diff --git a/plugins/commands.py b/plugins/commands.py
index 8675c3a41..74d9f1163 100644
--- a/plugins/commands.py
+++ b/plugins/commands.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ async def start(client, message):
         if str(message.from_user.id) != str(userid):
             return await message.reply_text(
                 text="<b>Iɴᴠᴀʟɪᴅ ʟɪɴᴋ ᴏʀ Exᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʟɪɴᴋ !</b>",
-                protect_content=True
+                protect_content=True if PROTECT_CONTENT else False
             )
         is_valid = await check_token(client, userid, token)
         if is_valid == True:
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ async def start(client, message):
                 await verify_user(client, userid, token)
                 await message.reply_text(
                     text=f"<b>Hᴇʏ {message.from_user.mention}, Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟʟʏ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴇᴅ !\nNᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴜɴʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs ᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ 12 ʜᴏᴜʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏᴡ.</b>",
-                    protect_content=True,
+                    protect_content=True if PROTECT_CONTENT else False,
                     reply_markup=InlineKeyboardMarkup(btn)
                 )
                 return
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ async def start(client, message):
             ]]
             await message.reply_text(
                 text=f"<b>Hᴇʏ {message.from_user.mention}, Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟʟʏ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴇᴅ !\nNᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴜɴʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs ᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ 12 ʜᴏᴜʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏᴡ.</b>",
-                protect_content=True,
+                protect_content=True if PROTECT_CONTENT else False,
                 reply_markup=InlineKeyboardMarkup(btn)
             )
             await verify_user(client, userid, token)
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ async def start(client, message):
         else:
             return await message.reply_text(
                 text="<b>Iɴᴠᴀʟɪᴅ ʟɪɴᴋ ᴏʀ Exᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʟɪɴᴋ !</b>",
-                protect_content=True
+                protect_content=True if PROTECT_CONTENT else False
             )
 
     files_ = await get_file_details(file_id)           
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ async def start(client, message):
                 ]]
                 await message.reply_text(
                     text="<b>Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴇᴅ!\nKɪɴᴅʟʏ ᴠᴇʀɪғʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ Sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴜɴʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs ᴜɴᴛɪʟ 12 ʜᴏᴜʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏᴡ !</b>",
-                    protect_content=True,
+                    protect_content=True if PROTECT_CONTENT else False,
                     reply_markup=InlineKeyboardMarkup(btn)
                 )
                 return
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ async def start(client, message):
         ]]
         await message.reply_text(
             text="<b>Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴇᴅ!\nKɪɴᴅʟʏ ᴠᴇʀɪғʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ Sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴜɴʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs ᴜɴᴛɪʟ 12 ʜᴏᴜʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏᴡ !</b>",
-            protect_content=True,
+            protect_content=True if PROTECT_CONTENT else False,
             reply_markup=InlineKeyboardMarkup(btn)
         )
         return
@@ -850,4 +850,4 @@ async def shortlink(bot, message):
     await save_group_settings(grpid, 'shortlink', shortlink_url)
     await save_group_settings(grpid, 'shortlink_api', api)
     await save_group_settings(grpid, 'is_shortlink', True)
-    await reply.edit_text(f"<b>Sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟʟʏ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ sʜᴏʀᴛʟɪɴᴋ API ғᴏʀ {title}.\n\nCᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ Sʜᴏʀᴛʟɪɴᴋ Wᴇʙsɪᴛᴇ: <code>{shortlink_url}</code>\nCᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ API: <code>{api}</code></b>")
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+    await reply.edit_text(f"<b>Sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟʟʏ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ sʜᴏʀᴛʟɪɴᴋ API ғᴏʀ {title}.\n\nCᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ Sʜᴏʀᴛʟɪɴᴋ Wᴇʙsɪᴛᴇ: <code>{shortlink_url}</code>\nCᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ API: <code>{api}</code></b>")