diff --git a/src/RepeatedMessage.js b/src/RepeatedMessage.js
index 63bd5d715..22481e97a 100644
--- a/src/RepeatedMessage.js
+++ b/src/RepeatedMessage.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const Discord = require('discord.js');
-const stringSimilarity = require("string-similarity");
+const stringSimilarity = require('string-similarity');
 const Log = require('./Log');
-const util = require('./util');
 
 class RepeatedMessage {
 
@@ -25,12 +24,17 @@ class RepeatedMessage {
      */
     #messages = [];
 
+    /**
+     * has this user been warned not to spam before
+     */
+    warned = false;
+
     /**
      * @param {module:"discord.js".Message} message
      */
     constructor(message) {
         this.#key = this.constructor.getKey(message);
-        this.#messages.push(message);
+        this.add(message);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -93,13 +97,7 @@ class RepeatedMessage {
      * @return {Promise<void>}
      */
     async deleteAll() {
-        const reason = `Fast message spam`;
-        for (const message of this.#messages) {
-            if (message.deletable) {
-                await util.delete(message, {reason});
-                await Log.logMessageDeletion(message, reason)
-            }
-        }
+        return this.delete(this.#messages, 'Fast message spam');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -108,13 +106,25 @@ class RepeatedMessage {
      * @return {Promise<void>}
      */
     async deleteSimilar(message) {
-        const reason = `Repeated messages`;
-        for (const cacheMessage of this.getSimilarMessages(message)) {
-            if (cacheMessage.deletable) {
-                await util.delete(cacheMessage, {reason});
-                await Log.logMessageDeletion(cacheMessage, reason)
-            }
-        }
+        return this.delete(this.getSimilarMessages(message), 'Repeated messages');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * delete an array of messages if possible
+     * @param {module:"discord.js".Message[]} messages
+     * @param {String} reason
+     * @returns {Promise<void>}
+     */
+    async delete(messages, reason) {
+        messages = messages.filter(m => m.deletable);
+
+        if (messages.length === 0) return;
+
+        /** @type {module:"discord.js".TextBasedChannelFields} */
+        const channel = messages[0].channel;
+        await channel.bulkDelete(messages);
+
+        await Promise.all(messages.map(m => Log.logMessageDeletion(m , reason)));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -160,9 +170,12 @@ class RepeatedMessage {
 
         if (cache.getMessageCount() > count) {
             await cache.deleteAll();
-            /** @type {module:"discord.js".Message} */
-            const reply = await message.channel.send(`<@!${message.author.id}> Stop sending messages this fast!`);
-            await reply.delete({timeout: 3000});
+            if (!cache.warned) {
+                cache.warned = true;
+                /** @type {module:"discord.js".Message} */
+                const reply = await message.channel.send(`<@!${message.author.id}> Stop sending messages this fast!`);
+                await reply.delete({timeout: 3000});
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -176,9 +189,12 @@ class RepeatedMessage {
         const similar = cache.getSimilarMessageCount(message);
         if (similar > count) {
             await cache.deleteSimilar(message);
-            /** @type {module:"discord.js".Message} */
-            const reply = await message.channel.send(`<@!${message.author.id}> Stop repeating your messages!`);
-            await reply.delete({timeout: 3000});
+            if (!cache.warned) {
+                cache.warned = true;
+                /** @type {module:"discord.js".Message} */
+                const reply = await message.channel.send(`<@!${message.author.id}> Stop repeating your messages!`);
+                await reply.delete({timeout: 3000});
+            }
         }
     }
 }