diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 10ea73895..722a0fe79 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -300,11 +300,8 @@ def revert_actions(v, username):
 @limiter.limit("1/second;30/minute;200/hour;1000/day")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def club_allow(v, username):
-
 	u = get_user(username, v=v)
 
-	if not u: abort(404)
-
 	if u.admin_level >= v.admin_level: return {"error": "noob"}, 400
 
 	u.club_allowed = True
@@ -327,11 +324,8 @@ def club_allow(v, username):
 @limiter.limit("1/second;30/minute;200/hour;1000/day")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def club_ban(v, username):
-
 	u = get_user(username, v=v)
 
-	if not u: abort(404)
-
 	if u.admin_level >= v.admin_level: return {"error": "noob"}, 400
 
 	u.club_allowed = False
diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index 093bb9afd..ff6486982 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ def admin_userawards_post(v):
 
 	whitelist = ("shit", "fireflies", "train", "scooter", "wholesome", "tilt", "glowie")
 
-	u = get_user(u, graceful=False, v=v)
+	u = get_user(u, v=v)
 
 	notify_awards = {}
 
diff --git a/files/routes/search.py b/files/routes/search.py
index ae9ac3494..92d4af1da 100644
--- a/files/routes/search.py
+++ b/files/routes/search.py
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ def searchposts(v):
 	if 'author' in criteria:
 		posts = posts.filter(Submission.ghost == False)
 		author = get_user(criteria['author'], v=v, include_shadowbanned=False)
-		if not author: return {"error": "User not found"}, 400
 		if author.is_private and author.id != v.id and v.admin_level < 2 and not v.eye:
 			if request.headers.get("Authorization"):
 				return {"error": f"@{author.username}'s profile is private; You can't use the 'author' syntax on them"}, 400
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ def searchcomments(v):
 	if 'author' in criteria:
 		comments = comments.filter(Comment.ghost == False)
 		author = get_user(criteria['author'], v=v, include_shadowbanned=False)
-		if not author: return {"error": "User not found"}, 400
 		if author.is_private and author.id != v.id and v.admin_level < 2 and not v.eye:
 			if request.headers.get("Authorization"):
 				return {"error": f"@{author.username}'s profile is private; You can't use the 'author' syntax on them"}, 400
diff --git a/files/routes/users.py b/files/routes/users.py
index d7fe29e19..fd2cbb29f 100644
--- a/files/routes/users.py
+++ b/files/routes/users.py
@@ -458,8 +458,7 @@ def suicide(v, username):
 @auth_required
 def get_coins(v, username):
 	user = get_user(username, v=v, include_shadowbanned=False)
-	if user != None: return {"coins": user.coins}, 200
-	else: return {"error": "invalid_user"}, 404
+	return {"coins": user.coins}
 
 @app.post("/@<username>/transfer_coins")
 @limiter.limit("1/second;30/minute;200/hour;1000/day")
@@ -468,8 +467,6 @@ def get_coins(v, username):
 def transfer_coins(v, username):
 	receiver = get_user(username, v=v, include_shadowbanned=False)
 
-	if receiver is None: return {"error": "This user doesn't exist."}, 404
-
 	if receiver.id != v.id:
 		amount = request.values.get("amount", "").strip()
 		amount = int(amount) if amount.isdigit() else None
@@ -512,9 +509,7 @@ def transfer_coins(v, username):
 @is_not_permabanned
 def transfer_bux(v, username):
 	receiver = get_user(username, v=v, include_shadowbanned=False)
-
-	if not receiver: return {"error": "This user doesn't exist."}, 404
-
+	
 	if receiver.id != v.id:
 		amount = request.values.get("amount", "").strip()
 		amount = int(amount) if amount.isdigit() else None