diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionAddEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionAddEvt.ts
index f3d4f13c..049768cc 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionAddEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionAddEvt.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const StarboardReactionAddEvt = starboardEvt({
     }
 
     const member = await resolveMember(pluginData.client, pluginData.guild, userId);
-    if (!member || member.user.bot) return;
+    if (!member || member!.user.bot) return;
 
     const config = await pluginData.config.getMatchingConfig({
       member,