diff --git a/events/modals/denyreasonbox.js b/events/modals/denyreasonbox.js
index 854cc73..0cea7a8 100644
--- a/events/modals/denyreasonbox.js
+++ b/events/modals/denyreasonbox.js
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ module.exports = {
         const embed = message.embeds[0];
         const applicantId = embed.footer.text.split(" ")[1];
 
-        const applicant = await guild.members.fetch(applicantId);
+        try {
+            var applicant = await guild.members.fetch(applicantId);
+        } catch (error) {
+            var applicant = null;
+        }
         const reason = interaction.fields.fields.get('denyreason').value || "No reason provided";
         const embedColor = Number(color.replace("#", "0x"));
 
@@ -71,11 +75,11 @@ module.exports = {
                 text: "ID: " + applicant.id
             })
 
-        if (applicant) {
+        if (applicant !== null) {
             await applicant.send({ embeds: [dmMessage] });
         }
 
-        if (!applicant) {
+        if (applicant === null) {
             var responseEmbeds = [responseEmbed, missingUser];
         } else {
             var responseEmbeds = [responseEmbed];