diff --git a/events/timerComplete.js b/events/timerComplete.js
index f8c1101..af01ddc 100644
--- a/events/timerComplete.js
+++ b/events/timerComplete.js
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ const { mClient } = require("..");
 
 async function getMember(client, userId) {
 	const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(process.env.D_GuildID);
-	if (!guild) return null;
 
-	// cache first (fast path)
+	if (!guild) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	// Cache first
 	let member = guild.members.cache.get(userId);
 
-	// fallback (safe path)
+	// Fallback to API fetch
 	if (!member) {
 		member = await guild.members.fetch(userId).catch(() => null);
 	}
@@ -19,60 +22,97 @@ module.exports = {
 	name: 'timerComplete',
 
 	async execute(timer, client) {
-		const member = await getMember(client, timer.assignedUser);
-		if (!member) return;
+		const db = mClient.db('neo-db');
 
-		await member.send(
-			`❌ Timer ran out: **${timer.topic}** ...Re-assigning randomly...`
-		).catch(() => { });
+		const wgeColl = db.collection('timer_wge');
+		const participateColl = db.collection('items_wge');
+		const channelColl = db.collection('config_channels');
 
-		// Reset Timer, Reassign Randomly
-		const db = mClient.db('neo-db')
-		const wgeColl = db.collection('timer_wge')
+		const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(process.env.D_GuildID);
 
-		// Randomizer Function
-		const participateColl = db.collection('items_wge')
+		if (!guild) {
+			console.error('timerComplete: Guild not found.');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Notify previous assignee via DM
+		const previousMember = await getMember(client, timer.assignedUser);
+
+		if (previousMember) {
+			await previousMember.send(
+				`❌ Timer ran out: **${timer.topic}** ...Re-assigning randomly...`
+			).catch(() => {});
+		}
+
+		// Find the configured WGE channel
+		const wgeChannelConfig = await channelColl.findOne({
+			purpose: 'wge',
+			guildID: process.env.D_GuildID
+		});
+
+		if (!wgeChannelConfig) {
+			console.error('timerComplete: WGE channel configuration not found.');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const channel = client.channels.cache.get(wgeChannelConfig.channelID);
+
+		if (!channel) {
+			console.error('timerComplete: WGE channel not found.');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Pick a random participant, excluding the previous assignee
 		const randomParticipant = await participateColl.aggregate([
-			{ $match: { status: true } },
-			{ $sample: { size: 1 } }
-		]).toArray()
+			{
+				$match: {
+					status: true,
+					userID: { $ne: timer.assignedUser }
+				}
+			},
+			{
+				$sample: {
+					size: 1
+				}
+			}
+		]).toArray();
 
-		if (!randomParticipant.length) { return interaction.reply({ content: 'No one else is participating!' }) }
+		// Nobody else is available
+		if (!randomParticipant.length) {
+			await channel.send({
+				content:
+					`The timer for <@${timer.assignedUser}> has run out, ` +
+					`but there are currently no other participating users available for reassignment.`
+			});
 
-		const wge = await wgeColl.findOne({
-			$and: [
-				{ debug: false },
-				{ state: 'running' }
-			]
-		})
+			return;
+		}
 
-		const channelColl = db.collection('config_channels')
-		const guild = await client.guilds.cache.get(process.env.D_GuildID);
-		const wgeChannel = await channelColl.findOne({
-			$and: [
-				{ purpose: 'wge' },
-				{ guildID: process.env.D_GuildID }
-			]
-		})
-		
-		const channel = await client.channels.cache.get(wgeChannel.channelID)
+		const newMember = await guild.members
+			.fetch(randomParticipant[0].userID)
+			.catch(() => null);
 
-		random = await guild.members.fetch(randomParticipant[0].userID)
-		wgeAssignedUser = random.user
+		if (!newMember) {
+			console.error(
+				`timerComplete: Could not fetch selected user ${randomParticipant[0].userID}.`
+			);
+			return;
+		}
 
+		const newAssignedUser = newMember.user;
+
+		const wgeDefaultAssignedTime =
+			7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 7 days
+
+		// Remove the expired timer specifically
 		await wgeColl.deleteOne({
-			_id: wge._id
-		})
-
-		const wgeDefaultAssignedTime = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 7 days in ms
-
-		channel.send({
-			content: `The Timer for <@${wge.assignedUser}> has run out! Assigning randomly... \r\n<@${wgeAssignedUser.id}> is the next expert! Their topic still is **${wge.topic}**`
-		})
+			_id: timer._id
+		});
 
+		// Create the new timer
 		await wgeColl.insertOne({
-			assignedUser: wgeAssignedUser.id,
-			assigningUser: wge.assigningUser,
+			assignedUser: newAssignedUser.id,
+			assigningUser: timer.assigningUser,
 
 			startedAt: Date.now(),
 			timeRemaining: wgeDefaultAssignedTime,
@@ -85,11 +125,17 @@ module.exports = {
 				complete: false
 			},
 
-			topic: wge.topic,
+			topic: timer.topic,
 			debug: false,
 
 			createdAt: new Date()
 		});
 
+		// Announce reassignment
+		await channel.send({
+			content:
+				`The timer for <@${timer.assignedUser}> has run out! Assigning randomly...\n` +
+				`<@${newAssignedUser.id}> is the next expert! Their topic is still **${timer.topic}**`
+		});
 	}
 };
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