diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index b5bc234..128e190 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL="http://localhost:3010"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL="http://localhost:3000"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_TWITCH_CLIENT_ID="7ex2fcx0zjznrb3o20gl10f53ury1j"
-WEBHOOK_API_BASE_URL="https://gempbot.bore.services"
+WEBHOOK_API_BASE_URL="https://gempbot.loca.lt"
 TWITCH_USERNAME="gempbot"
 DSN="postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432"
 LISTEN_ADDRESS="127.0.0.1:3010"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c0fb29..4d1b9e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ run_docker:
 	docker run --env-file=.env -p 3010:3010 gempbot
 
 tunnel:
-	bore -id gempbot -s bore.services -p 2200 -ls localhost -lp 3010
+	npx localtunnel --port 3010 --subdomain gempbot
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/helixclient/chat.go b/internal/helixclient/chat.go
index e76faf1..ab341cb 100644
--- a/internal/helixclient/chat.go
+++ b/internal/helixclient/chat.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package helixclient
 
 import (
-	"context"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/carlmjohnson/requests"
 	"github.com/nicklaw5/helix/v2"
 )
 
@@ -15,24 +18,46 @@ type SendChatMessageResponse struct {
 }
 
 func (c *HelixClient) SendChatMessage(channelID string, message string) (*SendChatMessageResponse, error) {
-	var resp SendChatMessageResponse
-
 	params := helix.SendChatMessageParams{
 		BroadcasterID: channelID,
 		Message:       message,
 		SenderID:      c.botUserID,
 	}
 
-	err := requests.
-		URL(TWITCH_API).
-		BodyJSON(params).
-		Bearer(c.AppAccessToken.AccessToken).
-		Header("Client-Id", c.clientID).
-		ContentType("application/json").
-		Path("/helix/chat/messages").
-		ToJSON(&resp).
-		Post().
-		Fetch(context.Background())
-
-	return &resp, err
+	jsonParams, err := json.Marshal(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("%s/helix/chat/messages", TWITCH_API), bytes.NewBuffer(jsonParams))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", c.AppAccessToken.AccessToken))
+	req.Header.Set("Client-Id", c.clientID)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[%d] %s", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+
+	var msgs SendChatMessageResponse
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &msgs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &msgs, nil
 }