diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/automod/AutoMod.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/automod/AutoMod.java
index 2e6b6c3..34434c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/automod/AutoMod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/automod/AutoMod.java
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@
         if(member==null || member.getGuild()==null)
             return false;
         
+        // ignore broken guilds
+        if(member.getGuild().getSelfMember()==null || member.getGuild().getOwner()==null)
+            return false;
+        
         // ignore bots
         if(member.getUser().isBot())
             return false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/logging/BasicLogger.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/logging/BasicLogger.java
index 825c583..803e570 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/logging/BasicLogger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/logging/BasicLogger.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         OffsetDateTime now = OffsetDateTime.now();
         long seconds = event.getUser().getCreationTime().until(now, ChronoUnit.SECONDS);
         log(now, tc, "\uD83D\uDCE5", FormatUtil.formatFullUser(event.getUser())+" joined the server. "
-                +(seconds<16*60 ? "NEW" : "")
+                +(seconds<16*60 ? "\uD83C\uDD95" : "")
                 +"\nCreation: "+event.getUser().getCreationTime().format(DateTimeFormatter.RFC_1123_DATE_TIME)+" ("+FormatUtil.secondsToTimeCompact(seconds)+" ago)", null);
     }