diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/commands/ClearReactionRolesCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/commands/ClearReactionRolesCmd.ts
index 6b5329b3..b5f78fe7 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/commands/ClearReactionRolesCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/commands/ClearReactionRolesCmd.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { reactionRolesCmd } from "../types";
 import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
 import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "../../../pluginUtils";
-import { TextChannel } from "eris";
+import { Message, TextChannel } from "eris";
+import { isDiscordRESTError } from "../../../utils";
 
 export const ClearReactionRolesCmd = reactionRolesCmd({
   trigger: "reaction_roles clear",
@@ -20,7 +21,18 @@ export const ClearReactionRolesCmd = reactionRolesCmd({
 
     pluginData.state.reactionRoles.removeFromMessage(args.message.messageId);
 
-    const targetMessage = await args.message.channel.getMessage(args.message.messageId);
+    let targetMessage: Message<TextChannel>;
+    try {
+      targetMessage = await args.message.channel.getMessage(args.message.messageId);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (isDiscordRESTError(err) && err.code === 50001) {
+        sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "Missing access to the specified message");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      throw err;
+    }
+
     await targetMessage.removeReactions();
 
     sendSuccessMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "Reaction roles cleared");