diff --git a/threadopener/cooldown.py b/threadopener/cooldown.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63aae42a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/threadopener/cooldown.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Callable, Any, final, Tuple, Union
+
+import discord
+from redbot.core import commands
+
+
+@final
+class ThreadCooldown(commands.CooldownMapping[commands.Context]):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        original: Optional[commands.Cooldown],
+        type: Callable[[commands.Context], Any],
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(original, type)
+        self._cache: Dict[Any, commands.Cooldown] = {}
+        self._cooldown: Optional[commands.Cooldown] = original
+        self._type: Callable[[commands.Context], Any] = type
+
+    def __call__(self) -> "ThreadCooldown":
+        return self
+
+    def get_bucket(
+        self, message: discord.Message, current: Optional[float] = None
+    ) -> Optional[commands.Cooldown]:
+        return super().get_bucket(message, current)  # type: ignore
+
+    def _bucket_key(self, tup: Tuple[int, Union[int, str]]) -> Tuple[int, Union[int, str]]:
+        return tup
+
+    def is_rate_limited(self, message: discord.Message) -> bool:
+        bucket = self.get_bucket(message)
+        return bucket.update_rate_limit() is not None  # type: ignore
diff --git a/threadopener/core.py b/threadopener/core.py
index 3a7c977d..9b191683 100644
--- a/threadopener/core.py
+++ b/threadopener/core.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 from .abc import CompositeMetaClass
 from .commands import Commands
+from .cooldown import ThreadCooldown
 
 log: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger("red.seina.threadopener")
 
@@ -66,9 +67,7 @@ def __init__(self, bot: Red) -> None:
 
         cooldown: Tuple[int, int, commands.BucketType] = (3, 10, commands.BucketType.guild)
 
-        self.spam_control: commands.CooldownMapping[
-            commands.Context
-        ] = commands.CooldownMapping.from_cooldown(*cooldown)
+        self.spam_control: ThreadCooldown = ThreadCooldown.from_cooldown(*cooldown)
 
     def format_help_for_context(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> str:
         pre_processed = super().format_help_for_context(ctx)
@@ -111,10 +110,10 @@ async def on_message(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
             )
             return
 
-        bucket = self.spam_control.get_bucket(message)  # type: ignore
+        bucket = self.spam_control.get_bucket(message)
         current = message.created_at.timestamp()
         retry_after = bucket and bucket.update_rate_limit(current)
-        if retry_after and message.author.id in self.bot.owner_ids:  # type: ignore
+        if retry_after and message.author.id not in self.bot.owner_ids:  # type: ignore
             log.debug(f"{message.channel} ratelimit exhausted, retry after: {retry_after}.")
             return