diff --git a/payphone/bot.py b/payphone/bot.py
index d0d2b7a..640f90f 100644
--- a/payphone/bot.py
+++ b/payphone/bot.py
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ class Payphone(commands.AutoShardedBot):
         intents.guild_reactions = True
         intents.message_content = True
 
-        self.shard_ids = [constants.SHARD_ID]
-        self.shard_count = constants.SHARD_COUNT
-
         super().__init__(
             intents=intents,
             command_prefix="p.",
@@ -39,6 +36,9 @@ class Payphone(commands.AutoShardedBot):
             help_command=help_command.HelpCommand(),
         )
 
+        self.shard_ids = [constants.SHARD_ID]
+        self.shard_count = constants.SHARD_COUNT
+
         for cog in ["calls", "admin", "mods"]:
             self.load_extension(f"payphone.cogs.{cog}.cog")
             self.log.info("Loaded cog %s.", cog)
diff --git a/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py b/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
index 386f216..d4aa2fd 100644
--- a/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
+++ b/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class Calls(base.Cog):
         Report a message in a call.
         """
 
-        if self.bot.is_banned(ctx.author.id):
+        if await self.bot.is_banned(ctx.author.id):
             return await ctx.send_response(
                 "❌ You're banned from using Payphone.", ephemeral=True
             )
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 24f1625..3763d55 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "payphone"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.19.0"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"