diff --git a/src/util/permissions.ts b/src/util/permissions.ts
index 97a97ac27..8579cb99b 100644
--- a/src/util/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/util/permissions.ts
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ export async function botHasPermission(
   guildID: string,
   permissions: Permission[],
 ) {
-  const member = await cacheHandlers.get("members", botID);
-  if (!member) return false;
-
   const guild = await cacheHandlers.get("guilds", guildID);
   if (!guild) return false;
 
   // Check if the bot is the owner of the guild, if it is, returns true
   if (guild.ownerID === botID) return true;
 
+  const member = await cacheHandlers.get("members", botID);
+  if (!member) return false;
+
   // The everyone role is not in member.roles
   const permissionBits = [...member.guilds.get(guildID)?.roles || [], guild.id]
     .map((id) => guild.roles.get(id)!)