diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fb39832..5ffaae8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -473,26 +473,49 @@ func onInteractionCreate(_ string) func(s *discordgo.Session, i *discordgo.Inter
 			_ = s.InteractionRespond(i.Interaction, &discordgo.InteractionResponse{Type: discordgo.InteractionResponseChannelMessageWithSource, Data: &discordgo.InteractionResponseData{Content: "✅ Kategorie-Name aktualisiert auf: " + name, Flags: discordgo.MessageFlagsEphemeral}})
 
 		case "settimeout":
-			if !isGuildAdmin(s, guildID, i.User, i.Member) {
-				_ = s.InteractionRespond(i.Interaction, &discordgo.InteractionResponse{Type: discordgo.InteractionResponseChannelMessageWithSource, Data: &discordgo.InteractionResponseData{Content: "❌ Nur Administratoren dürfen das.", Flags: discordgo.MessageFlagsEphemeral}})
+			// Log + schneller ACK
+			log.Printf("[settimeout] guild=%s user=%s", guildID, i.Member.User.ID)
+			if err := s.InteractionRespond(i.Interaction, &discordgo.InteractionResponse{
+				Type: discordgo.InteractionResponseDeferredChannelMessageWithSource,
+				Data: &discordgo.InteractionResponseData{
+					Flags: discordgo.MessageFlagsEphemeral,
+				},
+			}); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Defer failed: %v", err)
 				return
 			}
-			var minutes int64 = int64(getCfg(guildID).TimeoutMin)
+
+			// Admin-Check
+			if !isGuildAdmin(s, guildID, i.User, i.Member) {
+				_, _ = s.FollowupMessageCreate(i.AppID, i.Token, true, &discordgo.WebhookParams{
+					Content: "❌ Nur Administratoren dürfen das.",
+				})
+				return
+			}
+
+			// minutes lesen
+			minutes := int64(getCfg(guildID).TimeoutMin)
 			for _, o := range data.Options {
-				if o.Name == "minutes" {
-					minutes = o.IntValue()
-				}
-			}
-			if minutes < 1 {
-				minutes = 1
+				if o.Name == "minutes" { minutes = o.IntValue() }
 			}
+			if minutes < 1 { minutes = 1 }
+
+			// speichern
 			cfgMu.Lock()
 			getCfg(guildID).TimeoutMin = int(minutes)
 			cfgMu.Unlock()
 			if err := saveGuildCfgs(); err != nil {
-				log.Printf("Speichern fehlgeschlagen: %v", err)
+				log.Printf("saveGuildCfgs failed: %v", err)
+				_, _ = s.FollowupMessageCreate(i.AppID, i.Token, true, &discordgo.WebhookParams{
+					Content: "⚠️ Timeout gesetzt, aber Speichern fehlgeschlagen. Schau die Logs.",
+				})
+				return
 			}
-			_ = s.InteractionRespond(i.Interaction, &discordgo.InteractionResponse{Type: discordgo.InteractionResponseChannelMessageWithSource, Data: &discordgo.InteractionResponseData{Content: fmt.Sprintf("✅ Timeout auf %d Minuten gesetzt.", minutes), Flags: discordgo.MessageFlagsEphemeral}})
+
+			// final reply
+			_, _ = s.FollowupMessageCreate(i.AppID, i.Token, true, &discordgo.WebhookParams{
+				Content: fmt.Sprintf("✅ Timeout auf %d Minuten gesetzt.", minutes),
+			})
 		case "adduser":
 			// wer ruft auf?
 			requester := i.User