diff --git a/src/helpers/interactions/send_interaction_response.ts b/src/helpers/interactions/send_interaction_response.ts
index d11a80cbe..357518b85 100644
--- a/src/helpers/interactions/send_interaction_response.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/interactions/send_interaction_response.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function sendInteractionResponse(
     options.data = { ...options.data, allowedMentions: { parse: [] } };
   }
 
-  const allowedMentions: AllowedMentions = options.data?.allowedMentions;
+  const allowedMentions: AllowedMentions = options.data?.allowedMentions || { parse: [] };
 
   // If its already been executed, we need to send a followup response
   if (bot.cache.executedSlashCommands.has(token)) {