diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c0f6e818..aa357a8b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - Updated all notices + the `/profile roles` command to use components V2.
 - Improved logging around database failures.
 - Added 'Politics' itself to banned topics.
+- Fixed not being able to close inquiries for people who have left the server.
 
 ## 5.0.0
 
diff --git a/source/library/services/prompts/service.ts b/source/library/services/prompts/service.ts
index af6841dac..6f7d721f6 100644
--- a/source/library/services/prompts/service.ts
+++ b/source/library/services/prompts/service.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ abstract class PromptService<
 					`Could not find existing prompt for ${document.id}. Has it been manually deleted? Recreating...`,
 				);
 
-				const user = this.client.entities.users.get(userId);
+				const user =
+					this.client.entities.users.get(userId) ??
+					(await this.client.bot.helpers.getUser(userId).catch(() => undefined));
 				if (user === undefined) {
 					this.log.warn(`Could not find the author object for ${document.id}. Invalidating submission...`);
 
@@ -330,7 +332,9 @@ abstract class PromptService<
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const user = this.client.entities.users.get(userId);
+		const user =
+			this.client.entities.users.get(userId) ??
+			(await this.client.bot.helpers.getUser(userId).catch(() => undefined));
 		if (user === undefined) {
 			return;
 		}