diff --git "a/api/src/routes/channels/\043channel_id/typing.ts" "b/api/src/routes/channels/\043channel_id/typing.ts"
index 45ed76d..5665236 100644
--- "a/api/src/routes/channels/\043channel_id/typing.ts"
+++ "b/api/src/routes/channels/\043channel_id/typing.ts"
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@
 	const user_id = req.user_id;
 	const timestamp = Date.now();
 	const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({ id: channel_id });
-	const member = await Member.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: user_id }, relations: ["roles", "user"] });
+	const member = await Member.findOne({ where: { id: user_id, guild_id: channel.guild_id }, relations: ["roles", "user"] });
 
 	await emitEvent({
 		event: "TYPING_START",
 		channel_id: channel_id,
 		data: {
-			// this is the paylod
-			member: { ...member, roles: member.roles?.map((x) => x.id) },
+			...(member ? { member: { ...member, roles: member?.roles?.map((x) => x.id) } } : null),
 			channel_id,
 			timestamp,
 			user_id,