diff --git a/src/commands/settings.ts b/src/commands/settings.ts
index 0713e91..78f43c3 100644
--- a/src/commands/settings.ts
+++ b/src/commands/settings.ts
@@ -6,54 +6,81 @@ import log from '../helpers/log';
 
 export const data = new SlashCommandBuilder()
     .setName('settings')
-    .setDescription('BETA - settings configuration');
-
+    .setDescription('BETA - settings configuration')
+    .addSubcommand(subcommand => {
+		subcommand
+			.setName('subject')
+			.setDescription('Changes subject of problems');
+		return subcommand;
+	})
+    .addSubcommand(subcommand => {
+		subcommand
+			.setName('gradeLevels')
+			.setDescription('Changes grade level of problems');
+		return subcommand;
+	})
+    .addSubcommand(subcommand => {
+		subcommand
+			.setName('display')
+			.setDescription('Displays current settings');
+		return subcommand;
+	});
 
 export async function execute(interaction : CommandInteraction) {
-    await interaction.deferReply(); 
-    const settingsEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
-        .setColor('#ffffff');
+    const action = interaction.options.getSubcommand();
+	switch (action) {
+        case 'display': {
+            await interaction.deferReply({ ephemeral: true }); 
+            const settingsEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
+                .setColor('#ffffff');
 
-    const user = interaction.options.getUser('user') || interaction.user;
+            const user = interaction.options.getUser('user') || interaction.user;
     
-    const client = interaction.client;
+            const client = interaction.client;
 
-    settingsEmbed
-        .setAuthor({ name: user.tag, iconURL: user.displayAvatarURL() })
-        .setDescription(`selections`);
-        const menu = new MessageActionRow()
-        .addComponents(
-            new MessageSelectMenu()
-                .setCustomId('select')
-                .setPlaceholder('Nothing selected')
-                .addOptions([
-                    {
-                        label: 'subjects',
-                        description: 'subjects',
-                        value: 'subjects',
-                    },
-                    {
-                        label: 'gradeLevels',
-                        description: 'grade levels',
-                        value: 'gradeLevels',
-                    },
-                ]),
-        );
+            settingsEmbed
+              .setAuthor({ name: user.tag, iconURL: user.displayAvatarURL() })
+                .setDescription(`selections`);
+              const menu = new MessageActionRow()
+                .addComponents(
+                    new MessageSelectMenu()
+                        .setCustomId('select')
+                        .setPlaceholder('Nothing selected')
+                       .addOptions([
+                        {
+                            label: 'subjects',
+                            description: 'subjects',
+                            value: 'subjects',
+                        },
+                        {
+                            label: 'gradeLevels',
+                            description: 'grade levels',
+                            value: 'gradeLevels',
+                         },
+                        ]),
+                );
 
-    await interaction.followUp({ embeds: [settingsEmbed], components: [menu] });
+            await interaction.followUp({ embeds: [settingsEmbed], components: [menu] });
     
-                //everything below this line is bad
-        client.on('interactionCreate', async interaction => {
-        if (!interaction.isSelectMenu()) return;
-        var values = interaction.values[0]; //potential breaking point
-        switch(values)  {
-            case 'subjects':
-                await interaction.update({ content: 'subjects was selected!', components: [] });
-                break;
-            case 'gradeLevels':
-                await interaction.update({ content: 'levels was selected!', components: [] });
-                break;
+            client.on('interactionCreate', async interaction => {
+            if (!interaction.isSelectMenu()) return;
+            var values = interaction.values[0]; 
+            switch(values)  {
+                case 'subjects':
+                    await interaction.update({ content: 'subjects was selected!', components: [] });
+                    break;
+                case 'gradeLevels':
+                    await interaction.update({ content: 'levels was selected!', components: [] });
+                    break;
+                }
+            });
+            break;
         }
-    });
-
+        case 'gradeLevels': {
+            break;
+        }
+        case 'subject': {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 }
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