diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
index 7fbf58d9..f37d9d0f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/events/runAutomodOnThreadEvents.ts
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ export const RunAutomodOnThreadCreate = typedGuildEventListener<AutomodPluginTyp
 
     // This is a hack to make this trigger compatible with the reply action
     const sourceChannel = thread.parent ?? pluginData.client.channels.cache.find((c) => c.id === thread.parentId);
-    messageBlock: if (sourceChannel?.isText()) {
+    if (sourceChannel?.isText()) {
       const sourceMessage = sourceChannel.messages.cache.find(
         (m) => m.thread?.id === thread.id || m.reference?.channelId === thread.id,
       );
-      if (!sourceMessage) break messageBlock;
-
-      const savedMessage = pluginData.state.savedMessages.msgToSavedMessage(sourceMessage);
-      savedMessage.channel_id = thread.id;
-      context.message = savedMessage;
+      if (sourceMessage) {
+        const savedMessage = pluginData.state.savedMessages.msgToSavedMessage(sourceMessage);
+        savedMessage.channel_id = thread.id;
+        context.message = savedMessage;
+      }
     }
 
     pluginData.state.queue.add(() => {