diff --git a/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/feedbackDislike.js b/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/feedbackDislike.js
index 53de94b..469aa36 100644
--- a/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/feedbackDislike.js
+++ b/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/feedbackDislike.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { checkForPerms } from '../utils/checkPerms.js';
 import trainAISelectMenu from '../utils/trainAISelectMenu.js';
 
 export default {
@@ -6,9 +7,7 @@ export default {
 	},
 	async execute(helper, config, interaction) {
 		if (
-			interaction.member.roles.highest.comparePositionTo(
-				config.discord.trainRole
-			) < 0
+			checkForPerms(config, interaction.member)
 		)
 			return interaction.reply({
 				content: 'You don\'t have the permission to do this.',
diff --git a/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/feedbackLike.js b/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/feedbackLike.js
index e00f3de..5dd2aa2 100644
--- a/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/feedbackLike.js
+++ b/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/feedbackLike.js
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
+import { checkForPerms } from '../utils/checkPerms.js';
+
 export default {
-  data: {
-    name: 'fb-like'
-  },
-  async execute(helper, config, interaction) {
-    if (
-      interaction.member.roles.highest.comparePositionTo(
-        config.discord.trainRole
-      ) < 0
-    )
-      return interaction.reply({
-        content: 'You don\'t have the permission to do this.',
-        ephemeral: true
-      });
-    // FIXME: somehow get the intent?
-    // maybe storing in a collection and fetching the msg id with its label?
-    /*  
-      helper.sendTrainData(interactedMessage, i.values[0]);
+	data: {
+		name: 'fb-like'
+	},
+	async execute(helper, config, interaction) {
+		if (
+			checkForPerms(config, interaction.member)
+		)
+			return interaction.reply({
+				content: 'You don\'t have the permission to do this.',
+				ephemeral: true
+			});
+		// FIXME: somehow get the intent?
+		// maybe storing in a collection and fetching the msg id with its label?
+		/*  
+			helper.sendTrainData(interactedMessage, i.values[0]);
 
-      i.reply({ content: 'Sent training data to server.', ephemeral: true });
+			i.reply({ content: 'Sent training data to server.', ephemeral: true });
 
-      interaction.message.edit({ components: [] });
-    */
-    interaction.reply({
-      content: 'Feature currently not available. Please use the dislike button.',
-      ephemeral: true
-    })
-  }
+			interaction.message.edit({ components: [] });
+		*/
+		interaction.reply({
+			content: 'Feature currently not available. Please use the dislike button.',
+			ephemeral: true
+		});
+	}
 };
diff --git a/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/trainMessage.js b/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/trainMessage.js
index 7644a78..35ff36a 100644
--- a/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/trainMessage.js
+++ b/apps/bot-discord/src/commands/trainMessage.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ContextMenuCommandBuilder, ApplicationCommandType } from 'discord.js';
 import trainAISelectMenu from '../utils/trainAISelectMenu.js';
+import { checkForPerms } from '../utils/checkPerms.js';
 
 export default {
 	data: new ContextMenuCommandBuilder()
@@ -7,9 +8,7 @@ export default {
 		.setType(ApplicationCommandType.Message),
 	async execute(helper, config, interaction) {
 		if (
-			interaction.member.roles.highest.comparePositionTo(
-				interaction.member.guild.roles.cache.get(config.discord.trainRole)
-			) < 0
+			checkForPerms(config, interaction.member)
 		)
 			return interaction.reply({
 				content: 'You don\'t have the permission to do this.',
diff --git a/apps/bot-discord/src/config.example.json b/apps/bot-discord/src/config.example.json
index 76cf576..91536aa 100644
--- a/apps/bot-discord/src/config.example.json
+++ b/apps/bot-discord/src/config.example.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "discord": {
-    "trainRole": "955220417969262612",
+    "trainRoles": ["1019903194941362198", "955220417969262612"],
     "botId": "1038762591805247518",
     "ignoreRole": "1027874293192863765"
   },
diff --git a/apps/bot-discord/src/config.json b/apps/bot-discord/src/config.json
index 2521b32..774e3e6 100644
--- a/apps/bot-discord/src/config.json
+++ b/apps/bot-discord/src/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "discord": {
-    "trainRole": "955220417969262612",
+    "trainRoles": ["1019903194941362198", "955220417969262612"],
     "botId": "1038762591805247518",
     "ignoreRole": "1027874293192863765"
   },
diff --git a/apps/bot-discord/src/index.js b/apps/bot-discord/src/index.js
index 27f34f4..945d600 100644
--- a/apps/bot-discord/src/index.js
+++ b/apps/bot-discord/src/index.js
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ for (const file of helperEventFiles) {
     }
 }
 
-client.login(process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN);
+client.login(process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN);
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diff --git a/apps/bot-discord/src/utils/checkPerms.js b/apps/bot-discord/src/utils/checkPerms.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd8463a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/bot-discord/src/utils/checkPerms.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export function checkForPerms(config, member) {
+	for (let role in config.discord.trainRoles) {
+		if (member.roles.cache.get(role)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
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