diff --git a/exts/utils.py b/exts/utils.py
index f1d2653..ebe4a23 100644
--- a/exts/utils.py
+++ b/exts/utils.py
@@ -489,12 +489,10 @@ class Utils:
                 in_time = parse(time.upper())
                 in_time = parsed_tz.localize(in_time)
             except ValueError:
-                em.title = 'Can\' parse time.'
-                em.description = f'For some reason I can\'t parse this time string: \n' \
-                                 f'{orig_time} {time} {parsed_tz}\n' \
-                                 f'Examples of valid time strings are in my help documentation.\n' \
-                                 f'Please try again.'
-                em.colour = discord.Colour.red()
+                raise commands.CommandError(f'For some reason I can\'t parse this time string: \n'
+                                            f'{orig_time} {time} {parsed_tz}\n'
+                                            f'Examples of valid time strings are in my help documentation.\n'
+                                            f'Please try again.')
         try:
             out_tz = pytz.timezone(timezone)
         except pytz.exceptions.UnknownTimeZoneError: