diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a06541f..ef83f05 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -411,9 +411,40 @@ func messageCreate(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) {
 	}
 }
 
+func idFromUsername(username string) string {
+	userID := ""
+	g, err := dg.GuildMembers(config.GuildID, "", 1000)
+	log.LogInfo("reqPass guild is %+v.", config.GuildID)
+	if err == nil {
+		for _, m := range g {
+			if strings.ToUpper(m.Nick) == strings.ToUpper(username) {
+				userID = m.User.ID
+				log.LogInfo("User ID found for %+v as %+v", username, userID)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.LogError("Unable to find user ID for %+v", username)
+	}
+	return userID
+}
+
 func findVerification(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) {
 	parts := strings.Split(m.Content, " ")
 	discordId := parts[1]
+	user, err := s.GuildMember(config.GuildID, discordId)
+	uidFound := true
+	if err != nil {
+		log.LogErrorType(err)
+		uidFound = false
+	}
+	if !uidFound {
+		discordId = idFromUsername(discordId)
+		user, err = s.GuildMember(config.GuildID, discordId)
+		uidFound = true
+		if err != nil {
+			log.LogErrorType(err)
+		}
+	}
 	matches, err := filepath.Glob(fmt.Sprintf("./verifications/*%+v*", discordId))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.LogErrorType(err)
@@ -429,10 +460,6 @@ func findVerification(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) {
 		log.LogErrorType(err)
 		return
 	}
-	user, err := s.GuildMember(config.GuildID, discordId)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.LogErrorType(err)
-	}
-	msg := fmt.Sprintf("```%+v\nJoined: %+v\n", user.User.Username, user.JoinedAt)
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("```%+v\nJoined: %+v\n```", user.User.Username, user.JoinedAt)
 	s.ChannelFileSendWithMessage(m.ChannelID, msg, fmt.Sprintf("%+v Verification", discordId), verificationImage)
 }