diff --git a/exts/ae7q.py b/exts/ae7q.py
index 1e5f065..b543b13 100644
--- a/exts/ae7q.py
+++ b/exts/ae7q.py
@@ -37,11 +37,16 @@ class AE7QCog(commands.Cog):
         callsign = callsign.upper()
         desc = ''
         base_url = "http://ae7q.com/query/data/CallHistory.php?CALL="
+        embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
 
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
             async with session.get(base_url + callsign) as resp:
                 if resp.status != 200:
-                    return await ctx.send('Could not load AE7Q')
+                    embed.title = "Error in AE7Q call command"
+                    embed.description = 'Could not load AE7Q'
+                    embed.colour = cmn.colours.bad
+                    await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+                    return
                 page = await resp.text()
 
         soup = BeautifulSoup(page, features="html.parser")
@@ -59,7 +64,6 @@ class AE7QCog(commands.Cog):
             rows = None
 
         if rows is None:
-            embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
             embed.title = f"AE7Q History for {callsign}"
             embed.colour = cmn.colours.bad
             embed.url = f"{base_url}{callsign}"
diff --git a/exts/morse.py b/exts/morse.py
index de762b6..1d7f952 100644
--- a/exts/morse.py
+++ b/exts/morse.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class MorseCog(commands.Cog):
     @commands.command(name="cwweight", aliases=["weight", 'cww'], category=cmn.cat.ref)
     async def _weight(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, msg: str):
         '''Calculates the CW Weight of a callsign or message.'''
+        embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
         with ctx.typing():
             msg = msg.upper()
             weight = 0
@@ -70,13 +71,13 @@ class MorseCog(commands.Cog):
                     cw_char = self.ascii2morse[char].replace('-', '==')
                     weight += len(cw_char) * 2 + 2
                 except KeyError:
-                    res = f'Unknown character {char} in callsign'
-                    await ctx.send(res)
+                    embed.title = 'Error in calculation of CW weight'
+                    embed.description = f'Unknown character {char} in callsign'
+                    embed.colour = cmn.colours.bad
+                    await ctx.send(embed=embed)
                     return
-            res = f'The CW weight is **{weight}**'
-            embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
             embed.title = f'CW Weight of {msg}'
-            embed.description = res
+            embed.description = f'The CW weight is **{weight}**'
             embed.colour = cmn.colours.good
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
diff --git a/exts/study.py b/exts/study.py
index 541bf73..59c56f4 100644
--- a/exts/study.py
+++ b/exts/study.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class StudyCog(commands.Cog):
         gen_pool = 'E3_2019'
         extra_pool = 'E4_2016'
 
+        embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
         with ctx.typing():
             selected_pool = None
             try:
@@ -49,15 +50,22 @@ class StudyCog(commands.Cog):
             if (level is None) or (level == 'all'):  # no pool given or user wants all, so pick a random pool
                 selected_pool = random.choice([tech_pool, gen_pool, extra_pool])
             if (level is not None) and (selected_pool is None):  # unrecognized pool given by user
-                await ctx.send('The question pool you gave was unrecognized. ' +
-                               'There are many ways to call up certain question pools - try ?rq t, g, or e. ' +
-                               '(Note that only the US question pools are available).')
+                embed.title = 'Error in HamStudy command'
+                embed.description = ('The question pool you gave was unrecognized. '
+                                     'There are many ways to call up certain question pools - try ?rq t, g, or e. '
+                                     '\n\nNote that currently only the US question pools are available.')
+                embed.colour = cmn.colours.bad
+                await ctx.send(embed=embed)
                 return
 
             async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
                 async with session.get(f'https://hamstudy.org/pools/{selected_pool}') as resp:
                     if resp.status != 200:
-                        return await ctx.send('Could not load questions...')
+                        embed.title = 'Error in HamStudy command'
+                        embed.description = 'Could not load questions'
+                        embed.colour = cmn.colours.bad
+                        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+                        return
                     pool = json.loads(await resp.read())['pool']
 
             # Select a question
@@ -65,7 +73,6 @@ class StudyCog(commands.Cog):
             pool_questions = random.choice(pool_section)['questions']
             question = random.choice(pool_questions)
 
-            embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
             embed.title = question['id']
             embed.description = self.source
             embed.colour = cmn.colours.good