diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 74412e42..369a4d3b 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ async def resolve_member_ids(self, guild: discord.Guild, member_ids: Iterable[in
                 needs_resolution.append(member_id)
 
         total_need_resolution = len(needs_resolution)
-        if total_need_resolution == 1:
+        if total_need_resolution == 0:
+            return
+        elif total_need_resolution == 1:
             shard: discord.ShardInfo = self.get_shard(guild.shard_id)  # type: ignore  # will never be None
             if shard.is_ws_ratelimited():
                 try: