diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/functions/runAutomod.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/functions/runAutomod.ts
index 8f54ab1c..97cbba3f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/functions/runAutomod.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/functions/runAutomod.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import { checkAndUpdateCooldown } from "./checkAndUpdateCooldown";
 
 export async function runAutomod(pluginData: PluginData<AutomodPluginType>, context: AutomodContext) {
   const userId = context.user?.id || context.member?.id || context.message?.user_id;
-  const user = userId && pluginData.client.users.get(userId);
-  const member = userId && pluginData.guild.members.get(userId);
+  const user = context.user || (userId && pluginData.client.users.get(userId));
+  const member = context.member || (userId && pluginData.guild.members.get(userId));
   const channelId = context.message?.channel_id;
   const channel = channelId && pluginData.guild.channels.get(channelId);
   const categoryId = channel?.parentID;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
index 231e71f7..56239792 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export interface AutomodContext {
   timestamp: number;
   actioned?: boolean;
 
-  user?: User | UnknownUser;
+  user?: User;
   message?: SavedMessage;
   member?: Member;
   joined?: boolean;