diff --git a/system/pages/account/delete_character.php b/system/pages/account/delete_character.php
index 4e74e711..7804f01d 100644
--- a/system/pages/account/delete_character.php
+++ b/system/pages/account/delete_character.php
@@ -61,16 +61,18 @@ if(isset($_POST['deletecharactersave']) && $_POST['deletecharactersave'] == 1) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	$ownerid = 'ownerid';
-	if($db->hasColumn('guilds', 'owner_id'))
-		$ownerid = 'owner_id';
-	$guild = $db->query('SELECT `name` FROM `guilds` WHERE `' . $ownerid . '` = '.$player->getId());
-	if($guild->rowCount() > 0) {
-		$errors[] = 'You cannot delete a character when they own a guild.';
+	if(empty($errors)) {
+		$ownerid = 'ownerid';
+		if ($db->hasColumn('guilds', 'owner_id'))
+			$ownerid = 'owner_id';
+		$guild = $db->query('SELECT `name` FROM `guilds` WHERE `' . $ownerid . '` = ' . $player->getId());
+		if ($guild->rowCount() > 0) {
+			$errors[] = 'You cannot delete a character when they own a guild.';
+		}
 	}
 
 	if(empty($errors)) {
-		//dont show table "delete character" again
+		// don't show table "delete character" again
 		$show_form = false;
 		/** @var OTS_DB_MySQL $db */
 		if ($db->hasColumn('players', 'deletion'))