diff --git a/lib/flint.js b/lib/flint.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/flint.js
+++ b/lib/flint.js
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ Flint.prototype.auditBots = function() {
         })
         .catch(err => {
           this.debug(err.message);
+          return when(true);
         });
 
       // membership
Fix for random bot despawns when API errors occur during audit routine