diff --git a/.oxlintrc.json b/.oxlintrc.json
index dc2f8ee4..937e0fa9 100644
--- a/.oxlintrc.json
+++ b/.oxlintrc.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "varsIgnorePattern": "^_",
         "ignoreRestSiblings": true
       }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "prefer-const": "error"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/cluster/node.ts b/src/cluster/node.ts
index 31462055..753feb75 100644
--- a/src/cluster/node.ts
+++ b/src/cluster/node.ts
@@ -24,25 +24,10 @@ const readyHandlers = new Map<number, (value?: unknown) => void>();
 
 let serverCount = 0;
 let shardData: ShardData[] = [];
-let shardArrays: number[][];
 let clusterCount = 0;
 let responseCount = 0;
 let totalMem = 0;
 
-cluster.on("exit", async (worker, code, signal) => {
-  const id = processes.findIndex((v) => worker.id === v.id);
-  if (id === -1) {
-    logger.error(`Unknown process with ID ${worker.id} exited, will not restart`);
-    return;
-  }
-  logger.error(`Process ${id + 1} exited with code ${signal || code}, attempting to restart...`);
-  const newWorker = await awaitStart(id + 1, shardArrays[id]);
-  processes[id] = newWorker;
-  readyHandlers.get(id)?.();
-  readyHandlers.delete(id);
-  logger.info(`Started esmBot process ${id + 1}.`);
-});
-
 function updateStats(memOnly: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     if (!memOnly) {
@@ -216,7 +201,21 @@ const shardArray = [];
 for (let i = 0; i < shards; i++) {
   shardArray.push(i);
 }
-shardArrays = calcShards(shardArray, procAmount);
+const shardArrays = calcShards(shardArray, procAmount);
+
+cluster.on("exit", async (worker, code, signal) => {
+  const id = processes.findIndex((v) => worker.id === v.id);
+  if (id === -1) {
+    logger.error(`Unknown process with ID ${worker.id} exited, will not restart`);
+    return;
+  }
+  logger.error(`Process ${id + 1} exited with code ${signal || code}, attempting to restart...`);
+  const newWorker = await awaitStart(id + 1, shardArrays[id]);
+  processes[id] = newWorker;
+  readyHandlers.get(id)?.();
+  readyHandlers.delete(id);
+  logger.info(`Started esmBot process ${id + 1}.`);
+});
 
 cluster.setupPrimary({
   exec: "dist/app.js",
diff --git a/src/events/interactionCreate.ts b/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
index ba18a908..7d835744 100644
--- a/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
+++ b/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default async ({ client, database }: EventParams, interaction: AnyInterac
   const cmdBase = commands.get(cmdName) ?? messageCommands.get(cmdName) ?? userCommands.get(cmdName);
   if (!cmdBase) return;
 
-  let cmd = cmdBase as typeof Command;
+  const cmd = cmdBase as typeof Command;
   if (!(cmd.prototype instanceof Command)) return;
 
   try {
diff --git a/src/events/messageCreate.ts b/src/events/messageCreate.ts
index 22883ae1..226e30bd 100644
--- a/src/events/messageCreate.ts
+++ b/src/events/messageCreate.ts
@@ -82,16 +82,15 @@ export default async ({ client, database }: EventParams, message: Message) => {
   const preArgs = text.split(/\s+/g);
   const shifted = preArgs.shift();
   if (!shifted) return;
-  const cmdBaseName = shifted.toLowerCase();
-  const aliased = aliases.get(cmdBaseName);
+  const command = shifted.toLowerCase();
+  const aliased = aliases.get(command);
 
-  let cmdName = aliased ?? cmdBaseName;
+  const cmdName = aliased ?? command;
 
   // check if command exists and if it's enabled
   const cmdBase = commands.get(cmdName);
   if (!cmdBase) return;
 
-  let command = cmdBaseName;
   let cmd = cmdBase as typeof Command;
   if (!(cmd.prototype instanceof Command)) return;