diff --git a/index.tsx b/index.tsx
index 3697090..6d1617a 100644
--- a/index.tsx
+++ b/index.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { findByPropsLazy } from "@webpack";
 import { UserStore } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { settings } from "./settings";
-import type { ClaimRequest, FinderProfile, WebhookResult } from "./types";
+import type { ClaimRequest, WebhookResult } from "./types";
 import { sendClaimWebhook } from "./webhook";
 
 const GIFT_LINK_REGEX = /(?:discord\.gift\/|discord\.com\/gifts?\/)([a-zA-Z0-9]{16,24})/;
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ function resetState() {
     claiming = false;
 }
 
+function toError(error: unknown) {
+    return error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error));
+}
+
 function isOwnMessage(message: Message) {
     return message.author?.id === UserStore.getCurrentUser()?.id;
 }
@@ -52,32 +56,26 @@ function createClaimRequest(message: Message): ClaimRequest | null {
     const code = message.content ? extractGiftCode(message.content) : null;
     if (!code) return null;
 
+    const authorId = message.author?.id;
+    const authorAvatar = message.author?.avatar;
+
     return {
         code,
-        authorId: message.author?.id,
+        authorId,
         authorName: message.author?.globalName ?? message.author?.username,
         authorUsername: message.author?.username,
+        authorAvatarUrl: authorId && authorAvatar
+            ? `https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/${authorId}/${authorAvatar}.png?size=128`
+            : undefined,
         channelId: message.channel_id,
         guildId: message.guild_id,
         messageId: message.id
     };
 }
 
-function getFinderProfile(): FinderProfile {
-    const currentUser = UserStore.getCurrentUser();
-
-    return {
-        name: currentUser?.globalName ?? currentUser?.username ?? "NitroSniper",
-        iconUrl: currentUser?.avatar
-            ? `https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/${currentUser.id}/${currentUser.avatar}.png?size=128`
-            : undefined
-    };
-}
-
 function notifyClaim(result: WebhookResult, request: ClaimRequest) {
     void sendClaimWebhook(
         settings.store.webhookUrl,
-        getFinderProfile(),
         result,
         request
     ).catch(webhookError => {
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ function processQueue() {
     GiftActions.redeemGiftCode({
         code: request.code,
         onRedeemed: () => handleClaimSuccess(request),
-        onError: (error: Error) => handleClaimFailure(request, error)
+        onError: (error: unknown) => handleClaimFailure(request, toError(error))
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/native.ts b/native.ts
index 0622410..1739a3d 100644
--- a/native.ts
+++ b/native.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function sendWebhook(_: IpcMainInvokeEvent, webhookUrl: string, pay
     } catch (error) {
         return {
             status: -1,
-            data: String(error)
+            data: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/settings.tsx b/settings.tsx
index 0ffb965..ec6580b 100644
--- a/settings.tsx
+++ b/settings.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import { Button, showToast, Toasts } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { sendTestWebhook } from "./webhook";
 
+function getToastErrorMessage(error: unknown) {
+    return error instanceof Error
+        ? error.message
+        : "Failed to send test webhook.";
+}
+
 function TestWebhookButton() {
     const { webhookUrl } = settings.use(["webhookUrl"]);
     const disabled = webhookUrl.trim().length === 0;
@@ -16,8 +22,8 @@ function TestWebhookButton() {
                     .then(() => {
                         showToast("Test webhook sent successfully.", Toasts.Type.SUCCESS);
                     })
-                    .catch((error: Error) => {
-                        showToast(error.message, Toasts.Type.FAILURE);
+                    .catch((error: unknown) => {
+                        showToast(getToastErrorMessage(error), Toasts.Type.FAILURE);
                     });
             }}
         >
diff --git a/types.ts b/types.ts
index 157a973..6b6f304 100644
--- a/types.ts
+++ b/types.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,12 @@ export interface ClaimRequest {
     authorId?: string;
     authorName?: string;
     authorUsername?: string;
+    authorAvatarUrl?: string;
     channelId?: string;
     guildId?: string;
     messageId?: string;
 }
 
-export interface FinderProfile {
-    name: string;
-    iconUrl?: string;
-}
-
 export type WebhookResult = "claimed" | "failed";
 
 export interface WebhookField {
diff --git a/webhook.ts b/webhook.ts
index 499f0c2..2ca6002 100644
--- a/webhook.ts
+++ b/webhook.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { PluginNative } from "@utils/types";
 
 import type {
     ClaimRequest,
-    FinderProfile,
     WebhookEmbed,
     WebhookField,
     WebhookPayload,
@@ -54,6 +53,10 @@ function buildMessageUrl(request: ClaimRequest) {
     return `https://discordapp.com/channels/${request.guildId ?? "@me"}/${request.channelId}/${request.messageId}`;
 }
 
+function escapeMarkdown(value: string) {
+    return value.replace(/([\\`*_{}\[\]()#+\-.!|>~])/g, "\\$1");
+}
+
 function buildAuthorField(request: ClaimRequest): WebhookField | null {
     const label = request.authorName ?? request.authorUsername ?? request.authorId;
     if (!label) return null;
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ function buildAuthorField(request: ClaimRequest): WebhookField | null {
     const profileUrl = buildUserProfileUrl(request.authorId);
     return {
         name: "Code sent by:",
-        value: profileUrl ? `[${label}](${profileUrl})` : label,
+        value: profileUrl ? `[${escapeMarkdown(label)}](${profileUrl})` : escapeMarkdown(label),
         inline: false
     };
 }
@@ -100,7 +103,17 @@ function getResultPresentation(result: WebhookResult) {
     }
 }
 
-function buildClaimEmbed(finder: FinderProfile, result: WebhookResult, request: ClaimRequest): WebhookEmbed {
+function buildEmbedAuthor(request: ClaimRequest) {
+    const name = request.authorName ?? request.authorUsername;
+    if (!name) return undefined;
+
+    return {
+        name,
+        icon_url: request.authorAvatarUrl
+    };
+}
+
+function buildClaimEmbed(result: WebhookResult, request: ClaimRequest): WebhookEmbed {
     const presentation = getResultPresentation(result);
 
     return {
@@ -108,10 +121,7 @@ function buildClaimEmbed(finder: FinderProfile, result: WebhookResult, request:
         color: presentation.color,
         fields: buildClaimFields(request),
         timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-        author: {
-            name: finder.name,
-            icon_url: finder.iconUrl
-        },
+        author: buildEmbedAuthor(request),
         footer: {
             text: WEBHOOK_NAME
         }
@@ -132,9 +142,9 @@ function buildTestWebhookPayload(): WebhookPayload {
     ]);
 }
 
-function buildClaimWebhookPayload(finder: FinderProfile, result: WebhookResult, request: ClaimRequest): WebhookPayload {
+function buildClaimWebhookPayload(result: WebhookResult, request: ClaimRequest): WebhookPayload {
     return createPayload([
-        buildClaimEmbed(finder, result, request)
+        buildClaimEmbed(result, request)
     ]);
 }
 
@@ -170,14 +180,13 @@ async function postWebhook(url: URL, payload: WebhookPayload) {
 
 export async function sendClaimWebhook(
     webhookUrl: string,
-    finder: FinderProfile,
     result: WebhookResult,
     request: ClaimRequest
 ) {
     const url = parseWebhookUrl(webhookUrl);
     if (!url) return;
 
-    await postWebhook(url, buildClaimWebhookPayload(finder, result, request));
+    await postWebhook(url, buildClaimWebhookPayload(result, request));
 }
 
 export async function sendTestWebhook(webhookUrl: string) {