diff --git a/cmd/messages_text.go b/cmd/messages_text.go
index 098ad99..1a78078 100644
--- a/cmd/messages_text.go
+++ b/cmd/messages_text.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ayn2op/tview"
 	"github.com/diamondburned/arikawa/v3/discord"
 	"github.com/diamondburned/arikawa/v3/gateway"
+	"github.com/diamondburned/arikawa/v3/state"
 	"github.com/diamondburned/ningen/v3/discordmd"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/skratchdot/open-golang/open"
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func (mt *messagesText) drawMsgs(cID discord.ChannelID) {
 
 	if app.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.ShowNicknames || app.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.ShowUsernameColors {
 		if ch, _ := discordState.Cabinet.Channel(cID); ch.GuildID.IsValid() {
-			go mt.requestGuildMembers(ch.GuildID, msgs)
+			mt.requestGuildMembers(ch.GuildID, msgs)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -146,8 +147,33 @@ func (mt *messagesText) drawTimestamps(ts discord.Timestamp) {
 }
 
 func (mt *messagesText) drawAuthor(msg discord.Message) {
-	name := mt.authorName(msg.Author, msg.GuildID)
-	fg, bg, _ := mt.authorStyle(msg.Author, msg.GuildID).Decompose()
+	name := msg.Author.DisplayOrUsername()
+	style := mt.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.AuthorStyle
+
+	if msg.GuildID.IsValid() {
+		member, err := discordState.Cabinet.Member(msg.GuildID, msg.Author.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to get member from state", "guild_id", msg.GuildID, "member_id", msg.Author.ID, "err", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if app.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.ShowNicknames && member.Nick != "" {
+			name = member.Nick
+		}
+
+		if app.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.ShowUsernameColors {
+			color, ok := state.MemberColor(member, func(id discord.RoleID) *discord.Role {
+				r, _ := discordState.Cabinet.Role(msg.GuildID, id)
+				return r
+			})
+			if ok {
+				c := tcell.GetColor(color.String())
+				style = config.NewStyleWrapper(tcell.StyleDefault.Foreground(c))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	fg, bg, _ := style.Decompose()
 	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(mt, "[%s:%s]%s[-] ", fg.String(), bg.String(), name)
 }
 
@@ -205,18 +231,6 @@ func (mt *messagesText) createReplyMsg(msg discord.Message) {
 	mt.createDefaultMsg(msg)
 }
 
-func (mt *messagesText) authorName(user discord.User, gID discord.GuildID) string {
-	name := user.DisplayOrUsername()
-	if app.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.ShowNicknames && gID.IsValid() {
-		// Use guild nickname if present
-		if member, _ := discordState.Cabinet.Member(gID, user.ID); member != nil && member.Nick != "" {
-			name = member.Nick
-		}
-	}
-
-	return name
-}
-
 func (mt *messagesText) createForwardedMsg(msg discord.Message) {
 	mt.drawTimestamps(msg.Timestamp)
 	mt.drawAuthor(msg)
@@ -225,18 +239,6 @@ func (mt *messagesText) createForwardedMsg(msg discord.Message) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(mt, " [::d](%s)[-:-:-] ", mt.formatTimestamp(msg.MessageSnapshots[0].Message.Timestamp))
 }
 
-func (mt *messagesText) authorStyle(user discord.User, gID discord.GuildID) config.StyleWrapper {
-	style := mt.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.AuthorStyle
-	if app.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.ShowUsernameColors && gID.IsValid() {
-		// Use color from highest role in guild
-		if c, ok := discordState.MemberColor(gID, user.ID); ok {
-			style = config.StyleWrapper{Style: tcell.StyleDefault.Foreground(tcell.GetColor(c.String()))}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return style
-}
-
 func (mt *messagesText) selectedMsg() (*discord.Message, error) {
 	if !mt.selectedMessageID.IsValid() {
 		return nil, errors.New("no message is currently selected")
@@ -510,7 +512,21 @@ func (mt *messagesText) reply(mention bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	title += mt.authorName(msg.Author, msg.GuildID)
+	name := msg.Author.DisplayOrUsername()
+
+	if msg.GuildID.IsValid() {
+		member, err := discordState.Cabinet.Member(msg.GuildID, msg.Author.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to get member from state", "guild_id", msg.GuildID, "member_id", msg.Author.ID, "err", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if app.cfg.Theme.MessagesText.ShowNicknames && member.Nick != "" {
+			name = member.Nick
+		}
+	}
+
+	title += name
 	app.messageInput.SetTitle(title)
 	app.messageInput.replyMessageID = mt.selectedMessageID
 	app.SetFocus(app.messageInput)
diff --git a/internal/config/theme.go b/internal/config/theme.go
index 9c20d94..ded0442 100644
--- a/internal/config/theme.go
+++ b/internal/config/theme.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func (aw *AlignmentWrapper) UnmarshalTOML(v any) error {
 
 type StyleWrapper struct{ tcell.Style }
 
+func NewStyleWrapper(style tcell.Style) StyleWrapper {
+	return StyleWrapper{Style: style}
+}
+
 func (sw *StyleWrapper) UnmarshalTOML(v any) error {
 	m, ok := v.(map[string]any)
 	if !ok {