diff --git a/commands/forceverify.js b/commands/forceverify.js
index 05d5199..474e753 100644
--- a/commands/forceverify.js
+++ b/commands/forceverify.js
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ module.exports = {
             return
         }
 
-        try {
-            await fetch(slothPixel + ign);
+				const userCheck = await fetch(mojang + ign);
+				const userUUID = userCheck.data.id;
+
+				try {
+            await fetch(slothPixel + userUUID);
         } catch (err) {
             interaction.editReply('That player doesn\'t exist. [Hypixel]')
             return
         }
 
-        const userCheck = await fetch(mojang + ign);
-        const userUUID = userCheck.data.id;
-
         const hypixelCheck = await fetch(slothPixel + userUUID);
         const head = minotar + ign;
 
diff --git a/commands/verify.js b/commands/verify.js
index 50a84b7..38e8395 100644
--- a/commands/verify.js
+++ b/commands/verify.js
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ module.exports = {
             return
         }
 
+				const userCheck = await fetch(mojang + ign);
+				const userUUID = userCheck.data.id;
+
         try {
-            await fetch(slothPixel + ign);
+            await fetch(slothPixel + userUUID);
         } catch (err) {
             interaction.editReply('That player doesn\'t exist. [Hypixel]')
             return
         }
 
-        const userCheck = await fetch(mojang + ign);
-        const userUUID = userCheck.data.id;
-
         const hypixelCheck = await fetch(slothPixel + userUUID);
         const head = minotar + ign;