diff --git a/src/sendDirectMessage.ts b/src/sendDirectMessage.ts
index 3a01821..9022180 100644
--- a/src/sendDirectMessage.ts
+++ b/src/sendDirectMessage.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export async function sendDirectMessage(
   userId: bigint,
   content: string | CreateMessage,
 ) {
+  if (typeof content === "string") content = { content };
+  
   // GET CHANNEL ID FROM CACHE OR CREATE THE CHANNEL FOR THIS USER
   const cachedChannelId = dmChannelIds.get(userId);
   // IF ID IS CACHED SEND MESSAGE DIRECTLY