diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 01f56b2d6e386d8a03149dc9c23c69f0f5aed9fb..81de380b5b4dbc29956fe8b7086ba20fbc443578 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ function sendMessageFromMcChat(username, message) {
         if (match){
             var member = match[1].trim();
             var memberFetch = client.users.cache.find(user => user.username == member);
-            if (memberFetch){
+            if (memberFetch != null){
                 message = message.replace("@"+member, "<@" + memberFetch.id + ">");
             }
         }