diff --git a/server/Packets/SendPrivateMessage.js b/server/Packets/SendPrivateMessage.js
index b469eae..a5932f3 100644
--- a/server/Packets/SendPrivateMessage.js
+++ b/server/Packets/SendPrivateMessage.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ const osu = require("osu-packet"),
 
 module.exports = function(CurrentUser, CurrentPacket) {
     const osuPacketWriter = new osu.Bancho.Writer;
+    const userSentTo = getUserByUsername(CurrentPacket.data.target);
+
+    if (userSentTo == null) return;
 
     osuPacketWriter.SendMessage({
         sendingClient: CurrentUser.username,
@@ -11,8 +14,6 @@ module.exports = function(CurrentUser, CurrentPacket) {
         senderId: CurrentUser.id
     });
 
-    const userSentTo = getUserByUsername(CurrentPacket.data.target);
-
     // Write chat message to stream asociated with chat channel
     return userSentTo.addActionToQueue(osuPacketWriter.toBuffer);
 }
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