diff --git a/src/plugins/Logs.ts b/src/plugins/Logs.ts
index 78a8974f..5e23d308 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Logs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/Logs.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import { decorators as d, IPluginOptions, logger } from "knub";
 import { GuildLogs } from "../data/GuildLogs";
 import { LogType } from "../data/LogType";
-import { Attachment, Channel, Constants as ErisConstants, Embed, Member, TextChannel, User } from "eris";
+import { Attachment, Channel, Constants as ErisConstants, Embed, Guild, Member, TextChannel, User } from "eris";
+import DiscordRESTError from "eris/lib/errors/DiscordRESTError"; // tslint:disable-line
 import {
   createChunkedMessage,
-  deactivateMentions,
   disableCodeBlocks,
   disableLinkPreviews,
   findRelevantAuditLogEntry,
   noop,
   stripObjectToScalars,
-  trimLines,
   UnknownUser,
   useMediaUrls,
 } from "../utils";
@@ -249,6 +248,20 @@ export class LogsPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
     }
   }
 
+  async findRelevantAuditLogEntry(actionType: number, userId: string, attempts?: number, attemptDelay?: number) {
+    try {
+      return await findRelevantAuditLogEntry(this.guild, actionType, userId, attempts, attemptDelay);
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e instanceof DiscordRESTError && e.code === 50013) {
+        this.guildLogs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+          body: "Missing permissions to read audit log",
+        });
+      } else {
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   @d.event("guildMemberAdd")
   async onMemberJoin(_, member) {
     const newThreshold = moment().valueOf() - 1000 * 60 * 60;
@@ -299,8 +312,7 @@ export class LogsPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
 
   @d.event("guildBanAdd")
   async onMemberBan(_, user) {
-    const relevantAuditLogEntry = await findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
-      this.guild,
+    const relevantAuditLogEntry = await this.findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
       ErisConstants.AuditLogActions.MEMBER_BAN_ADD,
       user.id,
     );
@@ -318,8 +330,7 @@ export class LogsPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
 
   @d.event("guildBanRemove")
   async onMemberUnban(_, user) {
-    const relevantAuditLogEntry = await findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
-      this.guild,
+    const relevantAuditLogEntry = await this.findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
       ErisConstants.AuditLogActions.MEMBER_BAN_REMOVE,
       user.id,
     );
@@ -351,8 +362,7 @@ export class LogsPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       const addedRoles = diff(member.roles, oldMember.roles);
       const removedRoles = diff(oldMember.roles, member.roles);
 
-      const relevantAuditLogEntry = await findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
-        this.guild,
+      const relevantAuditLogEntry = await this.findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
         ErisConstants.AuditLogActions.MEMBER_ROLE_UPDATE,
         member.id,
       );
diff --git a/src/plugins/ModActions.ts b/src/plugins/ModActions.ts
index 43f74c93..21a57f44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ModActions.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ModActions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { decorators as d, IPluginOptions, logger, waitForReaction, waitForReply } from "knub";
 import { Attachment, Constants as ErisConstants, Guild, Member, Message, TextChannel, User } from "eris";
+import DiscordRESTError from "eris/lib/errors/DiscordRESTError"; // tslint:disable-line
 import humanizeDuration from "humanize-duration";
 import { GuildCases } from "../data/GuildCases";
 import {
@@ -164,6 +165,20 @@ export class ModActionsPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
     return bans.some(b => b.user.id === userId);
   }
 
+  async findRelevantAuditLogEntry(actionType: number, userId: string, attempts?: number, attemptDelay?: number) {
+    try {
+      return await findRelevantAuditLogEntry(this.guild, actionType, userId, attempts, attemptDelay);
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e instanceof DiscordRESTError && e.code === 50013) {
+        this.serverLogs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+          body: "Missing permissions to read audit log",
+        });
+      } else {
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Add a BAN action automatically when a user is banned.
    * Attempts to find the ban's details in the audit log.
@@ -175,8 +190,7 @@ export class ModActionsPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       return;
     }
 
-    const relevantAuditLogEntry = await findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
-      this.guild,
+    const relevantAuditLogEntry = await this.findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
       ErisConstants.AuditLogActions.MEMBER_BAN_ADD,
       user.id,
     );
@@ -214,8 +228,7 @@ export class ModActionsPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       return;
     }
 
-    const relevantAuditLogEntry = await findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
-      this.guild,
+    const relevantAuditLogEntry = await this.findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
       ErisConstants.AuditLogActions.MEMBER_BAN_REMOVE,
       user.id,
     );
@@ -273,8 +286,7 @@ export class ModActionsPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       return;
     }
 
-    const kickAuditLogEntry = await findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
-      this.guild,
+    const kickAuditLogEntry = await this.findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
       ErisConstants.AuditLogActions.MEMBER_KICK,
       member.id,
     );
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 9aded3d7..c41fa665 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import {
   EmbedOptions,
   Emoji,
   Guild,
+  GuildAuditLog,
   GuildAuditLogEntry,
   Member,
   TextableChannel,
   TextChannel,
   User,
 } from "eris";
+import DiscordHTTPError from "eris/lib/errors/DiscordHTTPError"; // tslint:disable-line
 import url from "url";
 import tlds from "tlds";
 import emojiRegex from "emoji-regex";
@@ -129,9 +131,19 @@ export async function findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
   attempts: number = 3,
   attemptDelay: number = 3000,
 ): Promise<GuildAuditLogEntry> {
-  const auditLogEntries = await guild.getAuditLogs(5, null, actionType);
+  let auditLogs: GuildAuditLog;
+  try {
+    auditLogs = await guild.getAuditLogs(5, null, actionType);
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Ignore internal server errors which seem to be pretty common with audit log requests
+    if (!(e instanceof DiscordHTTPError) || e.code !== 500) {
+      throw e;
+    }
+  }
 
-  auditLogEntries.entries.sort((a, b) => {
+  const entries = auditLogs ? auditLogs.entries : [];
+
+  entries.sort((a, b) => {
     if (a.createdAt > b.createdAt) return -1;
     if (a.createdAt > b.createdAt) return 1;
     return 0;
@@ -139,7 +151,7 @@ export async function findRelevantAuditLogEntry(
 
   const cutoffTS = Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 2;
 
-  const relevantEntry = auditLogEntries.entries.find(entry => {
+  const relevantEntry = entries.find(entry => {
     return entry.targetID === userId && entry.createdAt >= cutoffTS;
   });