diff --git a/includes/exceptions/exceptions.hpp b/includes/exceptions/exceptions.hpp
index 43b09ad..029cba6 100644
--- a/includes/exceptions/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/includes/exceptions/exceptions.hpp
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 # define ERR_BAD_CHAN_MASK(channel) (channel) + " :Bad Channel Mask"
 # define ERR_NO_SUCH_CHANNEL(channelName) (channelName) + " :No such channel"
 # define ERR_TOO_MANY_CHANNELS(channelName) (channelName) + " :You have joined too many channels"
-
 # define ERR_NOT_ON_CHANNEL(channel)  (channel) + " :You're not on that channel"
-
 # define ERR_CHANOP_PRIVS_NEEDED(channel)  (channel) + " :You're not channel operator"
 
 # define ERR_NO_SUCH_NICK(nickname) (nickname) + " :No such nick/channel"
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@
 
 # define ERR_NO_RECIPIENT(command) ":No recipient given (" + (command) + ")"
 # define ERR_NO_TEXT_TO_SEND ":No text to send"
-# define ERR_CANNOT_SEND_TO_CHAN(channel) (channel) + " :Cannot send to channel"
 
 # define ERR_KEYSET(channel) (channel) + " :Channel key already set"
 # define ERR_UNKOWN_MODE(modeChar) (modeChar) + " :is unknown mode char to me"
@@ -212,14 +209,6 @@ class UnknownModeException : public IRCException {
         UnknownModeException(const std::string &modeChar) : IRCException("472", ERR_UNKOWN_MODE(modeChar)) {}
 };
 
-/**
- * This exception is thrown when the user tries to send a message to a channel that does not exist.
- */
-class CannotSendToChanException : public IRCException {
-    public:
-        CannotSendToChanException(const std::string &channelName) : IRCException("404", ERR_CANNOT_SEND_TO_CHAN(channelName)) {}
-};
-
 /**
  * This exception is thrown when the user tries to launch an unknown command.
  */
diff --git a/src/commands/PrivateMessageCommand.cpp b/src/commands/PrivateMessageCommand.cpp
index f18b1e7..f5158db 100644
--- a/src/commands/PrivateMessageCommand.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/PrivateMessageCommand.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,9 @@ void PrivateMessageCommand::execute(int clientFd) {
             if (this->_receivers[i][0] == '#' || this->_receivers[i][0] == '&') {
                 Logger::debug("Sending private message to channel " + this->_receivers[i]);
 
-                if (!server.channelExists(this->_receivers[i]))
-                    throw CannotSendToChanException(this->_receivers[i]);
-
                 Channel &destinationChannel = server.getChannelByName(this->_receivers[i]);
                 if (!destinationChannel.isUserInChannel(sender.getNickname()))
-                    throw CannotSendToChanException(this->_receivers[i]);
+                    throw NoSuchNickException(this->_receivers[i]);
 
                 sender.sendPrivateMessageToChannel(destinationChannel, this->_message);
             } else {
@@ -41,8 +38,6 @@ void PrivateMessageCommand::execute(int clientFd) {
             Logger::debug("Channel " + this->_receivers[i] + " does not exist.");
         } catch (const NoSuchNickException &e) {
             server.sendExceptionMessage(clientFd, e);
-        } catch (const CannotSendToChanException &e) {
-            server.sendExceptionMessage(clientFd, e);
         }
     }
 }
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