diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0f0b67a..eae8539 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ regex = "1.5.4"
 reqwest = "0.11.6"
 serde = "1.0.130"
 serde_json = "1.0.69"
-serenity = { version = "0.10", features = [ "collector" ] }
+serenity = { version = "0.10", features = [ "collector", "unstable_discord_api" ] }
 tokio = { version = "1.13.0",  features = ["sync", "macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d808859..93bbbdd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ pub async fn prepare_client<T: 'static + EventHandler>(arguments: ArgMatches<'_>
         "Could not find an environment variable called DISCORD_TOKEN",
     );
 
+    let application_id: u64 = env::var("APPLICATION_ID").expect(
+        "Could not find an application ID in the APPLICATION_ID environment variable, please provide one",
+    ).parse().expect("That wasn't a number");
+
     let http = Http::new_with_token(&token);
 
     let (owners, bot_id) = match http.get_current_application_info().await {
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ pub async fn prepare_client<T: 'static + EventHandler>(arguments: ArgMatches<'_>
 
     let client = Client::builder(&token)
         .event_handler(event_handler)
+        .application_id(application_id)
         .framework(framework)
         .await
         .expect("Error creating client!");