diff --git a/discord_verificiation/python/discord_verification.py b/discord_verificiation/python/discord_verification.py
index 65671fbd..ae973327 100644
--- a/discord_verificiation/python/discord_verification.py
+++ b/discord_verificiation/python/discord_verification.py
@@ -286,9 +286,15 @@ async def verify_player(res_all_, steam_id2_, steam_account, member, discord_id,
                     if channel1.name == 'logs-discord-allowed':
                         await channel1.send(f"{steam_account}Was allowed into the discord server. Discord account ({discord_id}) is associated to an unloze forum account: https://unloze.com/members/.{res_user_id[0]}/\nName {member.name}. Descriminator ID: {member.discriminator}")
                         try:
-                            await member.remove_roles("new-comer")
+                            for role in member.roles:
+                                if role.name == "new-comer":
+                                    await member.remove_roles(role)
+                                    break
                         except Exception:
-                            pass
+                            import traceback
+                            error_msg = traceback.format_exc()
+                            print("member name: ", member.name)
+                            print("traceback happened: ", error_msg)
                         break
                 conn2.commit() #manual comitting should really not be needed. the context manager should handle that if this mysql package was properly made xd