diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyService.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyService.cs
index 3ec2b7d7..2e1af75c 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyService.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyService.cs
@@ -102,9 +102,14 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             if (trigger.Reference?.Channel?.Id == trigger.ChannelId)
             {
                 var repliedTo = await FetchReplyOriginalMessage(trigger.Reference);
-                var embed = await CreateReplyEmbed(repliedTo);
-                if (embed != null)
-                    embeds.Add(embed);
+                if (repliedTo != null)
+                {
+                    var embed = CreateReplyEmbed(repliedTo);
+                    if (embed != null)
+                        embeds.Add(embed);
+                }
+                
+                // TODO: have a clean error for when message can't be fetched instead of just being silent
             }
             
             // Send the webhook
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
             return null;
         }
 
-        private async Task<DiscordEmbed> CreateReplyEmbed(DiscordMessage original)
+        private DiscordEmbed CreateReplyEmbed(DiscordMessage original)
         {
             var content = new StringBuilder();