diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e72c3ba..00f1eea6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Calvin Montgomery",
   "name": "CyTube",
   "description": "Online media synchronizer and chat",
-  "version": "3.51.17",
+  "version": "3.51.18",
   "repository": {
     "url": "http://github.com/calzoneman/sync"
   },
diff --git a/src/channel/chat.js b/src/channel/chat.js
index c5a376d5..5e250513 100644
--- a/src/channel/chat.js
+++ b/src/channel/chat.js
@@ -672,6 +672,9 @@ ChatModule.prototype.handleCmdUnmute = function (user, msg, meta) {
     this.muted.remove(name);
     this.muted.remove(SHADOW_TAG + name);
 
+    this.channel.logger.log("[mod] " + user.getName() + " unmuted " + name);
+    this.sendModMessage(user.getName() + " unmuted " + name, muteperm);
+
     var target;
     for (var i = 0; i < this.channel.users.length; i++) {
         if (this.channel.users[i].getLowerName() === name) {
@@ -686,8 +689,6 @@ ChatModule.prototype.handleCmdUnmute = function (user, msg, meta) {
 
     target.clearFlag(Flags.U_MUTED | Flags.U_SMUTED);
     this.channel.sendUserMeta(this.channel.users, target, -1);
-    this.channel.logger.log("[mod] " + user.getName() + " unmuted " + target.getName());
-    this.sendModMessage(user.getName() + " unmuted " + target.getName(), muteperm);
 };
 
 module.exports = ChatModule;