diff --git a/modules/aoc/aocCommand.ts b/modules/aoc/aocCommand.ts
index 110833b..586f3b2 100644
--- a/modules/aoc/aocCommand.ts
+++ b/modules/aoc/aocCommand.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import {ISlashCommand} from "../../types";
-import {CommandInteraction} from "discord.js";
-import {embedLeaderboard} from "./aocLeaderboardParser";
+import {ApplicationCommandOptionType, CommandInteraction, CommandInteractionOptionResolver} from "discord.js";
+import {embedLeaderboard} from "./aocEmbedGenerator";
 import {get} from "../../lib/configmanager";
+import {DateTime} from "luxon";
 
 /**
  * Slash command definition for /aoc, a command that sends the current leaderboard
@@ -9,10 +10,23 @@ import {get} from "../../lib/configmanager";
 export default {
     command: {
         name: "aoc",
-        description: "Returns the Advent of Code Leaderboard"
+        description: "Returns the Advent of Code Leaderboard",
+        options:[
+            {
+                type: ApplicationCommandOptionType.Integer,
+                name: "year",
+                description: "the year of the Advent of Code",
+                min_value: 2022,
+                max_value: DateTime.now().setZone("Europe/Berlin").year,
+                required: false
+            }
+        ]
     },
     handler: async function(interaction: CommandInteraction) {
-        const embed = await embedLeaderboard(get("id", "aoc") as number, get("year", "aoc") as number);
+        const options = interaction.options as CommandInteractionOptionResolver;
+        const requestedYear = options.getInteger("year", false);
+        const year =  (requestedYear === undefined)? DateTime.now().setZone("Europe/Berlin").year : requestedYear;
+        const embed = await embedLeaderboard(get("id", "aoc") as number, year);
         await interaction.reply({ embeds: [embed] });
     }
 } as ISlashCommand;
diff --git a/modules/aoc/aocEmbedGenerator.ts b/modules/aoc/aocEmbedGenerator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23131a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aoc/aocEmbedGenerator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import {EmbedBuilder} from "discord.js";
+import {requestLeaderboard} from "./aocLeaderboardParser";
+
+
+/**
+ * Generates the embed for displaying a leaderboard
+ *
+ * @param id ID of the leaderboard
+ * @param year Year of this AoC competition
+ * @returns The Embed for showing the leaderboard
+ */
+export async function embedLeaderboard(id:number, year: number) : Promise<EmbedBuilder> {
+    const members = await requestLeaderboard(id, year);
+    const map = {} as {[key:string]: string};
+    for(const m of members) {
+        map[m.name] = "";
+        for (const k in m.completion_day_level) {
+            let emoji = ":eight_pointed_black_star:";
+            if (m.completion_day_level[k]["1"].get_star_ts != 0) {
+                if (m.completion_day_level[k]["2"].get_star_ts != 0) {
+                    emoji = ":star2:";
+                } else {
+                    emoji = ":star:";
+                }
+            }
+            map[m.name] = map[m.name] + emoji;
+        }
+    }
+    return new EmbedBuilder().setURL("https://adventofcode.com").setTitle("Advent of Code Leaderboard")
+        .addFields({name:"Ranking", value:members.map(e => { return e.name + ": " + e.local_score + map[e.name]; }).join("\n")});
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/aoc/aocLeaderboardParser.ts b/modules/aoc/aocLeaderboardParser.ts
index c29fbcb..ab62fb8 100644
--- a/modules/aoc/aocLeaderboardParser.ts
+++ b/modules/aoc/aocLeaderboardParser.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,9 @@
 import axios from "axios";
-import {EmbedBuilder} from "discord.js";
+import {aocData, aocMember} from "./aocTypes";
 
 const url = "https://adventofcode.com/";
 const path = "/leaderboard/private/view/";
-interface aoc_data {
-    event: string
-    owner_id: number
-    members: {
-        [id:number]:aoc_member
-    }
-}
 
-interface aoc_member {
-    last_start_ts: number
-    id: number
-    local_score: number
-    stars: number
-    name: string
-    global_score: number
-    completion_day_level: {
-        [day:number]: {
-            1: {
-                get_star_ts: number
-                star_index: number
-            }
-            2: {
-                get_star_ts: number
-                star_index: number
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 /**
  * Gets the current leaderboard data from the AoC servers
@@ -39,10 +12,10 @@ interface aoc_member {
  * @param year Year of this AoC competition
  * @returns Array of members of this leaderboard
  */
-export async function requestLeaderboard(id: number, year: number) : Promise<aoc_member[]> {
+export async function requestLeaderboard(id: number, year: number) : Promise<aocMember[]> {
     const concaturl = url + year + path + id + ".json";
     const answer = await axios.get(concaturl, {headers: {'Content-Type' : 'application/json', 'cookie':'session=' + process.env.AOC_SESSION}});
-    const data = answer.data as aoc_data;
+    const data = answer.data as aocData;
     const members = Object.values(data.members);
     members.sort((a, b)=> {
         if (a.local_score < b.local_score) {
@@ -55,33 +28,5 @@ export async function requestLeaderboard(id: number, year: number) : Promise<aoc
     return members;
 }
 
-/**
- * Generates the embed for displaying a leaderboard
- *
- * @param id ID of the leaderboard
- * @param year Year of this AoC competition
- * @returns The Embed for showing the leaderboard
- */
-export async function embedLeaderboard(id:number, year: number) : Promise<EmbedBuilder> {
-    const members = await requestLeaderboard(id, year);
-    const map = {} as {[key:string]: string};
-    for(const m of members) {
-        map[m.name] = "";
-        for (const k in m.completion_day_level) {
-            let a = ":eight_pointed_black_star:";
-            if (m.completion_day_level[k]["1"].get_star_ts != 0) {
-                if (m.completion_day_level[k]["2"].get_star_ts != 0) {
-                    a = ":star2:";
-                } else {
-                    a = ":star:";
-                }
-            }
-            map[m.name] = map[m.name] + a;
-        }
-    }
-    const embed = new EmbedBuilder().setURL("https://adventofcode.com").setTitle("Advent of Code Leaderboard")
-        .addFields({name:"Ranking", value:members.map(e => { return e.name + ": " + e.local_score + map[e.name]; }).join("\n")});
-    return embed;
-}
 
 
diff --git a/modules/aoc/aocTask.ts b/modules/aoc/aocTask.ts
index 77dbf01..c80846c 100644
--- a/modules/aoc/aocTask.ts
+++ b/modules/aoc/aocTask.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Client, TextChannel} from "discord.js";
 import {TaskExecutor} from "../../types";
-import {embedLeaderboard} from "./aocLeaderboardParser";
+import {embedLeaderboard} from "./aocEmbedGenerator";
 import {get} from "../../lib/configmanager";
 import {DateTime} from "luxon";
 
diff --git a/modules/aoc/aocTypes.ts b/modules/aoc/aocTypes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b8848e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aoc/aocTypes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+export interface aocData {
+    event: string
+    owner_id: number
+    members: {
+        [id:number]:aocMember
+    }
+}
+
+export interface aocMember {
+    last_start_ts: number
+    id: number
+    local_score: number
+    stars: number
+    name: string
+    global_score: number
+    completion_day_level: {
+        [day:number]: {
+            1: {
+                get_star_ts: number
+                star_index: number
+            }
+            2: {
+                get_star_ts: number
+                star_index: number
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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