diff --git a/src/abaddon.cpp b/src/abaddon.cpp
index 14e43af..787265b 100644
--- a/src/abaddon.cpp
+++ b/src/abaddon.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ void Abaddon::ShowUserMenu(const GdkEvent *event, Snowflake id, Snowflake guild_
 
     for (const auto child : m_user_menu_roles_submenu->get_children())
         delete child;
+
     if (guild.has_value() && user.has_value()) {
         const auto roles = user->GetSortedRoles();
         m_user_menu_roles->set_visible(!roles.empty());
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ void Abaddon::ShowUserMenu(const GdkEvent *event, Snowflake id, Snowflake guild_
     if (me == id) {
         m_user_menu_ban->set_visible(false);
         m_user_menu_kick->set_visible(false);
-        m_user_menu_open_dm->set_visible(false);
+        m_user_menu_open_dm->set_sensitive(false);
     } else {
         const bool has_kick = m_discord.HasGuildPermission(me, guild_id, Permission::KICK_MEMBERS);
         const bool has_ban = m_discord.HasGuildPermission(me, guild_id, Permission::BAN_MEMBERS);
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ void Abaddon::ShowUserMenu(const GdkEvent *event, Snowflake id, Snowflake guild_
 
         m_user_menu_kick->set_visible(has_kick && can_manage);
         m_user_menu_ban->set_visible(has_ban && can_manage);
-        m_user_menu_open_dm->set_visible(true);
+        m_user_menu_open_dm->set_sensitive(m_discord.FindDM(id).has_value());
     }
 
     m_user_menu_remove_recipient->hide();
@@ -467,7 +468,7 @@ void Abaddon::SetupUserMenu() {
     m_user_menu_ban = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Ban"));
     m_user_menu_kick = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Kick"));
     m_user_menu_copy_id = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Copy ID"));
-    m_user_menu_open_dm = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Open DM"));
+    m_user_menu_open_dm = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Go to DM"));
     m_user_menu_roles = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Roles"));
     m_user_menu_info = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("View Profile"));
     m_user_menu_remove_recipient = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Remove From Group"));
@@ -578,18 +579,9 @@ void Abaddon::on_user_menu_copy_id() {
 
 void Abaddon::on_user_menu_open_dm() {
     const auto existing = m_discord.FindDM(m_shown_user_menu_id);
-    if (existing.has_value())
+    if (existing.has_value()) {
         ActionChannelOpened(*existing);
-    else
-        m_discord.CreateDM(m_shown_user_menu_id, [this](DiscordError code, Snowflake channel_id) {
-            if (code == DiscordError::NONE) {
-                // give the gateway a little window to send CHANNEL_CREATE
-                auto cb = [this, channel_id] {
-                    ActionChannelOpened(channel_id);
-                };
-                Glib::signal_timeout().connect_once(sigc::track_obj(cb, *this), 200);
-            }
-        });
+    }
 }
 
 void Abaddon::on_user_menu_remove_recipient() {
diff --git a/src/discord/discord.cpp b/src/discord/discord.cpp
index d94f3df..bb29d77 100644
--- a/src/discord/discord.cpp
+++ b/src/discord/discord.cpp
@@ -552,19 +552,6 @@ void DiscordClient::UpdateStatus(PresenceStatus status, bool is_afk, const Activ
     m_signal_presence_update.emit(GetUserData(), status);
 }
 
-void DiscordClient::CreateDM(Snowflake user_id, const sigc::slot<void(DiscordError code, Snowflake channel_id)> &callback) {
-    CreateDMObject obj;
-    obj.Recipients.push_back(user_id);
-    m_http.MakePOST("/users/@me/channels", nlohmann::json(obj).dump(), [callback](const http::response &response) {
-        if (!CheckCode(response)) {
-            callback(DiscordError::NONE, Snowflake::Invalid);
-            return;
-        }
-        auto channel = nlohmann::json::parse(response.text).get<ChannelData>();
-        callback(GetCodeFromResponse(response), channel.ID);
-    });
-}
-
 void DiscordClient::CloseDM(Snowflake channel_id) {
     m_http.MakeDELETE("/channels/" + std::to_string(channel_id), [](const http::response &response) {
         CheckCode(response);
diff --git a/src/discord/discord.hpp b/src/discord/discord.hpp
index 6310296..6bcd2d5 100644
--- a/src/discord/discord.hpp
+++ b/src/discord/discord.hpp
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ public:
     void BanUser(Snowflake user_id, Snowflake guild_id); // todo: reason, delete messages
     void UpdateStatus(PresenceStatus status, bool is_afk);
     void UpdateStatus(PresenceStatus status, bool is_afk, const ActivityData &obj);
-    void CreateDM(Snowflake user_id, const sigc::slot<void(DiscordError code, Snowflake channel_id)> &callback);
     void CloseDM(Snowflake channel_id);
     std::optional<Snowflake> FindDM(Snowflake user_id); // wont find group dms
     void AddReaction(Snowflake id, Glib::ustring param);