diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Misc.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Misc.cs
index 23b654f3..3f75b24f 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Misc.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Misc.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,12 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot {
                 if (!ulong.TryParse(guildIdStr, out var guildId))
                     throw new PKSyntaxError($"Could not parse {guildIdStr.AsCode()} as an ID.");
 
-                guild = await _rest.GetGuild(guildId);
+                try {
+                    guild = await _rest.GetGuild(guildId);
+                } catch (Myriad.Rest.Exceptions.ForbiddenException) {
+                    throw Errors.GuildNotFound(guildId);
+                }
+                
                 if (guild != null) 
                     senderGuildUser = await _rest.GetGuildMember(guildId, ctx.Author.Id);
                 if (guild == null || senderGuildUser == null) 
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Errors.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Errors.cs
index 4ad5a2d0..a3a2abf1 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Errors.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Errors.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot {
         public static PKError DurationParseError(string durationStr) => new PKError($"Could not parse {durationStr.AsCode()} as a valid duration. Try a format such as `30d`, `1d3h` or `20m30s`.");
         public static PKError FrontPercentTimeInFuture => new PKError("Cannot get the front percent between now and a time in the future.");
 
-        public static PKError GuildNotFound(ulong guildId) => new PKError($"Guild with ID {guildId} not found. Note that you must be a member of the guild you are querying.");
+        public static PKError GuildNotFound(ulong guildId) => new PKError($"Guild with ID `{guildId}` not found, or I cannot access it. Note that you must be a member of the guild you are querying.");
 
         public static PKError DisplayNameTooLong(string displayName, int maxLength) => new PKError(
             $"Display name too long ({displayName.Length} > {maxLength} characters). Use a shorter display name, or shorten your system tag.");