From c11ecf8609bde4c45fee306b05cb09420ffb8eef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Danial Raza <danialrazafb@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:40:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: check managed first, document uncached author

---
 packages/discord.js/src/structures/GuildEmoji.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/structures/GuildEmoji.js b/packages/discord.js/src/structures/GuildEmoji.js
index 46cce24a3..65cf84278 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/structures/GuildEmoji.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/structures/GuildEmoji.js
@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@ class GuildEmoji extends BaseGuildEmoji {
 
   /**
    * Whether the emoji is deletable by the client user
+   * <info>This may be `false` if the client user has the `CreateGuildExpressions` permission
+   * but the emoji's author is not cached.</info>
    *
    * @type {boolean}
    * @readonly
    */
   get deletable() {
-    if (!this.guild.members.me) throw new DiscordjsError(ErrorCodes.GuildUncachedMe);
     if (this.managed) return false;
+    if (!this.guild.members.me) throw new DiscordjsError(ErrorCodes.GuildUncachedMe);
 
     const { permissions } = this.guild.members.me;
     if (permissions.has(PermissionFlagsBits.ManageGuildExpressions)) return true;