diff --git a/cogs/commands/event_sync.py b/cogs/commands/event_sync.py
index acfa10e..383ba57 100644
--- a/cogs/commands/event_sync.py
+++ b/cogs/commands/event_sync.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async def event(self, ctx: Context, days: int = 7, logging: bool = False):
             )
             print(ev.get("summary"), t, before)
             if t < now:
-                self.log_event(ctx, ev, t, logging, "in the past")
+                await self.log_event(ctx, ev, t, logging, "in the past")
                 continue
             if t > before:
                 await self.log_event(ctx, ev, t, logging, "outside time frme")
diff --git a/cogs/commands/reminders.py b/cogs/commands/reminders.py
index ec64488..cc7bf44 100644
--- a/cogs/commands/reminders.py
+++ b/cogs/commands/reminders.py
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ async def add(self, ctx: Context, when: str, *, reminder_content: str):
     def add_base(self, reminder):
         now = datetime.now(timezone("Europe/London"))
         if not reminder.trigger_at:
-            return {"content": "Incorrect time format, please see help text."}
+            return {
+                "content": "I just flat out did not understand what you meant with that time"
+            }
+            # thanks carl bot for this lovely error message :)
         elif reminder.trigger_at < now:
             return {"content": "That time is in the past."}