diff --git a/src/internal/database/pics.go b/src/internal/database/pics.go
index 355e0a6..466b43e 100644
--- a/src/internal/database/pics.go
+++ b/src/internal/database/pics.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package database
 
 // GetLastUsedPic
-func (db *Database) GetLastUsedPic(increment bool) (int64, string, error) {
+func (db *Database) GetLastUsedPic() (int64, string, error) {
 	min := db.getPicMinViewCount()
 	var id int64
 	var fileName string
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ func (db *Database) GetLastUsedPic(increment bool) (int64, string, error) {
 		row.Scan(&id, &fileName)
 	}
 
-	if increment {
-		// Increment the view count
-		db.incrementPicViewCount(id)
-	}
+	db.incrementPicViewCount(id)
 
 	return id, fileName, nil
 }
@@ -29,19 +26,14 @@ func (db *Database) DeleteAllPics() {
 }
 
 // StorePic
-func (db *Database) StorePic(filename string) (int64, error) {
+func (db *Database) StorePic(filename string) error {
 	min := db.getPicMinViewCount()
-	exec, err := db.db.Exec(
+	_, err := db.db.Exec(
 		"INSERT INTO `pics` (`filename`, `viewed`) VALUES (?,?)",
 		filename,
 		min,
 	)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-
-	return exec.LastInsertId()
+	return err
 }
 
 // DeletePic
@@ -56,9 +48,9 @@ func (db *Database) ResetPics() {
 }
 
 // GetAllPics
-func (db *Database) GetAllPics() (map[int64]string, error) {
-	pics := make(map[int64]string)
-	row, err := db.db.Query("SELECT id, filename FROM pics")
+func (db *Database) GetAllPics() ([]string, error) {
+	var pics []string
+	row, err := db.db.Query("SELECT filename FROM pics")
 	if err != nil {
 		return pics, err
 	}
@@ -66,9 +58,8 @@ func (db *Database) GetAllPics() (map[int64]string, error) {
 	defer row.Close()
 	for row.Next() {
 		var pic string
-		var id int64
-		row.Scan(&id, &pic)
-		pics[id] = pic
+		row.Scan(&pic)
+		pics = append(pics, pic)
 	}
 
 	return pics, nil
diff --git a/src/internal/gomatrixbot/birds.go b/src/internal/gomatrixbot/birds.go
index 14fec59..86d7783 100644
--- a/src/internal/gomatrixbot/birds.go
+++ b/src/internal/gomatrixbot/birds.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const fontSize = 42
 const BIRB_PATH = "/root/data/reaction_pics"
 
 func (mtrx *MtrxClient) postBirb(ctx context.Context, evt *event.Event) {
-	idd, birb, err := mtrx.db.GetLastUsedPic(true)
+	idd, birb, err := mtrx.db.GetLastUsedPic()
 	if err != nil {
 		mtrx.c.Log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to get birb")
 		return
@@ -58,41 +58,51 @@ func (mtrx *MtrxClient) postBirb(ctx context.Context, evt *event.Event) {
 	})
 }
 
-func (mtrx *MtrxClient) postBirbWithText(ctx context.Context, evt *event.Event, text string, filename string) {
-	increment := true
-	if filename != "" {
-		increment = false
-	}
-
-	// Do a lookup
-	dbId, birb, err := mtrx.db.GetLastUsedPic(increment)
+func (mtrx *MtrxClient) postBirbWithText(ctx context.Context, evt *event.Event, text string, attempt int, filename string) {
+	idd, birb, err := mtrx.db.GetLastUsedPic()
 	if err != nil {
-		mtrx.sendMessage(ctx, evt.RoomID, "Failed to get an image "+err.Error()+". "+birb)
+		mtrx.c.Log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to get birb")
 		return
 	}
+
+	if filename != "" {
+		birb = filename
+	}
+
 	reader, err := os.Open(BIRB_PATH + "/" + birb)
 	if err != nil {
 		mtrx.sendMessage(ctx, evt.RoomID, "Failed to load image "+err.Error()+". "+birb)
-		if filename != "" {
-			for k, v := range mtrx.pics {
-				if v == birb {
-					dbId = k
-					break
-				}
-			}
+		mtrx.db.DeletePic(idd)
+		if attempt > 3 {
+			mtrx.db.DeletePic(idd)
+			return
 		}
-		mtrx.db.DeletePic(dbId)
-		delete(mtrx.pics, dbId)
+
+		// Retry
+		mtrx.postBirbWithText(ctx, evt, text, attempt+1, "")
 		return
 	}
 
 	// do the swaps
 	img, _, err := image.Decode(reader)
 	if err != nil {
-		mtrx.sendMessage(ctx, evt.RoomID, "I can't read this image. I give up. "+err.Error()+". "+birb)
+		mtrx.db.DeletePic(idd)
+		if attempt > 3 {
+			mtrx.db.DeletePic(idd)
+			mtrx.sendMessage(ctx, evt.RoomID, "I can't read this image. I give up. "+err.Error()+". "+birb)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Retry
+		mtrx.postBirbWithText(ctx, evt, text, attempt+1, "")
 		return
+
 	}
 
