diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/AbstractDiscordSRV.java b/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/AbstractDiscordSRV.java
index 124ac486..3a0ce4c3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/AbstractDiscordSRV.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/AbstractDiscordSRV.java
@@ -675,13 +675,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractDiscordSRV<
         }
 
         if (connectionConfig().bot.token.equals(BotConfig.DEFAULT_TOKEN)) {
-            logger().info("");
-            logger().info("Welcome to DiscordSRV!");
-            logger().info("");
-            logger().info("To get started with using DiscordSRV please configure a bot token, instructions will be listed below");
-            logger().info("You can review and/or disable external services DiscordSRV uses in the " + ConnectionConfig.FILE_NAME + " before adding a bot token");
-            logger().info("");
-            JDAConnectionManager.invalidToken(this, true);
+            if (initial) {
+                logger().info("");
+                logger().info("Welcome to DiscordSRV!");
+                logger().info("");
+                logger().info("To get started with using DiscordSRV please configure a bot token, instructions will be printed below");
+                logger().info("You can review and/or disable external services DiscordSRV uses in the " + ConnectionConfig.FILE_NAME + " before adding a bot token");
+                logger().info("");
+            }
+            discordConnectionManager.invalidToken(true);
             results.add(ReloadResults.DEFAULT_BOT_TOKEN);
             return results;
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/discord/connection/jda/JDAConnectionManager.java b/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/discord/connection/jda/JDAConnectionManager.java
index 1c79e92e..0fffc2e7 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/discord/connection/jda/JDAConnectionManager.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/discordsrv/common/discord/connection/jda/JDAConnectionManager.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class JDAConnectionManager implements DiscordConnectionManager {
         String token = botConfig.token;
         boolean defaultToken = false;
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(token) || (defaultToken = token.equals(BotConfig.DEFAULT_TOKEN))) {
-            invalidToken(discordSRV, defaultToken);
+            invalidToken(defaultToken);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ public class JDAConnectionManager implements DiscordConnectionManager {
         try {
             instance = jdaBuilder.build();
         } catch (InvalidTokenException ignored) {
-            invalidToken(discordSRV, false);
+            invalidToken(false);
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             discordSRV.logger().error("Could not create JDA instance due to an unknown error", t);
         }
@@ -565,13 +565,13 @@ public class JDAConnectionManager implements DiscordConnectionManager {
             discordSRV.setStatus(DiscordSRVApi.Status.FAILED_TO_CONNECT);
             return true;
         } else if (closeCode == CloseCode.AUTHENTICATION_FAILED) {
-            invalidToken(discordSRV, false);
+            invalidToken(false);
             return true;
         }
         return false;
     }
 
-    public static void invalidToken(DiscordSRV discordSRV, boolean defaultToken) {
+    public void invalidToken(boolean defaultToken) {
         List<String> lines = Arrays.asList(
                 "+------------------------------>",
                 "| Failed to connect to Discord:",