diff --git a/events/client/messageReactionAdd.js b/events/client/messageReactionAdd.js
index 1fc5bf3..1188551 100644
--- a/events/client/messageReactionAdd.js
+++ b/events/client/messageReactionAdd.js
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ export default {
 				});
 		}
 
+		/* I don't really know why this is causing issues.
 		if (reaction.message.partial) {
 			await reaction.message.fetch()
 				.catch(err => {
 					return console.error(err);
 				});
 		}
+		*/
 
-		const isOptOut = await db.optout.findOne({ where: { userID: reaction.message.author } });
+		const isOptOut = await db.optout.findOne({ where: { userID: reaction.message.author.id } });
 		if (isOptOut) return;
 
 		let starboardChannel, shameboardChannel;
diff --git a/events/client/messageReactionRemove.js b/events/client/messageReactionRemove.js
index a79e3f5..e0f1d80 100644
--- a/events/client/messageReactionRemove.js
+++ b/events/client/messageReactionRemove.js
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ export default {
 				});
 		}
 
+		/* I don't really know why this is causing issues.
 		if (reaction.message.partial) {
 			await reaction.message.fetch()
 				.catch(err => {
 					return console.error(err);
 				});
 		}
+		*/
 
-		const isOptOut = await db.optout.findOne({ where: { userID: reaction.message.author } });
+		const isOptOut = await db.optout.findOne({ where: { userID: reaction.message.author.id } });
 		if (isOptOut) return;
 
 		let starboardChannel, shameboardChannel;