+	// r := img.Bounds()
+	// w := r.Dx() // w
+	// h := r.Dy() // h
+
 	imgNew := resize.Resize(1024, 1024, img, resize.Lanczos2)
 	m := gg.NewContextForImage(imgNew)
 
@@ -182,31 +192,20 @@ func (mtrx *MtrxClient) UpdatePics() error {
 	}
 
 	for _, file := range files {
-		found := false
-
 		if file.IsDir() || strings.HasPrefix(file.Name(), ".") {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// check if in our map
-		for _, v := range mtrx.pics {
-			if v == file.Name() {
-				found = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		if found {
+		if contains(mtrx.pics, file.Name()) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		idd, err := mtrx.db.StorePic(file.Name())
+		err = mtrx.db.StorePic(file.Name())
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			mtrx.c.Log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to store pic")
 		}
-
 		mtrx.sendMessage(context.Background(), mtrx.adminRoom, "New pic added: "+file.Name())
-		mtrx.pics[idd] = file.Name()
+		mtrx.pics = append(mtrx.pics, file.Name())
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/src/internal/gomatrixbot/commands.go b/src/internal/gomatrixbot/commands.go
index 7b4dcca..081cc09 100644
--- a/src/internal/gomatrixbot/commands.go
+++ b/src/internal/gomatrixbot/commands.go
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ func (mtrx *MtrxClient) handleCommand(ctx context.Context, evt *event.Event) {
 		return
 	case ".reloadallpics":
 		mtrx.db.DeleteAllPics()
-		mtrx.pics = make(map[int64]string, 0)
 		mtrx.UpdatePics()
 		mtrx.sendMessage(ctx, evt.RoomID, "Reset all pictures")
 		return
@@ -163,9 +162,9 @@ func (mtrx *MtrxClient) handleCommand(ctx context.Context, evt *event.Event) {
 		return
 	case ".rb":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
-			mtrx.postBirbWithText(ctx, evt, mtrx.getAnyRandomQuote(true), "")
+			mtrx.postBirbWithText(ctx, evt, mtrx.getAnyRandomQuote(true), 0, "")
 		} else {
-			mtrx.postBirbWithText(ctx, evt, mtrx.getAnyRandomQuoteSearch(true, strings.Join(args[1:], " ")), "")
+			mtrx.postBirbWithText(ctx, evt, mtrx.getAnyRandomQuoteSearch(true, strings.Join(args[1:], " ")), 0, "")
 		}
 		return
 	case ".delquote":
@@ -263,19 +262,17 @@ func (mtrx *MtrxClient) handleCommand(ctx context.Context, evt *event.Event) {
 		filesearch := strings.ReplaceAll(args[0], ".", "")
 
 		// lookup filename from quote, shuffle each time
-		matches := make(map[int64]string)
-		keys := make([]int64, 0)
-		for k, v := range mtrx.pics {
-			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(strings.Split(v, ".")[0]), strings.ToLower(filesearch)) {
-				matches[k] = v
-				keys = append(keys, k)
-			}
+		tmpPics := make([]string, len(mtrx.pics))
+		perm := rand.Perm(len(mtrx.pics))
+		for i, v := range perm {
+			tmpPics[v] = mtrx.pics[i]
 		}
 
-		// Shuffle key
-		if len(matches) > 0 {
-			filename := matches[keys[rand.Intn(len(keys))]]
-			mtrx.postBirbWithText(ctx, evt, mtrx.getAnyRandomQuoteSearch(true, strings.Join(args[1:], " ")), filename)
+		for _, v := range tmpPics {
+			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(strings.Split(v, ".")[0]), strings.ToLower(filesearch)) {
+				mtrx.postBirbWithText(ctx, evt, mtrx.getAnyRandomQuoteSearch(true, strings.Join(args[1:], " ")), 0, v)
+				return
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/gomatrixbot/matrix.go b/src/internal/gomatrixbot/matrix.go
index 0dc21a9..f34f406 100644
--- a/src/internal/gomatrixbot/matrix.go
+++ b/src/internal/gomatrixbot/matrix.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type MtrxClient struct {
 	savedFiles     map[id.EventID]string
 	events         map[id.EventID]string
 	recentMessages map[id.RoomID]map[int64]string
-	pics           map[int64]string
+	pics           []string
 
 	// This is gonna be a mem leak... To fix I guess
 	quoteCache map[id.EventID]*Quote
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func Run(db *database.Database) {
 	pics, err := mtrx.db.GetAllPics()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
-		mtrx.pics = make(map[int64]string, 0)
+		mtrx.pics = make([]string, 0)
 	} else {
 		mtrx.pics = pics
 	}