diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/TransferQuestionCommand.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/TransferQuestionCommand.java
index 69e59f9358..ef8899354d 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/TransferQuestionCommand.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/TransferQuestionCommand.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.CommandVisibility;
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.MessageContextCommand;
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.chatgpt.ChatGptService;
+import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.utils.ForumPoster;
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.utils.StringDistances;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ private RestAction<ForumPostData> createForumPost(ModalInteractionEvent event,
         ForumTag tag = getTagOrDefault(questionsForum.getAvailableTagsByName(queryTag, true),
                 () -> questionsForum.getAvailableTagsByName(mostCommonTag, true).getFirst());
 
-        return questionsForum.createForumPost(forumTitle, forumMessage)
+        return ForumPoster.using(event.getJDA())
+            .createPost(questionsForum, forumTitle, forumMessage)
             .setTags(ForumTagSnowflake.fromId(tag.getId()))
             .map(createdPost -> new ForumPostData(createdPost, originalUser));
     }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/utils/ForumPoster.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/utils/ForumPoster.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a58d8b772d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/utils/ForumPoster.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.utils;
+
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDA;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.ForumChannel;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.ThreadChannel;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.restaction.ForumPostAction;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.restaction.MessageCreateAction;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.messages.MessageCreateData;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+public final class ForumPoster {
+    private final JDA jda;
+
+    private ForumPoster(JDA jda) {
+        this.jda = jda;
+    }
+
+    public static ForumPoster using(JDA jda) {
+        return new ForumPoster(jda);
+    }
+
+    private ForumChannel findForumChannel(String channelId) {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(jda.getForumChannelById(channelId))
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Did not find a forum channel with ID %s while trying to create a forum post. Make sure the config is setup properly."));
+    }
+
+    private ThreadChannel findForumPost(String postId) {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(jda.getThreadChannelById(postId))
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Did not find the forum post with ID %s while trying to reply to a post."));
+
+    }
+
+    public MessageCreateAction sendPost(String postId, MessageCreateData messageData) {
+        return sendPost(findForumPost(postId), messageData);
+    }
+
+    public MessageCreateAction sendPost(ThreadChannel post, MessageCreateData messageData) {
+        return post.sendMessage(messageData);
+    }
+
+    public ForumPostAction createPost(String channelId, String title, MessageCreateData message) {
+        return createPost(findForumChannel(channelId), title, message);
+    }
+
+    public ForumPostAction createPost(ForumChannel channel, String title,
+            MessageCreateData message) {
+        return channel.createForumPost(title, message);
+    }
+}