diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Checks.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Checks.cs
index 05623a4d..0c6836a4 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Checks.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Checks.cs
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ public class Checks
         try
         {
             _proxy.ShouldProxy(channel, msg, context);
-            _matcher.TryMatch(context, autoproxySettings, members, out var match, msg.Content, msg.Attachments.Length > 0,
-                context.AllowAutoproxy);
+            _matcher.TryMatch(context, autoproxySettings, members, out var match, msg.Content, msg.Attachments.Length > 0, true);
 
             await ctx.Reply("I'm not sure why this message was not proxied, sorry.");
         }
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
index 09a1a8c5..7f6cd1c0 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageCreated.cs
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ public class MessageCreated: IEventHandler<MessageCreateEvent>
 
         try
         {
-            return await _proxy.HandleIncomingMessage(evt, ctx, guild, channel, ctx.AllowAutoproxy,
-                botPermissions);
+            return await _proxy.HandleIncomingMessage(evt, ctx, guild, channel, true, botPermissions);
         }
 
         // Catch any failed proxy checks so they get ignored in the global error handler
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyMatcher.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyMatcher.cs
index 9c4a5b68..87cbf329 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyMatcher.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyMatcher.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ public class ProxyMatcher
     {
         match = default;
 
+        if (!ctx.AllowAutoproxy)
+            throw new ProxyService.ProxyChecksFailedException(
+                "Autoproxy is disabled for your account. Type `pk;cfg autoproxy account enable` to re-enable it.");
+
         // Skip autoproxy match if we hit the escape character
         if (messageContent.StartsWith(AutoproxyEscapeCharacter))
             throw new ProxyService.ProxyChecksFailedException(