diff --git a/src/backend/chatClient/clientActions/timeout/index.ts b/src/backend/chatClient/clientActions/timeout/index.ts
index 3d145bc..da76ea4 100644
--- a/src/backend/chatClient/clientActions/timeout/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/chatClient/clientActions/timeout/index.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ async function timeout(
 		reason = "";
 	}
 
-	try {
-		await chatClient.timeout(channel, username, time, reason);
-	} catch (e) {
-		// user cannot be timed out
-	}
+	await chatClient.timeout(channel, username, time, reason);
 }
 
 export { timeout };
diff --git a/src/backend/chatClient/index.ts b/src/backend/chatClient/index.ts
index f3e016f..ecfd68f 100644
--- a/src/backend/chatClient/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/chatClient/index.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ async function handleClientAction(action: Action): Promise<void> {
 			say(channel, action.data.message);
 			break;
 		case ActionType.Timeout:
-			await timeout(channel, username, action.data.time, action.data.reason);
+			try {
+				await timeout(channel, username, action.data.time, action.data.reason);
+			} catch (e) {
+				// user cannot be timed out
+			}
 			break;
 		case ActionType.Broadcast:
 			broadcast(action.data.message);