diff --git a/events/interactionCreate.js b/events/interactionCreate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e364cf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/events/interactionCreate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module.exports = {
+	name: 'interactionCreate',
+	once: false,
+	async execute(interaction) {
+		const client = interaction.client;
+		if (!interaction.isCommand()) return;
+
+		const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
+
+		if (!command) return;
+
+		try {
+			await command.execute(interaction);
+		}
+		catch (error) {
+			console.error(error);
+			await interaction.reply({ content: 'There was an error while executing this command!', ephemeral: true });
+		}
+	},
+};
diff --git a/events/ready.js b/events/ready.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4a0aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/events/ready.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const db = require('../helpers/db');
+const { mongoUri } = require('../helpers/env');
+
+module.exports = {
+	name: 'ready',
+	once: true,
+	async execute(client) {
+		await db.connect(mongoUri);
+		console.log(`Logged in at ${client.user.tag}!`);
+	},
+};
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d56cca6..3104c0f 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 const fs = require('node:fs');
-const db = require('./helpers/db');
 const { Client, Collection, Intents } = require('discord.js');
-const { token, mongoUri } = require('./helpers/env');
+const { token } = require('./helpers/env');
 
 const client = new Client({
 	intents: [Intents.FLAGS.GUILDS, Intents.FLAGS.GUILD_MESSAGES, Intents.FLAGS.GUILD_MESSAGE_REACTIONS, Intents.FLAGS.DIRECT_MESSAGES, Intents.FLAGS.DIRECT_MESSAGE_REACTIONS],
@@ -12,30 +11,21 @@ const client = new Client({
 client.commands = new Collection();
 
 const commandFiles = fs.readdirSync('./commands').filter(file => file.endsWith('.js'));
+const eventFiles = fs.readdirSync('./events').filter(file => file.endsWith('.js'));
 
 for (const file of commandFiles) {
 	const command = require(`./commands/${file}`);
 	client.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
 }
 
-client.once('ready', async () => {
-	db.connect(mongoUri);
-});
-
-client.on('interactionCreate', async interaction => {
-	if (!interaction.isCommand()) return;
-
-	const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
-
-	if (!command) return;
-
-	try {
-		await command.execute(interaction);
+for (const file of eventFiles) {
+	const event = require(`./events/${file}`);
+	if (event.once) {
+		client.once(event.name, (...args) => event.execute(...args));
 	}
-	catch (error) {
-		console.error(error);
-		await interaction.reply({ content: 'There was an error while executing this command!', ephemeral: true });
+	else {
+		client.on(event.name, (...args) => event.execute(...args));
 	}
-});
+}
 
 client.login(token);