diff --git a/src/pluralkit/bot/__init__.py b/src/pluralkit/bot/__init__.py
index a02faa10..a56e130c 100644
--- a/src/pluralkit/bot/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pluralkit/bot/__init__.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def run():
                 return
 
             # Second pass: do proxy matching
-            await proxy.try_proxy_message(conn, message, logger)
+            await proxy.try_proxy_message(conn, message, logger, client.user)
 
     @client.event
     async def on_raw_message_delete(payload: discord.RawMessageDeleteEvent):
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ def run():
             traceback_str = "```python\n...{}```".format(traceback.format_exc()[- (2000 - len("```python\n...```")):])
         await log_channel.send(content=traceback_str, embed=embed)
 
+        # Print it to stderr anyway, though
+        logging.getLogger("pluralkit").exception("Exception while handling event {}".format(event_name))
+
     bot_token = os.environ["TOKEN"]
     if not bot_token:
         print("No token specified. Please pass a valid Discord bot token in the TOKEN environment variable.",
diff --git a/src/pluralkit/bot/proxy.py b/src/pluralkit/bot/proxy.py
index 65b4f2d0..d851fffe 100644
--- a/src/pluralkit/bot/proxy.py
+++ b/src/pluralkit/bot/proxy.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def match_proxy_tags(members: List[db.ProxyMember], message_text: str):
             return member, match
 
 
-async def get_or_create_webhook_for_channel(conn, channel: discord.TextChannel):
+async def get_or_create_webhook_for_channel(conn, bot_user: discord.User, channel: discord.TextChannel):
     # First, check if we have one saved in the DB
     webhook_from_db = await db.get_webhook(conn, channel.id)
     if webhook_from_db:
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ async def get_or_create_webhook_for_channel(conn, channel: discord.TextChannel):
         hook._adapter.store_user = hook._adapter._store_user
         return fix_webhook(hook)
 
+    # If not, we check to see if there already exists one we've missed
+    for existing_hook in await channel.webhooks():
+        existing_hook_creator = existing_hook.user.id if existing_hook.user else None
+        is_mine = existing_hook.name == "PluralKit Proxy Webhook" and existing_hook_creator == bot_user.id
+        if is_mine:
+            # We found one we made, let's add that to the DB just to be sure
+            await db.add_webhook(conn, channel.id, existing_hook.id, existing_hook.token)
+            return fix_webhook(existing_hook)
+
     # If not, we create one and save it
     created_webhook = await channel.create_webhook(name="PluralKit Proxy Webhook")
 
@@ -105,9 +114,9 @@ async def make_attachment_file(message: discord.Message):
 
 
 async def do_proxy_message(conn, original_message: discord.Message, proxy_member: db.ProxyMember,
-                           inner_text: str, logger: ChannelLogger):
+                           inner_text: str, logger: ChannelLogger, bot_user: discord.User):
     # Send the message through the webhook
-    webhook = await get_or_create_webhook_for_channel(conn, original_message.channel)
+    webhook = await get_or_create_webhook_for_channel(conn, bot_user, original_message.channel)
 
     try:
         sent_message = await webhook.send(
@@ -151,7 +160,7 @@ async def do_proxy_message(conn, original_message: discord.Message, proxy_member
     await original_message.delete()
 
 
-async def try_proxy_message(conn, message: discord.Message, logger: ChannelLogger) -> bool:
+async def try_proxy_message(conn, message: discord.Message, logger: ChannelLogger, bot_user: discord.User) -> bool:
     # Don't bother proxying in DMs with the bot
     if isinstance(message.channel, discord.abc.PrivateChannel):
         return False
@@ -175,7 +184,7 @@ async def try_proxy_message(conn, message: discord.Message, logger: ChannelLogge
 
     # So, we now have enough information to successfully proxy a message
     async with conn.transaction():
-        await do_proxy_message(conn, message, member, inner_text, logger)
+        await do_proxy_message(conn, message, member, inner_text, logger, bot_user)
     return True