diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/warnMember.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/warnMember.ts
index b81f6a65..e0f22c8f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/warnMember.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/warnMember.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-import { GuildMember, Snowflake, User } from "discord.js";
+import { GuildMember, Snowflake } from "discord.js";
 import { GuildPluginData } from "knub";
-import { userToTemplateSafeUser } from "../../../utils/templateSafeObjects";
+import { memberToTemplateSafeMember, userToTemplateSafeUser } from "../../../utils/templateSafeObjects";
 import { CaseTypes } from "../../../data/CaseTypes";
+import { LogType } from "../../../data/LogType";
 import { renderTemplate, TemplateSafeValueContainer } from "../../../templateFormatter";
-import {
-  createUserNotificationError,
-  notifyUser,
-  resolveUser,
-  ucfirst,
-  UnknownUser,
-  UserNotificationResult,
-} from "../../../utils";
+import { createUserNotificationError, notifyUser, resolveUser, ucfirst, UserNotificationResult } from "../../../utils";
 import { waitForButtonConfirm } from "../../../utils/waitForInteraction";
 import { CasesPlugin } from "../../Cases/CasesPlugin";
 import { ModActionsPluginType, WarnOptions, WarnResult } from "../types";
@@ -19,24 +13,13 @@ import { LogsPlugin } from "../../Logs/LogsPlugin";
 
 export async function warnMember(
   pluginData: GuildPluginData<ModActionsPluginType>,
+  member: GuildMember,
   reason: string,
-  member: GuildMember | null,
-  user?: User | null,
   warnOptions: WarnOptions = {},
 ): Promise<WarnResult> {
-  if (!member && !user) {
-    return {
-      status: "failed",
-      error: "No member or user passed",
-    };
-  }
-
-  user = member?.user ?? user;
-
   const config = pluginData.config.get();
-  reason = parseReason(config, reason);
-  let notifyResult: UserNotificationResult;
 
+  let notifyResult: UserNotificationResult;
   if (config.warn_message) {
     const warnMessage = await renderTemplate(
       config.warn_message,
@@ -51,7 +34,7 @@ export async function warnMember(
     const contactMethods = warnOptions?.contactMethods
       ? warnOptions.contactMethods
       : getDefaultContactMethods(pluginData, "warn");
-    notifyResult = await notifyUser(user as User, warnMessage, contactMethods);
+    notifyResult = await notifyUser(member.user, warnMessage, contactMethods);
   } else {
     notifyResult = createUserNotificationError("No warn message specified in config");
   }
@@ -70,7 +53,7 @@ export async function warnMember(
           error: "Failed to message user",
         };
       }
-    } else if (!warnOptions.silentErrors) {
+    } else {
       return {
         status: "failed",
         error: "Failed to message user",
@@ -83,7 +66,7 @@ export async function warnMember(
   const casesPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CasesPlugin);
   const createdCase = await casesPlugin.createCase({
     ...(warnOptions.caseArgs || {}),
-    userId: user!.id,
+    userId: member.id,
     modId,
     type: CaseTypes.Warn,
     reason,
@@ -94,12 +77,11 @@ export async function warnMember(
   pluginData.getPlugin(LogsPlugin).logMemberWarn({
     mod,
     member,
-    user,
     caseNumber: createdCase.case_number,
     reason: reason ?? "",
   });
 
-  pluginData.state.events.emit("warn", user!.id, reason, warnOptions.isAutomodAction);
+  pluginData.state.events.emit("warn", member.id, reason, warnOptions.isAutomodAction);
 
   return {
     status: "success",