diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
index 25f31b81..99e1454b 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ export async function onIdentify(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
 
 			return {
 				...g.toJSON(),
+				banner: null, // dumb crash fix
 				joined_at: member.joined_at,
 				channels: g.channels,
 				roles: g.roles,