diff --git a/src/modules/block.js b/src/modules/block.js
index 0f6e21983..278f6fce3 100644
--- a/src/modules/block.js
+++ b/src/modules/block.js
@@ -48,7 +48,19 @@ module.exports = ({ bot, knex, config, commands }) => {
       ? moment.utc().add(args.blockTime, "ms").format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss")
       : null;
 
-    const user = bot.users.get(userIdToBlock);
+    let user = bot.users.get(userIdToBlock);
+
+    if (! user) {
+      try {
+        console.log(`Getting data for user ${userIdToBlock} from the REST API...`);
+        user = await bot.getRESTUser(userIdToBlock);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log(e);
+        channel.createMessage(`Unable to block user due to an internal error.`);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     await blocked.block(userIdToBlock, (user ? user.username : ""), msg.author.id, expiresAt);
 
     if (expiresAt) {
diff --git a/src/modules/logs.js b/src/modules/logs.js
index 4f27ecbc2..9c80bb067 100644
--- a/src/modules/logs.js
+++ b/src/modules/logs.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = ({ bot, knex, config, commands, hooks }) => {
       const formattedLogUrl = logUrl
         ? `<${addOptQueryStringToUrl(logUrl, args)}>`
         : `View log with \`${config.prefix}log ${userThread.thread_number}\``
-      const formattedDate = moment.utc(userThread.created_at).format("MMM Do [at] HH:mm [UTC]");
+      const formattedDate = moment.utc(userThread.created_at).format("MMM Do YYYY [at] HH:mm [UTC]");
       return `\`#${userThread.thread_number}\` \`${formattedDate}\`: ${formattedLogUrl}`;
     }));
 
diff --git a/src/modules/typingProxy.js b/src/modules/typingProxy.js
index e84d085ed..03945c807 100644
--- a/src/modules/typingProxy.js
+++ b/src/modules/typingProxy.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = ({ bot }) => {
       }
 
       // config.typingProxy: forward user typing in a DM to the modmail thread
-      if (config.typingProxy && (channel instanceof Eris.PrivateChannel)) {
+      if (config.typingProxy && !channel.guild) {
         const thread = await threads.findOpenThreadByUserId(user.id);
         if (! thread) return;