diff --git a/src/main/java/de/presti/ree6/events/OtherEvents.java b/src/main/java/de/presti/ree6/events/OtherEvents.java
index 2bf5730a2..a4fd4cd0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/presti/ree6/events/OtherEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/presti/ree6/events/OtherEvents.java
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ public void onMessageReactionAdd(@NotNull MessageReactionAddEvent event) {
 
         if (!event.getGuild().getSelfMember().hasAccess(event.getGuildChannel())) return;
 
+        if (!event.getGuild().getSelfMember().hasPermission(event.getGuildChannel(), Permission.MESSAGE_HISTORY)) return;
+
         event.retrieveMessage().queue(message -> {
 
             EmojiUnion emojiUnion = event.getReaction().getEmoji();