diff --git a/src/commands/load.ts b/src/commands/load.ts
index 3f5e4a2..823acaf 100644
--- a/src/commands/load.ts
+++ b/src/commands/load.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     while (messages !== undefined && messages.size > 0) {
       const permissionFilter = await Promise.all((messages as unknown as Message[]).map(async e => {
-        const member = await e.guild?.members.fetch(e.author.id)
+        const member = await (e.guild?.members.fetch(e.author.id))?.catch(e => {})
         if (member === undefined) { console.error('member is undefined'); return }
         return (await checkMemberPermissions(member)).create && e.reactions.resolve('🚫') === null
       }))
diff --git a/src/db/index.ts b/src/db/index.ts
index 4f1eaec..7e87f28 100644
--- a/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/db/index.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export async function loadPreviousGoob (client: Client): Promise<void> {
       const permissionFilter = await Promise.all((messages as unknown as Message[]).map(async e => {
         let member = e.member
         if (member === null) {
-          const member2 = await e.guild?.members.fetch(e.author.id)
+          const member2 = await (e.guild?.members.fetch(e.author.id))?.catch(e => {})
           if (member2 === undefined) return
           member = member2
         }