diff --git a/src/reflex/scanners.ts b/src/reflex/scanners.ts
index a6e94d6..0eb2dea 100644
--- a/src/reflex/scanners.ts
+++ b/src/reflex/scanners.ts
@@ -217,9 +217,13 @@ export async function doMemberChecks(member: Discord.GuildMember): Promise<void>
     if (!guildData.logging.staff.channel) return;
     const [loose, strict] = [guildData.filters.wordFilter.words.loose, guildData.filters.wordFilter.words.strict];
     // Does the username contain filtered words
-    const usernameCheck = TestString(member.user.username, loose, strict, guildData.filters.wordFilter.enabled);
     // Does the nickname contain filtered words
-    const nicknameCheck = TestString(member.nickname ?? "", loose, strict, guildData.filters.wordFilter.enabled);
+    let nameCheck;
+    if(member.nickname) {
+        nameCheck = TestString(member.nickname ?? "", loose, strict, guildData.filters.wordFilter.enabled);
+    } else {
+        nameCheck = TestString(member.user.username, loose, strict, guildData.filters.wordFilter.enabled);
+    }
     // Does the profile picture contain filtered words
     const avatarTextCheck = TestString(
         (await TestImage(member.displayAvatarURL({ forceStatic: true }))) ?? "",
@@ -236,8 +240,7 @@ export async function doMemberChecks(member: Discord.GuildMember): Promise<void>
     const nicknameInviteCheck =
         guildData.filters.invite.enabled && /discord\.gg\/[a-zA-Z0-9]+/gi.test(member.nickname ?? "");
     if (
-        usernameCheck !== null ||
-        nicknameCheck !== null ||
+        nameCheck !== null ||
         avatarCheck ||
         inviteCheck ||
         nicknameInviteCheck ||