diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2e2b3f4..6456949 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -166,6 +166,22 @@ client.on(Events.ClientReady, () => {
     console.log("Logged in as " + client.user.tag + "!");
 });
 
+// message events
+const msgPath = path.join(__dirname, 'events', 'messages');
+const msgFiles = fs.readdirSync(msgPath).filter(file => file.endsWith('.js'));
+
+for (const file of msgFiles) {
+    
+        const filePath = path.join(msgPath, file);
+        const msg = require(filePath);
+    
+        if ('name' in msg && 'execute' in msg && msg.type === 'message') {
+            client.on(Events.MessageCreate, msg.execute);
+        } else {
+            console.log(`[WARNING] The message at ${filePath} is missing a required "name", "execute" or "type" property.`);
+        }
+}
+
 client.on(Events.ClientReady, () => {
 
     client.user.setActivity({ name: "over the Illegitimate Server", type: ActivityType.Watching });