(noOfMessagesToPurge,
-                targetUser.getName());
-        hook.sendMessage(messageForMod).setEphemeral(true).queue();
+        String messageForMod = "messages purged from user %s".formatted(targetUser.getName());
+        hook.sendMessage(messageForMod)
+            .queue(onSuccess -> logger.info("{} purged messages from {} because: {}",
+                    author.getUser(), targetUser, reason));
     }
 
     private boolean hasSingleElement(List<String> messageIdsForDeletion) {
@@ -140,7 +137,7 @@ private void handleEmptyMessageHistory(InteractionHook hook, User targetUser) {
         String messageForMod = "%s has no message history in this channel within last %s hr"
             .formatted(targetUser, PURGE_MESSAGES_AFTER_LIMIT_HOURS);
 
-        hook.sendMessage(messageForMod).setEphemeral(true).queue();
+        hook.sendMessage(messageForMod).queue();
     }
 
     private boolean validateHierarchy(Member author, OptionMapping target) {
@@ -153,8 +150,4 @@ private boolean validateHierarchy(Member author, OptionMapping target) {
 
         return targetUserRole.getPosition() >= authorRole.getPosition();
     }
-
-    private void registerPurgeAction(String reason) {
-        // TODO
-    }
 }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/history/PurgeMessageListener.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/history/PurgeMessageListener.java
index 7cd2f12a13..2bd585a22d 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/history/PurgeMessageListener.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/history/PurgeMessageListener.java
@@ -53,8 +53,4 @@ private void updateHistory(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
     private boolean shouldIgnoreMessages(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
         return event.isWebhookMessage() || event.getAuthor().isBot();
     }
-
-    private void limitHistoryRecords() {
-        // TODO
-    }
 }