diff --git a/handlers/callbacks.go b/handlers/callbacks.go
index c3d9b96..59afc85 100644
--- a/handlers/callbacks.go
+++ b/handlers/callbacks.go
@@ -76,6 +76,33 @@ func (bot *Bot) handleApproveRequest(query *api.CallbackQuery, user *ExtendedCha
 		return
 	}
 
+	utils.EditMessage(bot.API, query.Message.Chat.ID, query.Message.MessageID,
+		fmt.Sprintf(AdminApprovedMsg,
+			userString, user.From.ID, user.JoinReason, adminUserString,
+			time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"),
+		),
+	)
+
+	if bot.Config.SendApprovalMessage {
+		utils.SendMessage(bot.API, user.From.ID, 0, bot.Config.ApprovalMessage)
+	}
+
+	bot.API.Request(api.NewCallback(query.ID, "Join request approved."))
+}
+
+// handleDeclineRequest declines a join request and sends a decline callback.
+func (bot *Bot) handleDeclineRequest(query *api.CallbackQuery, user *ExtendedChatJoinRequest, userString, adminUserString string) {
+	r := api.DeclineChatJoinRequest{
+		ChatConfig: api.ChatConfig{ChatID: user.ChatJoinRequest.Chat.ID},
+		UserID:     user.ChatJoinRequest.From.ID,
+	}
+
+	if _, err := bot.API.Request(r); err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		bot.restoreMessage(query)
+		return
+	}
+
 	messageText := fmt.Sprintf(AdminDeclinedMsg,
 		userString, user.From.ID, user.JoinReason, adminUserString,
 		time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"),
@@ -109,34 +136,6 @@ func (bot *Bot) handleApproveRequest(query *api.CallbackQuery, user *ExtendedCha
 
 	bot.API.Send(edit)
 
-	if bot.Config.SendApprovalMessage {
-		utils.SendMessage(bot.API, user.From.ID, 0, bot.Config.ApprovalMessage)
-	}
-
-	bot.API.Request(api.NewCallback(query.ID, "Join request approved."))
-}
-
-// handleDeclineRequest declines a join request and sends a decline callback.
-func (bot *Bot) handleDeclineRequest(query *api.CallbackQuery, user *ExtendedChatJoinRequest, userString, adminUserString string) {
-	r := api.DeclineChatJoinRequest{
-		ChatConfig: api.ChatConfig{ChatID: user.ChatJoinRequest.Chat.ID},
-		UserID:     user.ChatJoinRequest.From.ID,
-	}
-
-	if _, err := bot.API.Request(r); err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
-		bot.restoreMessage(query)
-		return
-	}
-
-	utils.EditMessage(bot.API, query.Message.Chat.ID, query.Message.MessageID,
-		fmt.Sprintf(AdminDeclinedMsg,
-			userString, user.From.ID, user.JoinReason, adminUserString,
-			time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"),
-			defaultReason,
-		),
-	)
-
 	bot.API.Request(api.NewCallback(query.ID, "Join request declined."))
 }