diff --git a/geeksbot/exts/user_events.py b/geeksbot/exts/user_events.py
index 0d12fb3..b412227 100644
--- a/geeksbot/exts/user_events.py
+++ b/geeksbot/exts/user_events.py
@@ -42,30 +42,33 @@ class UserEvents(commands.Cog):
 
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_member_join(self, member):
-        data = {
-            'id': member.id,
-            'username': member.username,
-            'discriminator': member.discriminator,
-            'guilds': [f'{self.bot.api_base}/guilds/{member.guild.id}/'],
-            'animated': member.is_avatar_animated(),
-            'avatar': member.avatar or str(member.default_avatar),
-            'bot': member.bot
-        }
-        resp = await self.bot.aio_session.post(f'{self.bot.api_base}/users/',
-                                               headers=self.bot.auth_header,
-                                               json=data)
-        msg = await resp.json()
-        if resp.status == 400 and 'user with this id already exists.' \
-                in msg.get('id', []):
+        try:
             data = {
                 'id': member.id,
-                'guilds': [f'{self.bot.api_base}/guilds/{member.guild.id}/']
+                'username': member.username,
+                'discriminator': member.discriminator,
+                'guilds': [f'{self.bot.api_base}/guilds/{member.guild.id}/'],
+                'animated': member.is_avatar_animated(),
+                'avatar': member.avatar or str(member.default_avatar),
+                'bot': member.bot
             }
-            resp = await self.bot.aio_session.put(f'{self.bot.api_base}/users/{member.id}/',
-                                                  headers=self.bot.auth_header,
-                                                  json=data)
+            resp = await self.bot.aio_session.post(f'{self.bot.api_base}/users/',
+                                                   headers=self.bot.auth_header,
+                                                   json=data)
             msg = await resp.json()
-        user_logger.info(f'User Joined: {msg}')
+            if resp.status == 400 and 'user with this id already exists.' \
+                    in msg.get('id', []):
+                data = {
+                    'id': member.id,
+                    'guilds': [f'{self.bot.api_base}/guilds/{member.guild.id}/']
+                }
+                resp = await self.bot.aio_session.put(f'{self.bot.api_base}/users/{member.id}/',
+                                                      headers=self.bot.auth_header,
+                                                      json=data)
+                msg = await resp.json()
+            user_logger.info(f'User Joined: {msg}')
+        except Exception as e:
+            user_logger.error(e)
 
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_member_remove(self, member):