diff --git a/src/run.py b/src/run.py
index bbe7e22..63d6b74 100644
--- a/src/run.py
+++ b/src/run.py
@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ async def on_ready():
             await bot.change_presence(activity=d.Game(u.config['playing']))
 
         print('\n> > > > > > > > >\nC O N N E C T E D : {}\n> > > > > > > > >\n'.format(bot.user.name))
-        await bot.get_channel(u.config['info_channel']).send(f'**Started** \N{BLACK SUN WITH RAYS} `{"` or `".join(u.config["prefix"])}`')
-        # u.notify('C O N N E C T E D')
+
         try:
+            await bot.get_channel(u.config['info_channel']).send(f'**Started** \N{BLACK SUN WITH RAYS} `{"` or `".join(u.config["prefix"])}`')
+
             if u.temp['startup']:
                 with suppress(err.NotFound):
                     if u.temp['startup'][0] == 'guild':
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ async def on_ready():
             checks.ready = True
         except KeyError:
             u.dump({'startup': ()}, 'temp/temp.pkl')
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
     else:
         print('\n- - - -\nI N F O : reconnected, reinitializing tasks\n- - - -\n')
         reconnect = await bot.get_user(u.config['owner_id']).send('**RECONNECTING**')