diff --git a/aurora/aurora.py b/aurora/aurora.py
index e42f394..3d7d3da 100644
--- a/aurora/aurora.py
+++ b/aurora/aurora.py
@@ -1694,13 +1694,8 @@ class Aurora(commands.Cog):
                     try:
                         member = await guild.fetch_member(target_id)
 
-                        role = guild.get_role(role_id)
-                        if role is None:
-                            logger.warning("Role %s does not exist in %s, unable to remove role from user %s", role_id, guild.id, target_id)
-                            continue
-
                         await member.remove_roles(
-                            role, reason=f"Automatic role removal from case #{moderation_id}"
+                            role_id, reason=f"Automatic role removal from case #{moderation_id}"
                         )
 
                         removerole_num = removerole_num + 1
@@ -1708,7 +1703,13 @@ class Aurora(commands.Cog):
                         discord.errors.NotFound,
                         discord.errors.Forbidden,
                         discord.errors.HTTPException,
-                    ):
+                    ) as e:
+                        logger.error(
+                            "Removing the role %s from user %s failed due to: \n%s",
+                            role_id,
+                            target_id,
+                            e,
+                        )
                         continue
 
                 addrole_num = 0
@@ -1728,13 +1729,8 @@ class Aurora(commands.Cog):
                     try:
                         member = await guild.fetch_member(target_id)
 
-                        role = guild.get_role(role_id)
-                        if role is None:
-                            logger.warning("Role %s does not exist in %s, unable to add role to user %s", role_id, guild.id, target_id)
-                            continue
-
                         await member.add_roles(
-                            role, reason=f"Automatic role addition from case #{moderation_id}"
+                            role_id, reason=f"Automatic role addition from case #{moderation_id}"
                         )
 
                         addrole_num = addrole_num + 1
@@ -1742,7 +1738,8 @@ class Aurora(commands.Cog):
                         discord.errors.NotFound,
                         discord.errors.Forbidden,
                         discord.errors.HTTPException,
-                    ):
+                    ) as e:
+                        logger.error("Adding the role %s to user %s failed due to: \n%s", role_id, target_id, e)
                         continue
 
                 expiry_query = f"UPDATE `moderation_{guild.id}` SET expired = 1 WHERE (end_timestamp != 0 AND end_timestamp <= ? AND expired = 0) OR (expired = 0 AND resolved = 1);"