diff --git a/packages/bot/src/bot/commands/moderation/pronouns.ts b/packages/bot/src/bot/commands/moderation/pronouns.ts
index 840afb3..2a0a197 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/bot/commands/moderation/pronouns.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/bot/commands/moderation/pronouns.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default {
 
 			let target;
 			try {
-				target = await server.fetchMember(targetUser);
+				target = await server.fetchMemberFresh(targetUser.id);
 			} catch (e) {
 				return message.reply("The target is not part of this server.");
 			}
diff --git a/packages/bot/src/bot/modules/event_handler.ts b/packages/bot/src/bot/modules/event_handler.ts
index 2c003d6..09a715e 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/bot/modules/event_handler.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/bot/modules/event_handler.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import InfractionType from "automod-lib/dist/types/antispam/InfractionType";
 import { getOwnMemberInServer, storeInfraction } from "../util";
 import { fetchUsername } from "./mod_logs";
 import { DEFAULT_PREFIX } from "./command_handler";
-import { setServerPrefixPronouns } from "./prefix_pronouns";
+import { setServerPrefixPronouns, clearServerPrefixPronouns } from "./prefix_pronouns";
 import { UserSystemMessage } from "../../stoat/index.js";
 
 const DM_SESSION_LIFETIME = 1000 * 60 * 5;
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ client.on("serverCreate", async (server) => {
 		return undefined;
 	});
 
-	setServerPrefixPronouns(server, DEFAULT_PREFIX).catch((e) => console.warn("Failed to update prefix pronouns in server:", server.id, e));
+	const prefixConfig = await dbs.SERVERS.findOne({ id: server.id }).catch(() => null);
+	if (prefixConfig?.prefix) {
+		setServerPrefixPronouns(server, prefixConfig.prefix).catch((e) => console.warn("Failed to update prefix pronouns in server:", server.id, e));
+	} else {
+		clearServerPrefixPronouns(server).catch((e) => console.warn("Failed to clear prefix pronouns in server:", server.id, e));
+	}
 
 	const channels = server.channels.filter((c) => c && c.type == "TextChannel");
 
diff --git a/packages/bot/src/bot/modules/prefix_pronouns.ts b/packages/bot/src/bot/modules/prefix_pronouns.ts
index e0f05aa..c957a24 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/bot/modules/prefix_pronouns.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/bot/modules/prefix_pronouns.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ const PRONOUNS_MAX_LENGTH = 24;
 function prefixPronounText(prefix: string): string {
 	const sanitised = prefix.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
 	if (!sanitised) return "";
+
 	const text = `Prefix: ${sanitised}`;
-	return text.length > PRONOUNS_MAX_LENGTH ? sanitised.slice(0, PRONOUNS_MAX_LENGTH) : text;
+	if (text.length <= PRONOUNS_MAX_LENGTH) return text;
+	return [...sanitised].slice(0, PRONOUNS_MAX_LENGTH).join("");
 }
 
 async function setServerPrefixPronouns(server: Server, prefix: string): Promise<void> {