diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py b/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
index fc57e22e0..26a0f5600 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ class CooldownMapping:
     def create_bucket(self, message: Message) -> Cooldown:
         return self._cooldown.copy()  # type: ignore
 
-    def get_bucket(self, message: Message, current: Optional[float] = None) -> Cooldown:
+    def get_bucket(self, message: Message, current: Optional[float] = None) -> Optional[Cooldown]:
         if self._type is BucketType.default:
-            return self._cooldown  # type: ignore
+            return self._cooldown
 
         self._verify_cache_integrity(current)
         key = self._bucket_key(message)
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ class CooldownMapping:
 
     def update_rate_limit(self, message: Message, current: Optional[float] = None, tokens: int = 1) -> Optional[float]:
         bucket = self.get_bucket(message, current)
+        if bucket is None:
+            return None
         return bucket.update_rate_limit(current, tokens=tokens)
 
 
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/core.py b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
index bfa496bb7..8b2daf60c 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/core.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
@@ -930,6 +930,8 @@ class Command(_BaseCommand, Generic[CogT, P, T]):
             return False
 
         bucket = self._buckets.get_bucket(ctx.message)
+        if bucket is None:
+            return False
         dt = ctx.message.edited_at or ctx.message.created_at
         current = dt.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc).timestamp()
         return bucket.get_tokens(current) == 0
@@ -948,7 +950,8 @@ class Command(_BaseCommand, Generic[CogT, P, T]):
         """
         if self._buckets.valid:
             bucket = self._buckets.get_bucket(ctx.message)
-            bucket.reset()
+            if bucket is not None:
+                bucket.reset()
 
     def get_cooldown_retry_after(self, ctx: Context[BotT], /) -> float:
         """Retrieves the amount of seconds before this command can be tried again.
@@ -972,6 +975,8 @@ class Command(_BaseCommand, Generic[CogT, P, T]):
         """
         if self._buckets.valid:
             bucket = self._buckets.get_bucket(ctx.message)
+            if bucket is None:
+                return 0.0
             dt = ctx.message.edited_at or ctx.message.created_at
             current = dt.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc).timestamp()
             return bucket.get_retry_after(current)