diff --git a/essentials/membercache.py b/essentials/membercache.py
index d54e102..997ac90 100644
--- a/essentials/membercache.py
+++ b/essentials/membercache.py
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._cache_dict = defaultdict(dict)
 
     async def add(self, guild: discord.Guild, member_id: int) -> discord.Member:
-        member = await guild.fetch_member(member_id)
-        self._cache_dict[guild.id][member_id] = member
-        if len(self._cache_dict[guild.id]) % 1 == 0:
-            logger.info("member cache size: " + str(len(self._cache_dict[guild.id])))
-        return member
+        try:
+            member = await guild.fetch_member(member_id)
+            self._cache_dict[guild.id][member_id] = member
+            if len(self._cache_dict[guild.id]) % 1 == 0:
+                logger.info("member cache size: " + str(len(self._cache_dict[guild.id])))
+            return member
+        except:
+            pass
 
     async def get(self, guild: discord.Guild, member_id: int) -> discord.Member:
         member = self._cache_dict[guild.id].get(member_id, None)
@@ -24,4 +27,4 @@ async def get(self, guild: discord.Guild, member_id: int) -> discord.Member:
         return member
 
     def clear(self):
-        self._cache_dict = defaultdict(dict)
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+        self._cache_dict = defaultdict(dict)
diff --git a/models/poll.py b/models/poll.py
index 7cb01a2..15561ac 100644
--- a/models/poll.py
+++ b/models/poll.py
@@ -1487,6 +1487,7 @@ async def vote(self, user, option, message):
             if vote:
                 await vote.delete_from_db()
                 await self.refresh(message)
+                await self.bot.loop.create_task(user.send(f'Your vote for **{self.options_reaction[choice]}** has been REMOVED.'))
                 return
 
         # check if already voted for the same choice
@@ -1524,7 +1525,7 @@ async def vote(self, user, option, message):
             if not answer or answer.lower() == "-":
                 answer = "No Answer"
 
-        if self.anonymous and self.hide_count:
+        if self.anonymous or self.hide_count:
             self.bot.loop.create_task(user.send(f'Your vote for **{self.options_reaction[choice]}** has been counted.'))
 
         # commit