diff --git a/components/TypingIndicator.jsx b/components/TypingIndicator.jsx
index 3f19a75..bf97609 100644
--- a/components/TypingIndicator.jsx
+++ b/components/TypingIndicator.jsx
@@ -2,27 +2,32 @@
 const { React, getModule, i18n: { Messages }, constants: { Routes } } = require('powercord/webpack');
 const { Tooltip, Spinner } = require('powercord/components');
 
+const ChannelStore = getModule([ 'hasChannel' ], false);
+const ChannelUtils = getModule([ 'openPrivateChannel' ], false);
+const Router = getModule([ 'transitionTo' ], false);
+
 module.exports = class TypingIndicator extends React.PureComponent {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props);
 
     this.getSetting = props.getSetting;
-    this.channelStore = getModule([ 'hasChannel' ], false);
-    this.channelUtils = getModule([ 'openPrivateChannel' ], false);
-    this.transitionTo = getModule([ 'transitionTo'], false).transitionTo;
+     // bind has to happen here, if you do bind in render, then it will just
+     // rerender every single time needlessly
+    this.handleOpenPrivateChannel = this.handleOpenPrivateChannel.bind(this);
   }
 
-  async handleOpenPrivateChannel (typingUsers, user) {
+  handleOpenPrivateChannel () {
+    const { typingUsers, typingUsersFlat: [ user ] } = this.props;
     const channelIds = Object.keys(typingUsers);
-    const privateGroupChannel = Object.values(this.channelStore.getMutablePrivateChannels()).find(channel => (
+    const privateGroupChannel = Object.values(ChannelStore.getMutablePrivateChannels()).find(channel => (
       channel.isGroupDM() && channel.id === channelIds[0]
     ));
 
     if (privateGroupChannel) {
-      return this.transitionTo(Routes.CHANNEL('@me', privateGroupChannel.id));
+      return Router.transitionTo(Routes.CHANNEL('@me', privateGroupChannel.id));
     }
 
-    return this.channelUtils.openPrivateChannel(user.id);
+    return ChannelUtils.openPrivateChannel(user.id);
   }
 
   formatUsernames () {
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ module.exports = class TypingIndicator extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { clickable, typingUsers, typingUsersFlat } = this.props;
+    const { clickable, typingUsersFlat } = this.props;
 
     if (typingUsersFlat.length === 0) return null;
 
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ module.exports = class TypingIndicator extends React.PureComponent {
       return <Spinner type='pulsingEllipsis' animated={animateIndicator} className='dm-typing-badge' itemClassName='dm-typing-badge-spinner' style={badgeStyle} />;
     }
 
-    return <div className={this.props.className} onClick={clickable && this.handleOpenPrivateChannel.bind(this, typingUsers, typingUsersFlat[0])}>
+    return <div className={this.props.className} onClick={clickable && this.handleOpenPrivateChannel}>
       <Tooltip
         color='black'
         position='right'
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5cc96a2..82e0a1e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ module.exports = class DMTypingIndicator extends Plugin {
   constructor () {
     super();
 
-    this.classes = {
-      tutorialContainer: getModule([ 'homeIcon', 'downloadProgress' ], false).tutorialContainer,
-      listItem: getModule([ 'guildSeparator', 'listItem' ], false).listItem
-    };
+    // must try catch, if you don't, then if this ever errors out, you won't
+    try {
+      this.classes = {
+        tutorialContainer: getModule([ 'homeIcon', 'downloadProgress' ], false).tutorialContainer,
+        listItem: getModule([ 'guildSeparator', 'listItem' ], false).listItem
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.error('Failed to fetch classes', err);
+    }
   }
 
   get dmTypingStore () {
@@ -40,6 +45,16 @@ module.exports = class DMTypingIndicator extends Plugin {
   async injectTypingIndicator () {
     const HomeButtonsModule = await getModule([ 'DefaultHomeButton' ]);
 
+    // why outside? well, if you do it inside the patch, then it will create a new element each time
+    // and if a new element is made each time, it will needlessly rerender each time
+    // not is a rerender slow, but it actually reconstructs the entire TypingIndicator class
+    // every single time, big nono, especially if you use webpack search in the constructor of TypingIndicator
+    const ConnectedTypingIndicator = Flux.connectStores([ powercord.api.settings.store, dmTypingStore ], ({ typingUsersFlat, typingUsers }) => ({
+      typingUsers,
+      typingUsersFlat,
+      ...powercord.api.settings._fluxProps('dm-typing-indicator')
+    }))(TypingIndicator);
+
     inject('dm-typing-indicator', HomeButtonsModule, 'DefaultHomeButton', ([ props ], res) => {
       if (!Array.isArray(res)) res = [ res ];
 
@@ -48,12 +63,6 @@ module.exports = class DMTypingIndicator extends Plugin {
       const typingUsersFlat = props.typingUsersFlat || dmTypingStore.getFlattenedDMTypingUsers();
       const typingUsers = props.typingUsers || dmTypingStore.getDMTypingUsers();
 
-      const ConnectedTypingIndicator = Flux.connectStores([ powercord.api.settings.store, dmTypingStore ], () => ({
-        typingUsers,
-        typingUsersFlat,
-        ...powercord.api.settings._fluxProps('dm-typing-indicator')
-      }))(TypingIndicator);
-
       const indicatorStyle = this.settings.get('indicatorStyle', 'icon');
       const hideWhenViewed = this.settings.get('hideWhenViewed', true);
 
@@ -66,11 +75,13 @@ module.exports = class DMTypingIndicator extends Plugin {
 
       if (badgeContainer && indicatorStyle === 'badge' && typingUsersFlat.length > 0) {
         badgeContainer.props.lowerBadgeWidth = 28;
-        badgeContainer.props.lowerBadge = React.createElement(ConnectedTypingIndicator, { badge: true });
+        badgeContainer.props.lowerBadge = React.createElement(ConnectedTypingIndicator, { badge: true, typingUsersFlat, typingUsers });
       } else {
         res.splice(1, 0, React.createElement(ConnectedTypingIndicator, {
           className: this.classes.listItem,
-          clickable: typingUsersFlat.length === 1
+          clickable: typingUsersFlat.length === 1,
+          typingUsersFlat,
+          typingUsers
         }));
       }
 
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 60e9767..5738439 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   "description": "Displays whenever a user is typing in your DMs.",
   "author": "Moth, M|-|4r13y ツ",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "3.1.8"
-}
+  "version": "3.1.9"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stores/dmTypingStore.js b/stores/dmTypingStore.js
index a0ae8ae..e557421 100644
--- a/stores/dmTypingStore.js
+++ b/stores/dmTypingStore.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ const { Flux, FluxDispatcher, getModule } = require('powercord/webpack');
 const { forceUpdateElement } = require('powercord/util');
 
 const { getSetting } = powercord.api.settings._fluxProps('dm-typing-indicator');
-const { tutorialContainer } = getModule([ 'homeIcon', 'downloadProgress' ], false);
+// use an || {}, otherwise plugin will fail to construct and you won't be able to update it
+const { tutorialContainer } = getModule([ 'homeIcon', 'downloadProgress' ], false) || (console.error('tutorialContainer not found in DM-Typing-Indicator!'), { tutorialContainer: 'CLASSNOTFOUND' });
 
 const privateChannelStore = getModule([ 'getPrivateChannelIds' ], false);
 const relationshipStore = getModule([ 'isBlocked', 'isFriend' ], false);
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index bbdc31a..561ed8b 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   text-transform: uppercase;
   word-wrap: normal;
   width: 62px;
+  min-height: 10px;
   color: var(--text-muted);
 }