diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 541c22d..0eff3ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
             <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
-            <version>3.36.0.3</version>
+            <version>3.42.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-            <version>20220924</version>
+            <version>20230227</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/cosgy/textToSpeak/Listener.kt b/src/main/java/dev/cosgy/textToSpeak/Listener.kt
index f3c3923..54b2259 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/cosgy/textToSpeak/Listener.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/cosgy/textToSpeak/Listener.kt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Listener(private val bot: Bot) : ListenerAdapter() {
             }
         }
         if (event.channelJoined != null) {
-            if (settings!!.isJoinAndLeaveRead() && Objects.requireNonNull(event.guild.selfMember.voiceState)?.channel === event.channelJoined) {
+            if (settings.isJoinAndLeaveRead() && Objects.requireNonNull(event.guild.selfMember.voiceState)?.channel === event.channelJoined) {
                 val file: String? = try {
                     bot.voiceCreation.createVoice(
                         event.guild,